Superchick

1999–2006: Debut, Karaoke Superstars, Last One Picked, and Beauty from Pain Superchick was formed in 1999, when music producer Max Hsu wanted to make a female-fronted band. Hsu, who had previously produced songs for several Christian musicians and founded the moderately-successful band Church of Rhythm, chose to create the band with sisters Melissa and Tricia Brock. The band was originally called Superchi11 after the username of a fan of Church of Rhythm, but was later renamed to Superchic[k] due to pronunciation problems. They independently released their first album in 2000, and was signed to Inpop several months later. Under Inpop, they released their second album and first studio album, Karaoke Superstars, in 2001, They released their third album, Last One Picked, on October 8, 2002. Following that, they released their first remix album, Regeneration, on October 21, 2003, which peaked at No. 18 in the Contemporary Christian Albums chart. Following the album's release, Ben Dally left the band, being replaced by drummer Brandon Estelle. 2006–2010: Mainstream success, Beauty From Pain 1.1, and Rock What You Got They released their fourth album, Beauty from Pain on March 29, 2005. After the album's release, the band removed the square brackets from their name. Additionally. it topped the Heatseekers chart. Under Columbia, they released a remix album of Beauty From Pain called Beauty From Pain 1.1 during July 2006. The next month, the band, alongside Building 429, Krystal Meyers, and By the Tree, headlined ShoutFest 2006. Superchick released their fifth and final studio album, Rock What You Got, on June 24, 2008. It was their most successful album to date, peaking at No. 61 on the Billboard 200. Estelle left the band the next year, 2010–2016: Reinvention, Recollection, and dissolution Superchick released their second remix album, Reinvention, on April 20, 2010. It peaked at No. 18 on the Top Christian Albums chart. Later that year, the band announced that they were disbanding, with producer Max Hsu citing the members' solo ventures as a reason why. The band temporarily reunited to perform at Lifest 2016, with Brock stating that they were asked to perform one last show at the site of their first show. == Members ==

Final line-up • Tricia Baumhardt – lead vocals (1999–2013, 2016) • Dave Ghazarian – lead guitar (1999–2013, 2016) • Matt Dally – bass guitar, rap vocals, keyboards (1999–2013, 2016) • Max Hsu – DJ, keyboards (1999–2013, 2016) • Andy Vegas – percussion (1999–2001, 2016) • Brandon Estelle – drums (2004–2009, 2016) Former members • Justin Sharbono – guitar (1999–2002) • Ben Dally – drums (1999–2001) • Brian Fitch – drums (2002–2003) • Aaron Tosti – drums (2004) • Clayton Hunt – drums (2009–2010) • Chase Lovelace – drums (2010–2012, died 2013) • Dave Clo – bass guitar, acoustic guitar (2002–2003, 2012) • Melissa Brock – rhythm guitar, harmony vocals (1999–2011, 2013) == Discography ==

Studio albums • Karaoke Superstars (2001) • Last One Picked (2002) • Beauty from Pain (2005) • Rock What You Got (2008) == References ==