SoundGirl

{{Short description|2010–2012 British girl group}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{BLP sources|date=May 2011}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = SoundGirl

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| origin = London, United Kingdom

| genre = R&B, pop

| years_active = 2010–2012

| label = Mercury

| past_members = Izzy Beardshaw
Olivia Redmond
Nicole Shortland

}}

SoundGirl were a British girl group that consisted of Izzy Beardshaw, Olivia Redmond, and Nicole Shortland.

Beardshaw and Shortland were friends and school classmates in London that sang together before another girl from their neighbourhood, Redmond, joined them to form SoundGirl. A management company, Angelic Union, held auditions for a girl band project in a dance studio. The three girls went, wrote a song in ten minutes, and sang it for Angelic Union, who reportedly signed them on the spot.{{cite web|title=SoundGirl|url=http://www.last.fm/music/SoundGirl|publisher=Last.fm|accessdate=15 November 2011}}

Their debut single, "I'm the Fool", featured UK rapper Twizzle. They opened for Justin Bieber, The Wanted, Scouting for Girls and Pixie Lott on tour. The band split up in April 2012 after only one charting single, "Don't Know Why", which peaked at number 45 in the UK Singles Chart.{{Cite web |last=Dingwall |first =John |title =Justin Bieber helps launch career of London trio SoundGirl by inviting them on his UK tour |work =Daily Record |date=8 April 2011 |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/music-news/2011/04/08/justin-bieber-helps-launch-career-of-london-trio-soundgirl-by-inviting-them-on-his-uk-tour-86908-23046289/ |accessdate=15 April 2011}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.popjustice.com/thenews/soundgirl-are-no-more/|title=SoundGirl are no more • Popjustice|date=April 19, 2012|accessdate=2020-06-24}}

They released a sampler for their debut album, Something to Dream About, which was never released. The sampler includes the tracks "Don't Know Why", "I'm the Fool" (feat. Twizzle), "Planes in the Sky", "Hero", and "Something to Dream About". They premiered another two of their songs, "The Game" and "Walking on Air", on their YouTube account.

Beardshaw, Redmond and Shortland subsequently began solo careers under the names Izzy Bizu, LIV and Little Nikki, respectively.{{cite web |url=http://www.thebeatjuice.com/read/2015/01/12/8238/liv-and-let-die-an-interview-with-liv/ |title=BEAT Magazine | LIV AND LET DIE: AN INTERVIEW WITH LIV |website=www.thebeatjuice.com |access-date=25 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206002459/http://www.thebeatjuice.com/read/2015/01/12/8238/liv-and-let-die-an-interview-with-liv/ |archive-date=6 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/videos/best-fit-sessions/little-nikki-intro-intro-112242|title=Watch Little Nikki perform Intro Intro for The Line of Best Fit|website=The Line of Best Fit|accessdate=2020-06-24}} In 2019, Shortland competed in the audition stage of The Voice UK, where she chose Olly Murs as coach.