Are ALL Disney Stars Singers?

Are ALL Disney Stars Singers?

I remember the other day my mother was saying that if you want to be on Disney you have to be multi-talented. As in you have to know how to act, sing. The whole package. And I couldn't’t agree more. I mean have you noticed that the Disney stars who you have seen in your favourite sitcoms have all at least tried to get into singing. And some of them are really good and made it big in the music industry (OK maybe not in mainstream but in the Disney world). They either actors turned to singers or vica-versa or both. And I feel like all the shows I used to watch, they all gonna release albums. Its strange. I mean, is it mandatory that if you wanna be part of Disney you HAVE to release an album under Hollywood records? Maybe not. Maybe its just a coincidence. But anyway I have been seeing actors turning into singers all the time on Disney but what inspired me to write this post today was when I paid a visit to the Itunes store and Emily Osment’s single was up for sale. I mean, you know the girl who plays Lily on the hit show Hannah Montana( I am the biggest fan of that show BTW!) apparently she is a singer now? I mean I know she has probably sung for one of these Disney Stars songs or whatever but now it but a singer. She is the last person( and 100th) I would expect to be a singer. I don’t know why though but it seems like now she’s released a single and is working on a debut album( but not under Hollywood Records which is owned by Disney) with most of the songs written by herself. What? She’s a songwriter now. Alright then. Anyway its not just her who is following the whole singer Disney thing. Here are a few others( trust me there I much more!) who you might STILL remember( since some of them didn’t make it that big)


HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL PEEPS

1) Soon after success with her major role in Disney’s Suite Life of Zack and Cody as Maddie the candy counter girl, she took on the role as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical. Then guess what? She released her debut album “ Headstrong” which was performed successfully on the Billboard 200 chart by coming #5 and selling 64,000 copies in the first week. Success story I guess and she wasn’t a one night wonder in the music department, she has just released her 2nd album “ Guilty Pleasures” which I haven’t bought but I am loving ‘ Its Alright, Its OK”

2) Another HSM actress, Vanessa Hudgens. I mean I guess its not a big surprise she released an album since she was a star in the movie and all as Gabriella Montez. But anyway she released ‘V” which also was successful topping the charts at # 24 and selling 34,000 copies in the first week. Huh? Zac why didn’t you release an album?

3) Then there is Corbin Bleu who is ANOTHER HSM actor( don’t despair he is the last one from HSM I am mentioning-promise) releasing his debut “ Another Side” which sold 18,000 copies in the first week. My fave song of the album is “ Deal With it” . But the only major star in HSM who didn’t follow the trend was Zac Efron( Troy Bolton. But I think he should stick to acting though cause I Love his movies.)
Have you noticed that almost ALL these stars are from the same movie?

HANNAH MONTANA
Okay we ALL know Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana is a singer duh!. I mean anybody who doesent know anything about Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus etc must be living under a rock. My dad who is probably reading this is one of them( no offense dad). I mean my aunt even watches Hannah Montana( sometimes). I remember one time I was watching an episode of Hannah Montana and she told me it a re-run because she had watched the night before J . Miley Cyrus is the star of my favourite shows in this planet earth so it ain't nothing new since the character Hannah Montana is a pop teen singing sensation. The Hannah Montana soundtracks have had huge success in the U.S but it cant really count as her going solo since it’s a soundtrack but she has released ‘Breakout” which has nothing to do with Hannah Montana. It’s a good album too. I like it since I am not a fan of her Hannah Montana songs but I enjoyed the album oh and it was # 1 on Billboard selling who- knows- how many copies

Mitchell Musso- aka Oliver or Smokin Oakin( inside joke). My favourite character.in fact I love all the Hannah Montana characters especially his long hair. No seriously, this guy has LONG hair. Not really your typical Disney star but oh well. I never though HE would be a singer. Maybe its because his brother is one of the lead vocals in the band Metro Station along with Trace Cyrus( Miley’s bro)

Another HM star is Emily Osment. I remember the first time I saw her she was this little girl in blond pigtails in Spy Kids( which was then my favourite movie-I think I was 9!) now she plays Lily on HM. And she is working on an album.

Barney People( Ok I know Barney and Friends isn't Disney but where else could I fit them?)




