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{{Football player infobox
{{Infobox musical artist 2
| playername = Almir
|Name = 3LW
| fullname = Jose Alimr Barros Neto
|Img =
| nickname =
|Background = group_or_band
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1985|8|22}}
|Origin = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States]]
| cityofbirth =
|Genre = [[hip hop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Pop music|pop]]
| countryofbirth = [[Ceara]], [[Brazil]] {{flagicon|Brazil}}
|Years_active = 1999—2007
| height = {{height|m=1.76}}
|Status = Disbanded
| currentclub = [[Gyeongnam FC]]
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]/Nine Lives ([[2000]]-[[2003]])<br>[[So So Def Recordings|So So Def]]/[[Zomba Label Group|Zomba]]/Nine Lives
| clubnumber = 9
|URL = [http://www.3lw.com/ 3lw.com]
| position = [[Striker|Forward]]
| Past_members =[[Adrienne Bailon]]<small>(1999-2007)</small><br>[[Kiely Williams]]<small>(1999-2007)</small>
| youthyears =
[[Naturi Naughton]]<small>(1999—2002)</small><br>[[Jessica Benson]]<small>(2003—2007)</small><br>
| youthclubs = Unknown
}}
| years = ?-?<br>?-2008<br>2008-present
| clubs = [[Americano Futebol Clube|Americano]]<br>[[Campinense Clube]]<br>[[Gyeongnam FC]]
| caps(goals) = <br><br><br>
| nationalyears =
| nationalteam =
| nationalcaps(goals) =
| pcupdate = 23 July 2008
| ntupdate =
}}


'''Jose Almir Barros Neto''', known as '''Almir''' is [[Brazil]]ian [[Footballer]] who plays for [[K-League]] side [[Gyeongnam FC]]. He signed [[Gyeongnam FC|Gyeongnam]] in 2008.
'''3LW''' ([[acronym]] of "'''3''' '''L'''ittle '''W'''omen") was an [[United States|American]] [[hip hop]], [[pop music|pop]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] [[girl group]] that enjoyed a number of modest hits during the early 2000s. Its founding members, [[Naturi Naughton]], [[Adrienne Bailon]], and [[Kiely Williams]], signed with [[Epic Records]], with Kiely's older sister and legal guardian Michelle Williams serving as manager.
==Musical career==
==="3LW"===
In 1999, the original line up of 3LW was formed. Their first single, "[[No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)]]", was released in the fall of 2000. "No More" was a success and was followed by "[[Playas Gon' Play]]" in early 2001. The group's debut album, ''[[3LW (album)|3LW]]'' was released on [[December 5]], [[2000]]. The album went platinum, selling 1.3 million copies in the US.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1830066 3LW Is A Trio Again<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In the summer of 2001, the group went on the [[MTV]] [[Total Request Live]] tour along with [[Destiny's Child]], [[Dream (band)|Dream]], [[Nelly (rapper)|Nelly]], [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]], and [[Jessica Simpson]].


3LW spent the first half of 2002 in the studio, recording an album tentatively titled ''Same Game, Different Rules''. The album and its intended lead single "Uh Oh" were presented to the label, who felt it didn't have enough urban radio appeal.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} The tracks from ''Same Game, Different Rules'' were leaked to the [[Internet]] in [[MP3]] format, and Epic considered dropping the girls. A fan support campaign for 3LW named 'Never Let Go Of 3LW' after their song "Never Let Go" spread to the radio, and the act was retained, despite the album loss.{{Fact|date=March 2008}}
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==="A Girl Can Mack"===
[[Category:1985 births]]
Recording a new set of tracks, the group returned in the summer of 2002 with the [[P. Diddy]]-produced single "[[I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)]]", featuring [[Loon (rapper)|Loon]]. By August, the group was set to release its newest LP, ''[[A Girl Can Mack]]'', ''A Girl Can Mack'' debuted at #15 on the [[Billboard 200]] with a disappointing 53,000 copies sold in the first week.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458421/20021030/santana</ref>. After the second single released off the album, "Neva Get Enuf", underperformed, auditions were held across the country for a new third member. [[Jessica Benson]] made the cut and joined 3LW in December 2002. Jessica's first performance was in 2003 on ''[[Live with Regis & Kelly]]''.
[[Category:Living people]]

