Velvet Empire - Frontin' On Me

[RoxannaLeeson]

Hi Alex! <3~ How you been Mr. Long?

[OKzs]

There is so much potential with this some good parts - the guys part is acutally very good well the 1st half 0:32 "You've been checkin all the time, better get yourself in line" great lyrics, great melody and strong vocal............... but the next line suffers from bad writing "cuz hanging with the fellas no it aint no crime" SMH just corny - same with his next part

[tensix]

Janelle Belgrave is half Filipino and half black, she's my third cousin! Only met her once when she had a performance down in Vancity though. I was super young!

[Guineveire]

didn't the red head get arrested for shoplifting??

[caglli9]

i remembered a part of this song, looked it up and found it :D I remember singing this back in the day. Good times :D

[ebster1995]

That's my music teacher.

[hey555566667777]

Best music teacher i ve every had :D (Janelle)

[Emptyonhabbo3]

One of them are my friends music teacher lol

[dudufada]

were these guys produced by the same person as b2k?

[crazyrabbits]

Dear Global Television -

Fuck you.

Sincerely, everyone who watched Popstars.

[ginaalessandra]

i met themmm @ BCC

[babii009]

@ginaalessandra lmao me too!

[MoonInHerEyesx]

I REMEMBER THIS!

I also just found their record in my collection. Played it instantly, and even after 8 years I remembered their lyrics xD

[lacunarikain2]

dat blonde and brunette.. wow...

Man i remember listening to this as a kid. Loved it

[TheHeather26]

Did they ever come out with anther hit like this one?? Loved this song when it came out.

[RetardedTigerRUS]

HOLY FUCK! MEMORIES:p

[BlackmanHatessnow]

Omg I remember this!!!? This is definetly a keeper

[GOWK24]

I remember this song now...it shook my faith in Canadian Pop. Thank God Avril Lavigne came along a few years later.

[drschellokovic]

was VE also a creation like Sugar jones...I totally don't remember...

[xtopher]

This was SUCHA good cd! I really hate that they only released this song & that was it! .. My sister & I have so many good inside jokes with this cd! it's so good

[kath0retart]

LOL THIS IS LIKE HITLIST

[manmodeconenviro]

This group is the poor man's S Club 7!

[fntcypnts]

This girl in grade 7 was the most popular girl because her cousin was Ryan Hamilton. That was 10 years ago hahah! Everyone followed her around all day and asked her to get autographs for them.

[lalaland81]

posted the rest of the songs off the cd on my channel

[babii009]

still have their cd in my room, album is actually pretty good

thought they would make it far, guess i was wrong

[DJDeepStrut77]

Velvet Empire were the top boys and girls of Popstar Canada season 2. They all are very talented, however the shows producers were Silver Eagle Records. S.E.R. were a cheap record company like K-Tell, so Velvet Empire were doomed from the start. The album was also was fairly generic to music scene of the time.

[amazingdany]

@DJDeepStrut77 Yeah, I had a feeling back in the day that they weren't a major label.

[MochaSkies]

I know the black girl in the group, Janelle, we used to sing together when we were little.

[yzbaby]

Does anyone know where the members are or what they're doing right now? I think Lacey is really pretty.

[Braves6709]

hhah remember when i had a crush on the blonde haha

[LexieFashionGirl]

I wonder why they never made it big, I still have their cd from back in 2002 or whenver this song came out and they were great!

[dreamershavemorefun]

wow i was 10 when this came oh god that means the hit list was still on ytv and this song was on it these guys are from canada right

[krazykanadianeh]

thanks for uploading, your awesome!!

[xoxogroupies]

OH MY GOD!!! When I was in grade five this my favorite song, and I had been looking for it for years now!!

[amazingdany]

" I just want some honesty from you, BOOOOOOOOOOY"

The only part that I remember from that song...

[lalaland81]

can someone post the episodes on the show??

[babygirl04ca]

holy man...this brings me back!

[eagelswift]

Whatever happened to these guys? They're not that bad

[angelsaints00]

What show did these guys win? I remember this!

[lastglitter]

@angelsaints00 The show was called "Popstars".

[missxerikax10]

This used to be my jam back in the day. Seventh grade.

