Cimorelli band one of the latest sensations on YouTube

The Cimorelli band is a brood of six living in South California. They are: Christina, 21; Katherine, 19; Lisa, 17; Amy, 16; Lauren, 13; and Dani, 11.

 

“We're all sisters, (and) we've been singing together since we were very young,” the group said in an email to GMA News Online. Healthy lifestyle “People thank us for helping them gain strength and lead their lives in a better way than drinking and doing drugs. We believe very strongly in a healthy lifestyle and in the notion that everyone brings their own unique beauty and gifts to the world,” they said. “Then we hope to start touring. Performance is our number one love, and we can't wait to meet our fans from all over the world!” the band said.

 

Their a cappella skills ultimately got them noticed by professionals in the music industry, according to a report of Malibu Times, a community newspaper in California.

 

Other covers were posted in 2010 and the band took hits by Beyonce, Bruno Mars, and Katy Perry, putting their own stamp on them. They released their first extended play in December 2011.

 

“Sometimes we just pick a song we all really like or we'll look at iTunes or the charts and find a song that's appropriate for the group, and we all seem to agree on it,” Christina said in the Malibu Times report.

 

The Cimorelli band said they did an original song entitled “Million Bucks” which has more than three million hits, apart from their music covers.  

Right now, they said they are working on their new album to be released later this year.

 

Successors to Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber

 

Their videos caught the attention of British manager Sarah Stennett, who got them a contract with Universal Music records. Since then, they have been hailed as successors to other Internet sensations such as Taylor Swift and Bieber.

 

During the 2011 Malibu Music Awards and Festival, an event that celebrates the success of big names in the music industry and recognizes emerging new talents, they were given the “Jackson 5 Family Music Award,” according to a press release from Malibu Music Awards. 

 

Because of this, Sacramento Magazine called them “the best family performing group since the Jackson 5.”

 

Singing in the crib

 

Their parents, especially their mom, have inspired them every step of the way.

 

“We all started singing literally in the crib as babies,” they told GMA News Online.

 

Their mom, a college music major, composer, and former choir director, taught them to sing harmonies when they were four years old, the band said.

 

They also did dance lessons and church choir, and learned how to sing barbershop and vocal jazz.

 

The band's website said the girls did musical theater, appearing in several productions while immersing themselves in dance, acting, and instrument lessons. Christina and Lauren play keyboards, Amy plays rhythm guitar, Katherine plays bass, and Lisa plays the drums.

 

They have performed for the Boys and Girls Club Malibu Teen Center fundraisers, sung in a local choir, and recently participated in the Malibu Navy Days BBQ with a performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” and “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.”

 

Million hits

 

Some of the chart-topping songs they have turned into YouTube hits are:

 

Their channel can be found here. - VVP/YA, GMA News