[[Category:Brazilian footballers]]
==="Point of No Return"===
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate footballers]]
In fall 2003, 3LW departed from Epic, signing with [[Jermaine Dupri]]'s [[So So Def]] label. The group's third studio album was to be titled ''Phoenix Rising'', but was renamed ''Point of No Return''.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1473478/20030701/3lw.jhtml 3LW Celebrate New Beginning - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/3lw/artist.jhtml 3LW | Music Artist | Videos, News, Photos & Ringtones | MTV<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
[[Category:Americano Futebol Clube players]]

[[Category:Gyeongnam FC players]]
The lead-off single, ''Feelin' You'', was added on radio stations July 12, 2006. The album ''Point of No Return'', was supposed to be released later that year but was pushed back to a 2007 release, because of Adrienne and Kiely's involvement with Disney's [[The Cheetah Girls (recording artists)|Cheetah Girls]] franchise,{{Fact|date=March 2008}} and eventually fell off the release schedule. As a result, the album was never released.
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in South Korea]]

==Singing Career Turmoil and Changes==

Approaching the time that the group was ready to deliver their second album, [[Naturi Naughton]] announced that she was no longer a member of the group.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457117/20020821/3lw.jhtml 3LW Become 2LW - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Naughton alleged that she suddenly had a number of conflicts and arguments with the other two girls and their management, which led to a heated argument in August 2002 involving an altercation with [[KFC]] food.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/bands/123/3LW/news_feature_081602/ MTV.com: 3LW: One Story, Two Sides<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.mtv.com/bands/123/3LW/news_feature_081602/index3.jhtml MTV.com: 3LW: One Story, Two Sides<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Not long after, Naughton claimed she was forced out of the group. <ref>[http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1457173/20020823/3lw.jhtml VH1.com : 3LW : Naturi Describes Alleged 3LW Food Fight That Led To Split - Rhapsody Music Downloads<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Williams and Bailon continued as a duo while using the "3LW" name, causing the press to jokingly refer to them as "2LW".<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The departure of Naturi greatly affected the group's popularity and album sales. According to a cover story for the October 2002 issue of ''Sister 2 Sister'' magazine, Kiely & Adrienne said they received death threats and that they had to beef up security. ''A Girl Can Mack'''s release date was pushed back a month, but sales were still disappointing. Jessica Benson joined the group shortly after, replacing Naturi.

The trio's third album, '''Point of No Return''' had it's release pushed back from Summer 2006 to an unknown date. In early 2007, Bailon stated in ''Girls Life'' magazine that 3LW was on hold because of the Cheetah Girls project. However, Benson confirmed on her myspace a year later that 3LW has officially disbanded. She explained that there was "too much drama". However, she is now in a new group called Chocolate. 3LW has also been taken off of it's label roster. Bailon and Williams are now apart of [[the Cheetah Girls (recording artists)|The Cheetah Girls]] with [[Sabrina Bryan]].

==Acting career==

Besides their singing work, 3LW has appeared as guest stars on [[Christina Vidal]]'s [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] show ''[[Taina (TV series)|Taina]]''.