1) Demi Lovato- Although I have never watched Camp Rock( I know some of yall must be like “ OMG, How could you?”) or seen her act for that matter( wait-except for the Barney and Friends DVDS I own but she was little back then. -no kidding) she released a really good album ‘ Don’t Forget”. I loved the album from start to finish. And her songs on THAT album were kiddy like but fun. I think ‘ La LA Land is the ONLY song my sister listens to that is not classical musical or Beethoven or Lady GAGA.


Selina Gomez- Okay I also don’t watch her a lot but she’s cute and funny in the Disney program “ Wizards of Waverly Place” and Barney And Friends of course. She was favourite character in Barney and Friends when I was younger. She played Gianna. So cute. Anyway she’s releasing an album too. Selina Gomez and The Scene is the group she is part of.

Those are just to name a few

Peace and Love
xoxox

C@n U Tawk Lyk Dis

Can you talk like this ( proper English)

That's "text-talk" that is being used alot nowadays. Well mostly cause its easier and quicker. Sometimes it can get annoying how people will deliberately misspell a word like spelling "talk" like "tawk". Ha ha! It can be so funny though. Like last weekend I was talking to old classmate of mine from theb 8th grade and she took text talk( or deliberately misspelling words) to the extreme. Like she misspells words deliberately throughout the whole 2 minute conversation. So here's an example of the conversation:

Me: Hey
Kelly: Heyz u, hwz uz doin?
Me: Okay nd u? ( notice how I also use shortcuts)
Kelly: Okwayz..y u only okwayz?



Notice he spells "okay" like Okwayz? ya, its quite funny. You know how on facebook you have got those status updates where its kinda like Twitter, where you post what you doing etc. Well "Kelly" is always talking like that. Like notice here
Proper english: All this school work is alot! But I am okay still. Hanging with my girls
Ben english: Al dis skul work iz alat. Bt Me is okwayz stil. Hangin wit ma gurlz

Its quite funny when I read through my text messages. Heres another example of a message I received from my friend:

" Hey Fwendie..., howz u doin gurl...c ya at skul...mwaz..luvs ya..xoxo"

Seriously, this is no joke:)

Peace and LOve
xoxo

Red Carpet in schools

Brand Matters

Have you noticed on the Red Carpet, take for instance a prestigious event like the Oscars or The Grammy’s or some big celebrity event there’s a host from some famous television show who interviews the stars as they strut the red carpet. While interviewing them he/she will ask; “Wow, love the dress, who designed for you”
Then comes the obvious answer “Dolce Gabana, or in South Africa its either Stone Cherry or David Kau. Never will you hear a celeb say “I bought this dress at a flea market or from Mr. Price” No it always has to be either custom-made just for the celebrity or expensive.

It is so funny how expensive these outfits are and how ugly they are. I mean, I could buy a dress from a discount store that still would not get me on the Worst Dressed List. Then there is the fact that if you do not spend thousands on a dress, there is something wrong with you. The pricier items you have, the better? Hopefully in these tough economic times, budget shoppers like myself will start a new trend. People never pay attention to wise spenders or the beautiful dresses that are not strut on the runway, no they pay attention to the ones who flaunt their clothes, no matter how ugly they are. It is so wrong that the most popular celebs all buy from big name brands.

The Celebrity trend of this Brand matters thing has made a big influence on everybody. Including teenagers. You see I go to a private school, where we wear school uniforms on a daily basis. Therefore, you would think that because we wear uniforms, we all look the same and there is no “ best dressed” competition in terms of fashion since we are all restricted to look the same. WRONG! Items ranging from cellphones, school bags, IPods’, Makeup (girls) and…Cars. Yes, Cars. If your daddy owns the latest Audi or wait Ferrari, you just scored your ticket to being the most popular guy/girl in school. Congratulations. I guess that’s what makes high school fun. We seem to always be competing for best dressed just like on the Red Carpet.

I am not saying it is wrong to like big fashion labels, its just some people are so obsessed with it that they get depressed over it or max out credit cards just to impress their friends. Some people feel worthless. There was a time when I used to want so bad to be the best dressed at my school to impress everybody. I guess, I still do take a little bit of time trying to look my best, but it is all for one very special person…me.

© Imani Dlamini 2009