[emix02]

In a groupe :

A BLack

A Gay

A cute Girls who sing verry good and the rest who make DECORATION

[Cutecare]

@emix02 lol

[jilliebum]

I really like their sunglasses... haha.

I used to love this song! Don't know why... It's pretty repetitive and annoying! Haha!

[Revan46]

Ahh.....love how they lasted for like.....less than a year. Gotta love some bands and one hit wonders:P

[MissBrice]

MEMORIES!!!!<3 When I was 11, I listened to this song 24/7!!

<3

[babii009]

dammmmn

i cant believe this is from 2002...

i have their cd in my bedroom and i still listen to it this day

shit, time flies...

[Miyuki1Miyahara614]

i know the black girl =] my friend's cousin ^^

[MrISIB]

I remember this had huge radio play where I lived. I can't belive they made 1 cd then they went their separate ways.

[dabee1234]

I use to have a big crush on the french guy he was so hot can anyone tell me his name? i know the guy with brown hair is ryan. idk?

[fntcypnts]

Ryan Hamilton. I went to school with his cousin haah.

[XBrodyXDalleX]

LOL i watched them play live at a mall near my house.i was STOKED! I was also 11 yrs old hahahaha

HURTIN FER CERTAIN

[Muhreeya17b]

oh my, I remember them getting made on Global =)

[islamsucksallah]

I saw that too. They were sitting at a table thinking of a name for the 'group'. One of the execs came up with Velvet Empire and says, "Well that's it. You're Velvet Empire! Now how does it feel to be a famous band?" What a fucking joke. Famous? Band? Look at them now. Google Popstars Wikipedia and see that all the bands found on that crap search show have disbanded. Wow, big famous bands. LOL!

[crazziebunnie]

It seems that the only group that came from these Popstar franchise that are still around would be Girls Aloud (in the UK) I really hoped that Sugar Jones and Velvet Empire had last. If one of them had stayed around at least might have had larger pop decent scene in Canada. But that is kind of a messed up way to get a name for a group.

[iLive4youOnly]

oh man i remember them. they're actually not that bad...

[beebah09]

lol

[saturdaynightjordan]

its so weird i remember this

[Cynth1a94]

i miss velvet empire

[TheImplodingVoice61]

I honestly have no idea why this song suddenly got stuck in my head today while on the morning commute. I kept humming the chorus and decided to look it up when I got home. Ah memories...

[melissawells]

i remember this show ohh GOSH those DAYS!!

[LuciIsADork]

omg, my best friend and i use to sing this all the time back in like grade 3! whoa long time haha

[mmmmmcake]

I met them at WalMart.

[orlibloom4]

Wow, I remember singing along to this with my sister..I couldn't remember the name of the song so I searched up the only line I remembered "I just want some honesty from you, Boooy!" Found it pretty quick after that, brings back good times:) Plus, they're Canadian, awesome!

[XxXaraXxX]

omg....memories! I loved them!

[angelforlife2008]

haha i was looking at a project i did in the fifth grade and it says whats ur favorite group and it said Velvet Empire so i just decided to check it out lol wow memories..

[badfreakz]

WOW!!! i haf not listened to this in FOREVER! brings bak so many memories haha! good times! i love this song

[angelforlife2008]

oMGG i know!!!

[miniteen59]

omg i remember this song. i loved it. I remember watching popstar. brings back memories

[LexieFashionGirl]

oh ya same!

i loved them : P

[babyXdoll]

ahah i seen them at bramelea , sugar jones too!

[BeBeDiiamonds]

Is it just me or is the blonde girl quite annoying?

[CanadaFamilyMan]

I like them all, but my favorite is Lacey (brown hair). I love her in those glasses! I wish they'd been more successful, 'cause they're all Canadians and hugely talented! I got their CD, and it's right on!

[corey246]

hahaha I liked Lacey best too

[alamshah24]

lacey is my music teacher. we call her mrs. purchase

[corey246]

what! really? haha tell her shes awesome for me if you dont mind :P

[puhssh]

AHAHAHAHA memories

[tictacc456]

holyy shitt forgot about these guyss wow memories

[KiaraLondon]

also wow.. Ryan is his name i think.. the clay look alike.. I want to know what kind of bronzer they used on him for this video lol

[KiaraLondon]

OMG this song..... I used to love this song!! This brings back such good memories of being 13... I swear I was raised on really bad Canadian pop music lol... I was all about the sugar jones, the soul decision, wave, the moffats.. haha p.s that guy does look and sound a lot like clay!