After the birth of '''The Cheetah Girls''', Kiely and Adrienne both starred with [[Raven Symone]] and [[Sabrina Bryan]] in the films ''[[The Cheetah Girls]]'' as well as its two sequels ''[[The Cheetah Girls 2]]'' and ''[[The Cheetah Girls 3]]''. Adrienne has also appeared in some episodes of the Disney Channel show ''[[That's So Raven]]''. Adrienne had a cameo appearance in the movie ''[[Coach Carter]]'' in 2005, and in 2006 co-starred in the MTV straight to video/television movie ''[[All You've Got]]'' beside fellow R&B singer [[Ciara]]. Kiely played a sorority sister in the 2008 comedy, ''[[The House Bunny]]''. Naturi will play rapper [[Lil' Kim]] in the upcoming movie, ''[[Notorious (2009 film)|Notorious]]'', a big screen biopic on the late [[Notorious B.I.G]]. ''Notorious'' is slated for an early 2009 release. Naturi has also done a commercial for [[Truth.com]], titled "It Must've Been A Typo". Naughton will star in the upcoming remake of the movie musical ''[[Fame]]'', as Denise, due out in theaters September 2009.<ref>http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122227.html</ref>

==Other Media==
The group was also featured as bonus characters in the 2001 [[video game]] ''[[NBA Street (video game)|NBA Street]]''.

==Discography==
{{further|[[3LW discography]]}}

*2000: ''[[3LW (album)|3LW]]''
*2002: ''[[A Girl Can Mack]]''
*2002: ''[[Naughty or Nice]]''

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Award
|-
| 2001 || [[Soul Train Music Awards|Soul Train Music Award]] '''Win''' for "Best New R&B or Hip-Hop Artist"
|-
| 2001 || [[Soul Train Music Awards|Soul Train Music Award]] '''Win''' for "Album of the Year"
|-
| 2001 || [[BET Awards|BET Award]] ''Nominated'' for Best Female Group
|-
| 2002 || [[BET Awards|BET Award]] ''Nominated'' for Best Female Group
|-
| 2003 || [[BET Awards|BET Award]] ''Nominated'' for Best Female Group
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.3lw.com Official site]
*[http://www.myspace.com/3littlewomen Myspace]
*[http://www.discogs.com/artist/3LW Discogs]


{{3LW}}

[[Category:American rhythm and blues musical groups]]
[[Category:American pop music groups]]
[[Category:Girl groups]]
[[Category:So So Def artists]]
[[Category:Epic Records artists]]


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[[pt:3LW]]

Revision as of 16:26, 12 October 2008

Template:Infobox musical artist 2


3LW (acronym of "3 Little Women") was an American hip hop, pop and R&B girl group that enjoyed a number of modest hits during the early 2000s. Its founding members, Naturi Naughton, Adrienne Bailon, and Kiely Williams, signed with Epic Records, with Kiely's older sister and legal guardian Michelle Williams serving as manager.

Musical career

"3LW"

In 1999, the original line up of 3LW was formed. Their first single, "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)", was released in the fall of 2000. "No More" was a success and was followed by "Playas Gon' Play" in early 2001. The group's debut album, 3LW was released on December 5, 2000. The album went platinum, selling 1.3 million copies in the US.[1] In the summer of 2001, the group went on the MTV Total Request Live tour along with Destiny's Child, Dream, Nelly, Eve, and Jessica Simpson.

3LW spent the first half of 2002 in the studio, recording an album tentatively titled Same Game, Different Rules. The album and its intended lead single "Uh Oh" were presented to the label, who felt it didn't have enough urban radio appeal.[citation needed] The tracks from Same Game, Different Rules were leaked to the Internet in MP3 format, and Epic considered dropping the girls. A fan support campaign for 3LW named 'Never Let Go Of 3LW' after their song "Never Let Go" spread to the radio, and the act was retained, despite the album loss.[citation needed]

"A Girl Can Mack"

Recording a new set of tracks, the group returned in the summer of 2002 with the P. Diddy-produced single "I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)", featuring Loon. By August, the group was set to release its newest LP, A Girl Can Mack, A Girl Can Mack debuted at #15 on the Billboard 200 with a disappointing 53,000 copies sold in the first week.[2]. After the second single released off the album, "Neva Get Enuf", underperformed, auditions were held across the country for a new third member. Jessica Benson made the cut and joined 3LW in December 2002. Jessica's first performance was in 2003 on Live with Regis & Kelly.

