5Angels
Czech girl group
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5Angels (Pink Angels in 2016–2017) were a girl group from Prague, Czech Republic,[1] formed in 2007. By the time they broke up, in 2017, the group had released four studio albums, including one international release; two EPs; one live album; a collaboration album; two video albums; as well as a number of singles.
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Pink Angels |
| Origin | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2007–2017 |
| Spinoffs | Diamond Cats |
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History
5Angels was formed in late 2007 by one of the girls' father, Michal Mertl.[2][3][4] The members were chosen from among students of the dance studio AT Studio Domino in Prague in a competition. The original lineup consisted of Kristýna Šlingrová, Nikol Šneiderová, Kristýna Pecková, Nikola Mertlová, and Tereza Procházková.[5][6] Procházková left the group in early 2008 and was replaced by Diana Kahleová. A more radical change in the group happened in 2009, when Kahleová was replaced by Hana Hladíková, and soon after that, Šlingrová, Šneiderová, Pecková, and Hladíková left.[7][8][9] Their departure was shrouded in a hostile atmosphere, and there were reports that the group had broken up. In September, the four had formed their own group, Diamond Cats.[10][11] 5Angels continued, however, with the sole original remaining member being Mertl's daughter, Nikola. Four new members were recruited: Angelina Šestáková, Michaela Exlová, Tereza Haklová, and Václava Vošmiková. Exlová was replaced by Veronika Spurná in June 2013, and Natálie Skotnická took Vošmiková's place in 2015.[12]
The group performed on numerous television shows in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, including on the Czech version of X-Factor, in 2008.[12] In September 2013, 5Angels were special guests on the CBBC show Blue Peter, where they performed their song "World Domination".[13][14] They also played at AllStarz Summer Party and Sundown Festival.[15] "World Domination" was released as the band's first UK single in December of that year.[15][16][17]
5Angels supported the boyband Union J on their 2013/14 winter tour.[16] They were signed and managed in the UK by record producer Denis Ingoldsby of Amber Entertainment, who had previously worked with Girls Aloud, Blazin' Squad, and Eternal.[18][19]
On 27 June 2014, they were set to perform at the Pop Across the Mersey! music festival, sharing the Echo Arena stage with Backstreet Boys, Blue, and Kian Egan,[20][21] though the festival was ultimately cancelled.
In 2017, a year after a final lineup change and rebranding as Pink Angels, the group broke up.[22][23]
Band members
- Nikola Mertlová (Nikki)
- Angelina Šestáková (Angee)
- Tereza Haklová
- Natálie Skotnická
- Veronika Spurná
- Václava Vošmiková (Wendy)
- Michaela Exlová (Míša)
- Kristýna Šlingrová (Týna)
- Kristýna Pecková
- Nikol Šneiderová (Niki)
- Hana Hladíková
- Diana Kahleová
- Tereza Procházková
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Live! |
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Spoken-word albums
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| Tajný deník |
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Collaboration albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Andílci za školou (musical) |
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Singles
- "World Domination" (2013)[36]
- "Kiss and Tell" (2014)[37][38][39]
- "Long Lost Weekend" (2015)[40]
- "Běž dál" (2016)[41]
Other songs
- "Už znáš svět Winx" (ending theme for the third season of Winx Club)[42][43]
- "Objevíš náš svět Winx" ("Under the Sign of Winx")[44]
As Pink Angels
Videography
Video albums
Music videos
- "Čarodějky" (2008)[55]
- "Ples démonů" (2008)[56]
- "Táto, noc, nečeká!" (2009)[57]
- "4 World Domination" (2010)[58]
- "Pusa tě láká" (2012)[59]
- "Pár dnů lásky" (2013)[60]
- "World Domination" (2013)[61]
- "Kiss and Tell" (2014)[62]
- "Long Lost Weekend" (2015)[63]
- "Běž dál" (2016)[64]
- "Slay Mama" (2016)[47]
- "Mamma Don't Lie" (2017)[65]