The Beu Sisters are a pop-rock girl group

Girl group

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 from the U.S. state

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 of Florida

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. The members of the group are sisters Candice (born 1975), Christie (born 1978), and Danielle (born 1987). The sisters were born in the state of New York

New York

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 to parents who performed on Broadway

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, and from an early age the girls were singing together. The four moved with their family to New Smyrna Beach, Florida

New Smyrna Beach, Florida

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 where Mrs. Rector lives in 1989, and by the end of the nineties, they had formed an a cappella act. Desmond Child

Desmond Child

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, a noted songwriter, took notice of the sisters and helped them ink a contract with S-Curve Records

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Debut album

In 2002, the Beu Sisters' debut album, Decisions, was released. Nine out of thirteen tracks on the album were co-written by the sisters. The album featured the lead single "I Was Only (Seventeen)", for which a music video was filmed. To promote their album, the Beu Sisters toured as the opening act on Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson

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 and Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken

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's 2004 Independent Tour

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Soundtrack contributions

The Beu Sisters can also be heard on various soundtracks, including Disney

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 productions the Ella Enchanted

Ella Enchanted (album)

Heather Phares, from Allmusic said: "Though the film is technically a Miramax offering," but "the soundtrack is downright Disney, gathering songs from the studio's stable of prefab teen pop singers." She praised Kelly Clarkson "out-sings them all on "Respect", which, despite its canned-sounding...

soundtrack, the Home on the Range soundtrack, Disney Girlz Rock

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, Radio Disney Jingle Jams

Radio Disney Jingle Jams

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, Radio Disney Ultimate Jams

Radio Disney Ultimate Jams

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, the Lizzie McGuire

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Movie soundtrack, and DisneyMania 2

DisneyMania 2

- Track listing :# Jump5 - "Welcome" - 3:15# Raven-Symoné - "True to Your Heart" - 3:45# Baha Men - "It's a Small World" - 2:44# The Beu Sisters - "He's a Tramp" - 2:56...

. They appeared most recently on the Because of Winn-Dixie

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movie soundtrack and have also contributed to the movie How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

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, featuring Kate Hudson

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 and Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

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 in 2003.

Looking ahead

Currently, plans are being made for a new Beu Sisters album. A new song, "What Do You Do in the Summer (When It's Raining?)" was released to radio in the summer of 2004. The group is still performing at venues in Florida, though they took a break as Christie Beu gave birth to a baby boy in December 2004.

At some point, Jillian Beu left the group, resulting in the quartet becoming a trio.

External links

• Official website
• Beu Sisters on MySpace
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