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Copsey, Robert (15 November 2012). "Stooshe delay debut album until March 2013". Digital Spy . Retrieved 15 November 2012. Stooshe ( / ˈ s t ʊ ʃ i/ [1]) are a British girl group from London, consisting of three members Alexandra Buggs, Karis Anderson and Courtney Rumbold. [2] Initially signed to Warner Music they released of their first single " Love Me", featuring US rapper Travie McCoy, in 2012. Later that year Stooshe were nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll. [3] Curtis, Beth (8 July 2012). "Maroon 5's 'Payphone' tops UK singles chart for second time". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 8 July 2012. Top 50 singles, week ending 5 July 2012". Irish Music Charts Archive. Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 . Retrieved 9 July 2012.Jay, Andrew. "GT Music - Stooshe". Gay Times. Millivres Prowler Group Ltd. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014 . Retrieved 21 June 2012. The accompanying music video was directed by Matt Stawski and released on 29 April. It was shot in Los Angeles using vintage cameras and the setting uses a mixture of themes similar to those featured in the musicals Dreamgirls and Hairspray. The video depicts Stooshe as a girl group from the Sixties on the set of a television show. It shows band member Alexandra Buggs in a relationship with the host of the television show and him cheating on her with an assistant.

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Corner, Lewis (20 July 2012). "Florence + the Machine claim first Irish number one single". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 20 July 2012. Stooshe was formed in May 2010 and signed to Warner Music in August 2011. The original concept was to create an urban and soulful Spice Girls. [6] Alexandra Buggs, Karis Anderson and Courtney Rumbold formed following a series of auditions and scouting in Topshop stores over a nine-month period. [6] Copsey, Robert; Corner, Lewis (30 December 2012). "20 best singles of 2012 (10 - 1)". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 30 December 2012.The setting has a mixture of themes which are similar to those featured in the musicals Dreamgirls, Hairspray, and by girl group The Supremes. [42] The trio sport big hair styles and the same long dresses which are individually coloured. They stand on podiums singing into "old school" microphones. Stooshe also revealed that the visual required "a lot of acting" on their part. [42] A writer for soLondon commented that the video also features large cameras and old fashioned hair-dryers. They added "the video reeks of nostalgia for a time when The Supremes ruled the roost." [15] Synopsis [ edit ] a b c d Junior, Ponciano (29 April 2012). "Stooshe: MOBO TV Interview". MOBO. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012 . Retrieved 9 June 2012. Butler, Alex (18 June 2012). "Stooshe - Lovebox Festival 2012". Music News. (Publishing Group Limited) . Retrieved 21 June 2012.

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