"Point of No Return"

In fall 2003, 3LW departed from Epic, signing with Jermaine Dupri's So So Def label. The group's third studio album was to be titled Phoenix Rising, but was renamed Point of No Return.[3] [4]

The lead-off single, Feelin' You, was added on radio stations July 12, 2006. The album Point of No Return, was supposed to be released later that year but was pushed back to a 2007 release, because of Adrienne and Kiely's involvement with Disney's Cheetah Girls franchise,[citation needed] and eventually fell off the release schedule. As a result, the album was never released.

Singing Career Turmoil and Changes

Approaching the time that the group was ready to deliver their second album, Naturi Naughton announced that she was no longer a member of the group.[5] Naughton alleged that she suddenly had a number of conflicts and arguments with the other two girls and their management, which led to a heated argument in August 2002 involving an altercation with KFC food.[6][7] Not long after, Naughton claimed she was forced out of the group. [8]

Williams and Bailon continued as a duo while using the "3LW" name, causing the press to jokingly refer to them as "2LW".[5] The departure of Naturi greatly affected the group's popularity and album sales. According to a cover story for the October 2002 issue of Sister 2 Sister magazine, Kiely & Adrienne said they received death threats and that they had to beef up security. A Girl Can Mack's release date was pushed back a month, but sales were still disappointing. Jessica Benson joined the group shortly after, replacing Naturi.

The trio's third album, Point of No Return had it's release pushed back from Summer 2006 to an unknown date. In early 2007, Bailon stated in Girls Life magazine that 3LW was on hold because of the Cheetah Girls project. However, Benson confirmed on her myspace a year later that 3LW has officially disbanded. She explained that there was "too much drama". However, she is now in a new group called Chocolate. 3LW has also been taken off of it's label roster. Bailon and Williams are now apart of The Cheetah Girls with Sabrina Bryan.

Acting career

Besides their singing work, 3LW has appeared as guest stars on Christina Vidal's Nickelodeon show Taina.

After the birth of The Cheetah Girls, Kiely and Adrienne both starred with Raven Symone and Sabrina Bryan in the films The Cheetah Girls as well as its two sequels The Cheetah Girls 2 and The Cheetah Girls 3. Adrienne has also appeared in some episodes of the Disney Channel show That's So Raven. Adrienne had a cameo appearance in the movie Coach Carter in 2005, and in 2006 co-starred in the MTV straight to video/television movie All You've Got beside fellow R&B singer Ciara. Kiely played a sorority sister in the 2008 comedy, The House Bunny. Naturi will play rapper Lil' Kim in the upcoming movie, Notorious, a big screen biopic on the late Notorious B.I.G. Notorious is slated for an early 2009 release. Naturi has also done a commercial for Truth.com, titled "It Must've Been A Typo". Naughton will star in the upcoming remake of the movie musical Fame, as Denise, due out in theaters September 2009.[9]

Other Media

The group was also featured as bonus characters in the 2001 video game NBA Street.

Discography

Further information: [[:3LW discography]]

Awards and nominations

Year Award
2001 Soul Train Music Award Win for "Best New R&B or Hip-Hop Artist"
2001 Soul Train Music Award Win for "Album of the Year"
2001 BET Award Nominated for Best Female Group
2002 BET Award Nominated for Best Female Group
2003 BET Award Nominated for Best Female Group

References

  1. ^ 3LW Is A Trio Again
  2. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458421/20021030/santana
  3. ^ 3LW Celebrate New Beginning - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
  4. ^ 3LW | Music Artist | Videos, News, Photos & Ringtones | MTV
  5. ^ a b 3LW Become 2LW - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
  6. ^ MTV.com: 3LW: One Story, Two Sides
  7. ^ MTV.com: 3LW: One Story, Two Sides
  8. ^ VH1.com : 3LW : Naturi Describes Alleged 3LW Food Fight That Led To Split - Rhapsody Music Downloads
  9. ^ http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122227.html

External links


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