DPS story

Second time’s a charm 

 Remember DMC, the girl group which took the UK by storm? Well they’re back! This cute teen group are back from their 5 year hiatus and are fiercer than ever.

Once upon a time, three 12 year olds were on a school trip where they decided to sing an acoustic version of ‘Baby Cakes’ not knowing they were being filmed by a bystander. The video went viral, achieving more than 10 million views on YouTube in less than a week. Fans were asking for more music, more covers. This was very overwhelming for the three best friends, Chelsea, Delilah and Michelle but their passion for music is what made them release their first single ‘ Girl’s best friend’ which landed itself in the number ones spot in the UK’s streaming chart. They were stars overnight, their innocent look and angel-like voices is what made them unique and appealing to different record labels. However as their fame rose, the critics started complaining about how young the girls were and that they wouldn’t be able to survive the music industry. After a long deliberation with the girl’s family members, they decided to put their passion on pause so that they could focus on their education. The girls remember that sad day, it was a rainy afternoon and decided to meet up at Forest Gate McDonalds; they then tweeted the sudden split on their twitter page.

 ‘It was a tough decision, we didn't want our dream to be put on hold’ – Delilah 

Throughout the five year hiatus, the girls were much focused with their studies and kept their names out of the public eye. Five years later, the girls received their GCSE grades and all achieved 20 A*- C all around. The girls talked about secondary school being a once in a lifetime opportunity and they wanted to experience it before they started making music again. On December 19 2014 the girls announced they were back from their hiatus via twitter. News of this spread and the girls started trending, fans tweeting news such as ‘I can’t wait to hear more music from them’` a girl’s best friend… oooooo*music note* can’t wait for the album’. Sitting down and talking to DMC was interesting, I don’t think I’ve ever met a more passionate group before. Most of the girl’s background are from the rural streets of East London and they all come from diverse family units however this hasn’t stopped the girls from pursuing their dreams.

‘I think God’s gift to us was our voices, we always knew deep down this was what we was put on earth to do’ – Michelle

 DMC also talked about their upcoming album ‘3’ being a different sound to how they were originally portrayed. They have transformed from sweet, innocent girls to fierce, strong women and I think this will be shown beautifully in their debut album. I’m looking forward to seeing these girls progress within their music career, maybe second times is a charm indeed.