[theviolinist88]

HAHAHAH I REMEMBER THEMMMMMMMMMMMM!

[kiya404]

i member watching the making of this group one hit wonders

[amazingdany]

"I just want honesty from you, BOOOOOOY"

Ha, I even remember the chorus line without having to watch the video!!!!

[sparklez365]

i remember i used to love these guys LOL

[kandi4ya]

Aha

Lacie (the brown haired girl), is my substitute teacher :D. she sand amazing grace for us today. Shes AMAZING!

[ghettosagal]

She does look like she could be a teacher..

[Ibelivinitup]

LOL good old days. I used to have hots for both of the guys

[rashamalek]

OMG it's clay aiken lol jk

[sw3etsensati0n]

lol I thot he's like tha Canadian Clay Aiken too!!

[jennahzaharaa]

lmaao , i used to love these guys!

[Lynnengrad]

man this is so ridiculous.

love this shit.

[Robis2349]

Absolute utter garbage. The guy pretending to be a DJ is quite funny. The girl pretening to be Janet Jackson is blasphemous. At the much music video awards back in 2005 they were walkin around like they thought they were mega stars. As someone previous said: They haven't done shit since!.. How true.

[vaguy06]

love this song

[nnnray]

haha sooo only 3 of them sung the whole song?... good hustle everyone else

[adorkableCEE]

it's been so long since i heard this song and i finally found it :D

[Exophorie]

The other guy looks like Ryan Philippe.

[hotslikebots]

i liked this so long ago!!!

[stepherland]

Haha oh man, I used to LOVE this song!

[royale67]

one of em reminds me of Clay Aiken. Man, these guys went nowhere. Too bad.

[BrainiacN5]

that video is so bad :S

lol

[pinayprincessflower]

This song is so old. But such a good song. :D

[FilmGeek44]

Hahahahaha.....They haven't done shit since!

[Zeldalover14]

lol funny story, Ryan and another girl from velvet empire used to live with my friend and where my parents persanol friends!

[MikePikeTike]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA....no image for success unfortunately

[AlexisGrunge]

HAHAHA, so true.

[MikePikeTike]

lol :P

[musicgirl1526]

yeah why did they break up?

[Temp144]

cause they sucked

sugar jones pwns this shit!

[babii009]

i bought their album when i went to see them at bramalea

i even foudn it and listened to it yesterday

why did they break up?!!?

[alamshah24]

the girl with the shades is my music teacher.

[clumsygal56]

the "Clay Aiken" guy actually looks like Benji Schwimmer, 2nd season winner of So You Think You Can Dance

[wallysparks1]

clay aiken came after the dude on this show. Get your facts straight. You guys should be saying Clay Aiken looks like THAT guy. Not vice versa. lol I remember this song being popular when I was 13. wow..memories.

[tiinkletoes]

the gurl wiith brown hairs name is Lacey.... i met her... she married this guy i kno

[HCN8]

lol, old-school Vancouver Global channel. I remember when this came out.

[mikeonce]

loves it

[x0xaliishaax0x]

OMFG CLAY AIKEN!

WOAH

ha ha =)

[munir99]

wannabe clay aiken....i remember this song tho

[DancingAlone18]

It's such a hair product commercial.

[aLAO16]

OMG it's CLAY AIKEN!. just kidding.

[mikelinbasher]

the video was crony but nevertheless I loved the song

[kandi4ya]

Aha the brown haired girl is my substitute teacher.

[MeTyKa20]

wow I remember them from popstars I like this song but video is not my fave sorry

[Latalianna07]

next time i go to toronto im going to go the eaton center and see her and tell he that she should go and try out for canadian idol or something because she's a pretty good singer.

[justschr]

Her name is Janelle don't ask me why I know that, I remember the Clay akien looking kids name was ryan I think

[tensix]

Janelle is half black and filipino.

