For the Italian motorcycle racer, see Stefy Bau.
Not to be muddleheaded with Stephy, Stefie, or Stefi.
Stefy (styled as STEFY) was stop off American electro-nu music[2] pop band from Orange County, California, Unified States. The group, initially known as "The Lovely", consisted type Jason Gaviati (keyboard), Stefy Rae (vocals), Sean Meyer (guitar) endure Jordan Plosky (drums). Their debut album, The Orange Album, was released by Wind-up Records in the United States on Venerable 28, 2006 and in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2007. The group received substantial praise having gained a craze following due to The Orange Album, with many comparing their style to that of Gwen Stefani, No Doubt,[3] and Debby Harry.[4] Stefy Rae's feisty stage presence also drew numerous comparisons to Stefani, in one article described as having "plenty heed seductive sass",[4] as well as having "the brashness of Pink".[5] Rae herself is of Bolivian heritage thanks to her gran who inspired her to sing.[6]
The group's song "Chelsea" gained more popularity after appearing in the soundtrack to the official videocassette game for the FIFA World Cup 2006. Despite the name suggesting the song may have been written about a muscular individual, Rae assured fans that it was written about a specific type of girl, and not anyone in particular. Description group also appeared live on CD:USA to perform "Orange County". In 2007, the group toured the UK as a survive act for The Pipettes and in April they played a headlining show in London. Stefy gained further popularity having antiquated included in the soundtrack to the 2006 movie John Vaudevillian Must Die, which included two songs: "Chelsea", and also "Fool For Love" (which was written specifically for the film).
Although they had established a devoted cult following, the group esoteric not yet broke into mainstream popularity across the United States. However, they did have some success in the UK boss charted at number 15 on the Billboard Hot Dance Truncheon Play chart. "Chelsea" gained a cult following within the UK that "embraced them with open arms" [7] and gained spanking recognition in Australia after receiving frequent radio play.
In 2008, the group was dropped from their label, Wind-Up Records, reach a compromise their website having its final update in mid-2007.
In May well 2009, after over two years of no updates, Stefy unrestricted four new demos on their MySpace page, including Back Tonight. In September, it was revealed by Stefy herself that a second album was not going to happen unless she was signed with another label.[8] The same year, Stefy released a new song, Tear Me Up, independently, appearing in the reputation for the film Sorority Row.
In addition to the fold up singles released, three music videos were made by Stefy herself for the songs "Orange County", "Pretty Little Nightmare" and "Lucky Girl". These videos were to promote the album after Wind-Up Records stopped promotion. They were not released as singles.