Wild Orchid (group)
Wild Orchid | |
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| Also known as | NRG |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | R&B, pop, soul |
| Years active | 1990–2003 |
| Labels | Sony, RCA, Yellow Brick |
| Past members | |
Wild Orchid was an American girl group consisting of Stacy Ferguson, Stefanie Ridel, and Renee Sandstrom. Beginning under the name "NRG" in 1990, the group changed their name to Wild Orchid in 1992 and signed with RCA Records in 1994. They released their debut album Wild Orchid in 1997, which featured the singles "At Night I Pray", "Supernatural", and "Talk To Me", the latter of which became their highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 at 48. In 1998, they released their second album Oxygen, which spawned the single "Be Mine", and began hosting the Fox Family Channel game show Great Pretenders (1998–2002).
In 2001, the trio planned to release their intended third studio album Fire, but its release was cancelled after its first single, "Stuttering (Don't Say)", failed to find much chart success. That year, they were dropped from their record label and Ferguson left the group. Sandstrom and Ridel continued as a duo, independently releasing Wild Orchid's final album Hypnotic in 2003. In 2013, Us Weekly named the group number 18 of the 25 'Best Girl Groups of All Time'.