Blue Butterfly

**Blue Butterfly** is a global girl group formed in 2018 by Sunstar Entertainment. They consist of members, Seraiyah Williams, Ayodele Eijogu, Jazmine Hamilton, Tiffany Belafonte, and Marga Dieleman and are signed into RCA Records. They released their debut single, "Boys and Girls" which went viral on social media and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard charts, followed by their cover of the Spice Girls' 1996 hit, "Say You'll Be There", and their #1 hit, "Shout Out to All the Kings", which was features on their self-titled debut album.

## Career

Blue Butterfly was formed in Los Angeles, California by Sunstar Entertainment, wanting to form "global girl group" the rising of K-Pop in the Western countries, mainly groups such as boyband, BTS and girl group Blackpink, in echo of the formation of the UK's Spice Girls in 1994. Together, Sunset Entertainment placed an advertisements online, asking for young female aspiring singers to audition at their studio in Los Angeles. In 2017, more than 1,000 women flew from all over the world to audition. The audition started with a solo performance with the song of the their choice and was later placed in groups where after deliberation, Seraiyah Williams, Ayodele Eijogu, Jazmine Hamilton, Tiffany Belafonte, and Marga Dieleman made it to the second audition along with a dozen women. After the second audition, a final decision was made choosing, Williams, Eijogu, Hamilton, Belafonte, and Dieleman as the final lineup.

By 2018-early 2019, the group began songwriting sessions where they wrote their first two songs, "Boys and Girls" and "Shoutout to All the Kings", where they recorded it as a demoand was sent to major record companies where RCA Records caught hold of the demo and offered the group a record contract, but in order for them to accept the deal, they had to come up with a group name. The group together came up the name "Butterfly" and they were signed to RCA Records with partnership of Sunstar Entertainment. They began recording "Boys and Girls" but after their recording, the group renamed themselves as "Blue Butterfly" and their song was released as a single which was highly well-received online and ranked number 8 on the Billboard charts, the album certifying Platinum, followed by a cover of the Spice Girls song, "Say You'll Be There" which peaked at number 5. However, they released "Shout Out to All the Kings" which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard charts and in more than 20 countries, becoming their biggest-selling single of all time.

## Members

* **Seraiyah Williams** (born Seraiyah Reneé Williams) was born in Brooklyn, New York who attended LaGuardia High School of of Music & Art and Performing Arts. During her early age, she was surrounded by R&B, soul, hip-hop, and new jack swing where she described as the "main foundation of her life in music." She sites Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, and Brandy as her influences.
* **Ayodele Eijogu** (born Ayodele Otomola Eijogu) was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. She grew up listening to R&B, hip-hop, reggae and afrobeat as her father was once a famed musician. She had been writing songs at an early age and had recorded songs prior to forming Blue Butterfly which some of them being minor hits. She attended Tonality Music International.
* **Jazmine Hamilton** (born Jazmine-Michelle Taliah Hamilton) was born in Lambeth, South London. During her younger years, she fell in love with music, her artists being Spice Girls, Destiny's Child, TLC, and Atomic Kitten. She attended Lambeth College and performed at local pubs, prior to forming Blue Butterfly.
* **Tiffany Belafonte** (born Tiffany Joyce Belafonte) was born in Kingston, Jamaica where she came from a family of musicians, growing up with listening to Musical Youth, Wyclef Jean, and Lauryn Hill. She started off by singing in church and later talent shows where she won a 100,000 cash prize. Prior to Blue Butterfly, she attended Edna Manley College.
* **Marga Dieleman** (born Margaretha Annemarie Katja Dieleman) was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She grew up with musical theater, performing in various musical plays while being influenced by many girl groups like Destiny's Child, SWV, and En Vogue. Prior to Blue Butterfly, she attended the Academy of Theatre and Dance.

## Discography

### Albums

* Label: RCA
 *Twenty-Four Seven* | * Released: March 3, 2021
* Label: RCA
 *B5* | * Released: Spring 2023
* Label: RCA
* Format: CD • streaming • download