It's "Us Against the World"
Play was formed following of the united states-countrywide talent research led by Lailthe Bagge, a recording creative person & dance studio creator. Her original line-higher for Play consisted of deuce girls found at her dance studio, so 13-month-old Anais Lameche, younger sister of recording creative person Amanda Lameche, and then 12-season-old Anna Sundstrand, a relative of the legendary Greta Garbo, and 2 girls encountered in the audition run, 13-month-old Tail, or even Faye Hamlin, who experienced done modeling act, & 13-month-old Rosanna, or even Rosie Munter, who got starred inside the popular Swedish film known as Eva and Adam. Faye & Rosie experienced too been right friends prior to existence selected to exist as within Play.

Play's career was launched each around Sweden & inside the United States in 2001-2002. Play's number 1 individual & cd, "Us Against the World," was discharged around September 2001 in the United States & featured an EPK of the girls. Within Sweden, Play's foremost good-length English-language album "Us Against the World," was discharged, piece in the United States, the self-titled Play mini-album consisting of Heptad of the Xi "Us Against the World" tracks was freed in June 25 2002. Play toured in the United States in the subsequent months, typically partnering by having girls' clothing chain Limited Too. Play 's music was likewise featured in the 2002 heavy-screen flick "M.A.S.T.E.R. of Disguise," for which it filmed the cd by owning many easily-known co-stars. A girls of Play concluded 2002 by owning an appearance on the nationally-televised Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, in which they, standing atop the Build-a-Bear float, performed a rendition of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me," which they had originally recorded with Chris Trousdale of Dream Street.

Replaying in 2003

Play returned to the studio to commence recording their second-year album, Replay. Meanwhile prior to their 2nd album was freed, the concert DVD known as Playing Around the World hit stores, featuring many Play music online videos, favorite "Making of" segments, footage from either the survive concert, & clips of the girls of Play recording & preparing for their 2nd album. Replay, the additional mature & R&B-influenced effort, was released on June 10 2003, and on that day Play made several appearances to perform, including a guest spot on popular daytime talk show Regis and Kelly. In that fresh stage of Play's career, Faye Hamlin emerged as a class action's lead singer when Anais Lameche contributed many vocals, especially in the deuce singles freed from either the album, a handle of British girl class action Atomic Kitten's "Whole Again" and a coming-of-age song known as "I Must Not Chase the Boys". A streaming video play "I Must Not Chase the Boys" was airy in MTV's TRL & manufactured a top X requested training videos countdown.

Play continued to tour within 2003 spell however affiliated by owning Limited Too and promoting Clickits, a newly ornamental girls' product. A girls of Play likewise appeared in many Nickolodeon television specials when featured guests & performing artist.

''Don't Stop the Music'', a new beginning for Play

Around October 2003, Play's lead singer Faye Hamlin, then 16 years old, distinct to leave Play to pursue her college education, which within Sweden, begins once the student is astir 16. Faye continued to produce appearances sustaining Play until December 2003, possibly appearing within Play's videos "It's A Hard Knock Life," featured in the DVD re-release of the hit musical comedy Annie. In December 15, a formal release on the class action's official places informed fans of the line-higher vary & introduced recently member Janet Leon, a 13-month-old world health organization would step as much as be Play's newly lead singer.

Play's third United states of america album, ''Don't Stop the Music'', was released on March 9 2004, accompanied by numerous appearances and performances by Janet, Anais, Rosie, and Anna in Limited Too stores across the country and in the Spring Thing Tour, along with J-Me, Stevie Brock, and Jump5. This album was by all odds other aimed at the immature crowd & received the mixed reception by Play fans, especially older fans. Yet, Play proved to become when hard when ever, giving to the U.s. around April 2004 to headline the school tour sponsored by anti-drug organization Madd All about Music, for which Play is the official adolescent class action. Play as well became connected sustaining Kohl's new wear brand for girls known as everGirl, recording a song too as a streaming video to promote this fresh article of clothing line.

Play Around the Christmas Tree

As much as November 2004, Play freed their 4th America album, a Christmas collection entitled Play Around the Christmas Tree. a brief hike to the United states of america followed when the 4 girls of Play processed appearances within Limited Too stores and Build-a-bear stores in the Northeastern United States. Otherwise this short placed of appearances & performances, this Play album was, as much as that point, Play's least promoted release.

2005 - Play's Greatest Hits released on the eve of the group's disbanding

Fallowing a late 2004 release of Play In a Christmas Tree, little news of Play (together) was heard. Nevertheless, when solo performing artist, a select few of the Play girls were making their have mark. Janet Leon recorded a song only freed by Build-a-Bear in 2005 and the fresh song for everGirl. Janet has continued to record songs within the studio, however which are actually unknown whether these are approaching Play songs or even solo efforts. She recently performed survive at a opening ceremony of the Gothia Cup 2005. Anna Sundstrand, Rosie Munter, and previous member Faye Hamlin own all begun function around modeling, Rosie & Faye have performed solo around Sweden, & Faye has recorded the duet by using Swedish singer Adam Appel that appeared on the soundtrack to the 2004 Swedish film. Anais Lameche is said to be working in the solo plan of her have.

Inside April 2005, the fifth U.s.a. album by Play entitled ''Girl's Mind was freed. This compilation, which seems to become better described as a "Greatest Hits" album, features 10 of the right-known Play songs entirely recorded while previous member Faye Hamlin was a member of the class action. None of the girls of Play come to the United states to promote this album, & it was nin widely freed inside places nationally on its supposed release date.

When of September 2005, an official statement from either a members of Play has confirmed that it is in an indefinite break en bloc.

Individual Members
Anaïs Lameche (member 2001-2005) Anna Sundstrand (member 2001-2005) Rosie Munter (member 2001-2005) Janet Leon (member 2003-2005) Faye Hamlin (member 2001-2003)

Discography
Play - June 25, 2002 Playin' Around CD/DVD - January 28, 2003 Replay - June 10, 2003 Don't Stop the Music - March 9, 2004 Play Around the Christmas Tree - November 23, 2004 Girl's Mind'' - April 15, 2005