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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. 15 on the Billboard 200 with a disappointing 53,000 copies sold in the first week. A Girl Can Mack 's release date was pushed back a month, but sales were still disappointing debuting at No. By August, the group was set to release its newest LP, A Girl Can Mack, when member Naughton left the group for good after heated arguments. That same summer, the group performed a concert special on Nickelodeon titled Live on Sunset. Diddy-produced single " I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)", featuring Loon. Recording a new set of tracks, the group returned in the summer of 2002 with the P. 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. The tracks from Same Game, Different Rules were leaked to the Internet in MP3 format, and Epic considered dropping the girls.

The album and its intended lead single "Uh Oh" were presented to the label, who felt it did not have enough urban radio appeal. ģLW spent the first half of 2002 in the studio, recording an album tentatively titled Same Game, Different Rules. In late 2001, they collaborated with Lil' Romeo and Nick Cannon for " Parents Just Don't Understand" on the Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius soundtrack. In 2001, 3LW recorded a song with various artists including Michael Jackson, Usher, Beyoncé, Luther Vandross, Celine Dion and Mariah Carey in response to the 9/11 attacks called " What More Can I Give". In the summer of 2001, the group embarked on the MTV Total Request Live tour along with Destiny's Child, Dream, Nelly, Eve, and Jessica Simpson. The album went on to be certified platinum by the RIAA, selling 1.3 million copies in the United States. The group's self-titled debut album, 3LW was released on November 14, 2000. "No More" was a chart success, and was followed by " Playas Gon' Play" in early 2001. Their first single, " No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)", was released in the fall of 2000. In 1999, the original line-up of 3LW formed. Kiely Williams and Naturi Naughton were the other two members of the group, and work on their debut album began in 1999. So when the opportunity came to join a girl group I was ready!" I sang in church, acted in all the church and school plays. coming from very humble beginnings in the projects of the Lower East Side and not having any "Hollywood" connections. Bailon stated that she was spotted by a producer while on a field trip to Beth Israel, and was later offered a slot in the female trio. įollowing the performance, Bailon became a member of the girl group 3LW.

Martin asked for the four best singers in the group, and Bailon was one of the four elected by Martin to perform as back-up singers as part of his Livin' la Vida Loca Tour concert show later that night. Bailon commented "I really wanted to be an Obstetrician! I wanted to bring babies into the world." Bailon was discovered by Latin pop singer Ricky Martin in October 1999 while she was performing in a church choir at Madison Square Garden. She attended PS 110-The Monitor in Brooklyn and the High School for Health Professions and Human Services, but did not pursue a career in the medical field because of her musical endeavors.

Bailon's parents are divorced, and she was raised by her mother and stepfather, Joe Felix. She grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Life and career 1983–2002: Early life, career beginnings, and 3LW īailon was born to a Puerto Rican mother, Nilda Alicea and an Ecuadorian father, Freddie Bailón, on October 24, 1983.