Orlando’s Triple Image – identical twins Bridgett and Brittney, age 12, and sister Brianna, 11 – are making a name for themselves with a high-energy brand of rhythmic pop. Their music boasts a lighthearted mood that mirrors the girls’ initial approach to recording and performing. Says Brittney, “We used to go to Universal City Walk and record CDs just for fun.” Bridgett adds: “In every home video we’ve ever made, we’re either belly dancing or acting out songs. We’d do everything – dance, sing, make up rhymes. As long as we were doing it together, we were having fun.” Triple Image’s debut album entitled “CELEBRATE” (released in June, on WIRE Records) showcases bright, up-tempo tracks reflecting the siblings’ innocent, new-found interest in the opposite sex and enthusiasm for the joys of girlhood. Written and produced by Gary Carolla (*NSYNC, Aaron Carter), Celebrate provides Bridgett, Brittney and Brianna with a natural outlet for their varied vocal styles: Brittney’s powerhouse delivery, Brianna’s soft soul tones and Bridgett’s vibrant alto. From the beginning, Triple Image was a family affair. At an outing with their mother, Marie, and their two older sisters to the Orlando House of Blues at Downtown Disney, the girls – then nine and ten – couldn’t help but sing along to the pop music pumping out of the sound system. “They look alike and dress alike, so people assume they’re triplets and always do double-takes,” says Marie of the attention her three youngest children frequently attract. “That night, people came up to us and said we should be a musical group,” remembers Brittney. “We didn’t take it seriously, but then someone else said we were really cute and should definitely be a group. So we went to our Mom and told her we wanted to sing and dance.” Marie obliged her kids, seeking out a vocal coach and choreographer to get them started. “My older sister, Stephanie, had friends in the business so she was able to get recommendations for the best people to help us,” notes Brianna. But this training was expensive. “I had to work two full-time jobs to pay for it,” Marie confides. “I’d sleep in the car while the girls were in their classes.” She booked the trio for a special appearance on “The Jenny Jones Show” and at a Child’s Watch Foundation benefit at Hard Rock Live, as well as at various gigs around town. “I would pack the girls into our car and drive them to different shows every weekend,” she says. Brianna recalls their very first performance: “It was at the West Oaks Mall, near our house, and I was a little nervous before we got onstage. But as soon as the music started and we were singing, I got an adrenaline rush.” Their confidence was not lost on manager Johnny Wright (Britney Spears, *NSYNC), who happened to attend a talent show in which the girls were competing. Their presence there was something of a fluke since Marie couldn’t afford the $600 entry fee. Ultimately, though, the organizer of the event was so grateful for her help in booking other acts that he waived the fee, allowing Triple Image on the bill at the last minute. Wright was delighted by their show-stopping performance and signed them to his management company shortly thereafter. The girls have taken a decidedly disciplined approach to their career: “We exercise a lot so we have the strength to sing while we’re running around onstage,” Brittney relates. “We take jazz and hip-hop dance classes and rehearse our songs everyday. Then we have home-schooling and vocal lessons. In between all that, we go outside and play with our friends and our dogs.” Asked about the experience of recording Celebrate, the trio unanimously calls the process “awesome.” “[Producer] Gary would play a song for us and we’d each sing it and then he’d help us figure out who would sing which part on the album. It was so much fun,” affirms Brianna. “The first song we heard was ‘Last One Standing,’ and we loved it right away,” says Brittney of their debut radio track. “It’s a great song about us being at a party. Everyon e’s been dancing and now they’re tired. We three are the only ones still dancing – we’re the ‘last ones standing.’” “Last One Standing” also tends to elicit the strongest reaction from Triple Image’s growing fan base. “It’s our opening song and the one that gets the crowd really pumped up,” Brittney continues. “We come on and they all stand up and start screaming. It’s really exciting.” Other songs on Celebrate speak to first crushes and unrequited puppy love. “I Kissed a Boy” is about a first kiss. “It’s a really cute song because we’re going, ‘Oh my gosh – I just kissed a boy!’” says Brianna, who quickly points out, “My mother would kill me if I kissed a boy!” Bridgett, Brittney, and Brianna also perform a couple of carefully selected cover tunes: Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and New Edition’s “Cool It Now.” “We love ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,’” raves Brianna. “We’ve seen Cyndi Lauper in magazines wearing tutus – she’s so cool. And New Edition is incredible. I love their albums.” Still, it may be the R&B-tinged “Never Gonna Stop” that best expresses Triple Image’s desire to follow New Edition’s path. Concludes Brittney: “It’s all about how we sing and dance and we’re never gonna stop till we get to the top.”
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