Believe it or not, she's my third cousin.

Haha when Velvet Empire was still together,

they went to PNE (in Vancouver) and performed.

Me and my mom's side of the family went to see her.

[Wizardboy12345]

WOW!! thats so sad

she used to be D list famous

and now just having a job at the eaton centre

[usedtobelieve]

I would sleep with Ryan in a heartbeat.

[wineandcake]

hahahaha, ryan works at my work!

[mahmelz]

and i swear iv'e seen the black girl (i forgot her name already) working at Sephora in Eaton Center!

[munirsm1]

ahahahaha

[mahmelz]

OMGG old school! lol..

[endingStart]

I can never get enough of Ryan's voice. Wish he would have tried out for Idol.

[envouge1234]

I have their CD.

This group is definitely my guilty pleasure because no one has ever heard of them, I listen to people who never were lmao

:D

I like them though

[lyricitis17]

I LOVE This group!!!! Best popstar thingy :P

the Justin guy i met him and i wasn't even aware until after!!!!!!!

[oxMelxo]

ohh geez! grade 9 memories.

[mrbri9htside]

I remmeber, that one of thsoe guys cried in an interview because people kept saying he had orange skin.

[liteskin11]

that guy reminds me of clay aiken:P

and that girl with the puffy hair is my friends cousin

[Stargazze22]

its too bad the group didn't work out lol

still like the song and video lol :P

[musicgirl1526]

why did they break up?

[jolyseCATASTROPHE]

haha, love this song!

[justjokingyall]

i still love this song and the video too

[mrbri9htside]

Canadian S Club. =D

[Utube7372009]

thought these guys were american?

[mrbri9htside]

?? No..they're pretty Canadian..

[likeholidaycheer]

HOLY 90'S!

[viky2030]

lol its from 2002

[rocketgo21]

hahah I remember how Justin was the token hottie. Ryan Hamilton is my old friends cousin. I remember when they were famous, I was in junior high.

[RockoInsano]

Wow....this is ancient..and lame.

[Jaclyne03]

wow, cant believe its been that long! Too bad it didnt work out for them. I went to karate withe Lacey

[theatregirl9]

Ha I remember them!

Ryan Hamilton goes to/went to my church.

[mangopeaches]

they had really good talent, but i guess this proves that first impressions are really importnat

[D44HL11NGG]

i met everybody in this video.

[pcd6music]

Wow, I haven't seen this since i was 9!

[Artimes1986]

OMG could that guy be anymore of a Clay Akin LOOK-A-LIKE?!?!?! Has he FELL out ofthe closet yet?? This brought back memories... thanks!! =)

[huss11]

LOL same here i hate still!!

[winnie16star]

i remember dis tune i was in Gr.9

[haeverland457]

Is the brunette dude gay?

[wineandcake]

haha no. he has a wife now.

[dinothunderblue03]

lmao i remeber them, ahh memories, me and my friends acting out the music video in grade 3 :| i have there cd ;) i think the consept of the show was stupid anyways, who wants to be in a band with total strangers anyways :S

[D44HL11NGG]

the girl with the curly hair is my cousin!

[chriskrazy8]

HOLY SHIT FOR REALSIES

[D44HL11NGG]

yep.

[kuasehfgaiurghfilms]

Oh man! I haven't seen this video in years and had been searching the web FOREVER trying to find it! THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting! You rock!

[megiscute2001]

I haven't heard this in awhile

[touti96]

OMG I dont believe

j'en reviens pas j'avais écouter cette émission

ils ont pas fait long, on les vois pu :o(

THANK for posting

[xtinafans1991]

omg i remember listening to these guys in grade 4 or 5 lol i still love it <3

[stellagirl86]

i love them i got to met them when there were in my town. i wish they still had songs i miss them.

[kuviasuktoknanuk22]

thanx 4 posting this. I was missing them sooo much the other day. I miss their cd. I WANT IT BACK!!! LoL

[HarajukuGuy]

I liked this band, but I prefered Sugar Jones better. Popstars was the shiznit those days.

[shellbaby6]

the group can sing. Collectively I dont think they'd make it together.. which they didnt. One of those guys could sing, and the two solo girls in this song could sing.