Vorgyo is a realistic-fiction tween-pop girls' group from the suburban town of Metairie, Louisiana; they are known as "The Princesses of Kidpop" because they introduce popular music styles to many children, pre-teens, teenagers and grown-ups all over the world like folk, Motown, jazz and hip-hop.
Origins[]
The Realistic-Fiction Backstory[]
At the Retro Pop Diner in Metairie, Gwen made up a girls' group with her five favourite friends; she used an anagram of her favourite word (groovy) to make the name of the group. When the six girlfriends of Vorgyo recruited their old girlfriends from infancy, those old girlfriends from the local daycare became The Vorgyettes, assistants who sing backups, duets, trios, quartets, quintets and solos. When the Vorgyettes were finally assembled, Vorgyo recruited their families, boyfriends and grown-up friends, including their mixer, producer, arranger and conductor, Geoffrey "Audio Guy" Goodwin, to be special guest singers; that's how the band was born!
The Real Backstory[]
Created by Tom Lynch and Tom Ruegger, Vorgyo was inspired by Manhattan Toy's Groovy Girls, but Vorgyo luckily had no lawsuits and no trademark infringements at all! Vorgyo's premiere day was on October 2, 2004 (where they sang on Sebastian and Cindy's Treehouse, an educational, sing-along music appreciation and celebration TV program for elementary age children 4-9 years old.) After they made their debut on public kids' TV, they had musical interstitials on Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon; their first album (and cartoon special) was "Livin' In a Groovy World," complete with lyrics and notes including cast info. Vorgyo has been to many special events and other programs around the world; they've also had many milestones like a really special album and cartoon DVD called "Vorgyo and Friends" (with special cartoon friends from two favourite animated shows: The Class of 3000 and The Superstar Sisters) and even their Totally 10th Anniversary back on October 2, 2014! Approaching "their Totally 20th Anniversary" quickly, Vorgyo fans old and young treat their classic performances like their best friends; after all, Vorgyo is all about making and keeping wonderful friends!
The Singers[]
Vorgyo Themselves[]
Gwen Bridges- The lead singer of Vorgyo; she likes to duet with O'Ryan. Voiced by Connie Schulman reusing Patti M.'s vocals, Gwen's all-time favourite thing is singing with her girlfriends; her nickname is "Bluegrass Girl."
Reese Harper- Gwen and O'Ryan's favourite girlfriend; she loves to duet with Vanessa. Reese also loves to sing quartets with Gwen, Oki and O'Ryan. Voiced by Annie Mumolo with her "Mechatech Girl" vocals from Fanboy and Chum-Chum, Reese's nickname is "Popgirl."
O'Ryan Cavanagh-The cutest redhead in the world; she enjoys duetting with Gwen. Her vocals are provided by Nika Futterman reusing her Lulu vocals from Dr. Froyd's Funny Farm; O'Ryan's nickname is "Jazzgirl" because she loves to sing jazz standards, especially with her jazz records.
Oki Nakamura: A Japanese-American fashionista; she loves to duet with Yvette. Her vocals are provided by Tajja isen reusing the vocals of Jazzi from The Save-Ums.
Vanessa Gordon: A sporty and fun African-American girl; she loves to duet with Reese. Her vocals are provided by Chiara Zanni reusing Alexa's vocals from Camp Candy.
Yvette Flores: A kids' puppeteering aficionado who loves to do trios with Gwen and Oki; Grey DeLisle voices her with Yvette Ubetcha's vocals from The Fairly Oddparents.
The Vorgyettes and Special Guest Singers[]
They do special solos, duets, trios, quartets and quintets when Vorgyo doesn't sing in unison or members have no solos, duets, trios, quartets and quintets.
Angelique "60s Garage Rock Girl" Boutique-Ayanna's girlfriend who loves groovy 60s garage rock music, especially her favourite band, The Beatles! She's voiced by Annick Obinsawin reusing the vocals of Belinda from Ella the Elephant.
Ayanna Bananas- Angelique's girlfriend; both Ayanna and Angelique enjoy singing duets. Voiced by Jessica DiCicco with her Lynn Loud Junior vocals.
Kyle "Rockstar Guy" O'Malley- Gwen's boyfriend, voiced by Nancy Cartwright reusing the vocals of Stink from Stink audiobooks.
Sean Ean-Samuel's favourite boyfriend; he enjoys doing quintets with Kyle, Brandon, Gwen and Britta.
Brandon Randon Andon- Gwen's cousin, voiced by (TBA) reusing the vocals of (TBA.)
Blake Drake- Dylan's heroic boyfriend with a heart of gold, voiced by (TBA) reusing the vocals of (TBA.)
Bindi Indi Indigo- Oki's very special girlfriend; Bindi's all-time favourite thing is doing duets with Oki. She's vocied by Kath Soucie in the exact same voice as Daffodil from Clifford's Puppy Days.
Britta "Hip Hop Girl" Itta-Sean's incredibly noisy sister (because she has no inside voice) who loves hip-hop music, especially her favourite singer, Andre 3000 Benjamin, her favourite band, Outkast and her favourite song, "Hey Ya!" Hip Hop Girl is voiced by Jennifer Hale reusing the vocals of Madison S.P. from The Class of 3000.
Brenna Renna Enna-Kenna's horseback trail-riding sister; she's voiced by Kari Wahlgren reusing the vocals of Ketta from The Breadwinners.
Daphne-A deaf and nonverbal Vorgyette who communicates by sign language; instead of singing, she "sings in sign language" (signs the words to Vorgyo's tunes.)
Ailene "Folkgirl" MacPartlinn-A very comical Vorgyette who enjoys duetting with Reese and Vanessa, her very special girlfriends; she's voiced by Kari Wahlgren reusing Chloe Carmichael's vocals from The Fairly Oddparents.
Dylan- Blake's incredibly brainy boyfriend, voiced by Jessica DiCicco reusing the vocals of Zach from The Loud House.
Kenna "Surfrockgirl" Enna- Brenna's clever sister; she's the biggest Vorgyo fan ever! Voiced by Grey DeLisle reusing the vocals of Kitty the Kitty from Danger Rangers.
Samuel Amuel- Yvette's boyfriend who loves to sing his own solos and even belt out duets with Yvette.
Kendra "Oldiegirl" Endra-A nostalgia buff who loves to sing standards from the 50s to the 80s.
Danika Anika- Daphne and Reese's very special girlfriend, voiced by Nika Futterman with her "Lola" vocals from CatDog; Danika's favourite thing is crooning duets with Reese as Daphne signs along.
Kalvin Alvin- Kyle's favourite boyfriend, voiced by (TBA) reusing the vocals of (TBA) from (TBA.)
Mrs. Bridges - Gwen's mother, voiced by (TBA) reusing the vocals of (TBA) from (TBA.)
Mr. Bridges- Gwen's father, voiced by (TBA) reusing the vocals of (TBA) from (TBA.)
Mrs. Gordon - Vanessa's mother, voiced by (TBA) reusing the vocals of (TBA) from (TBA.)
Mr. Gordon-Vanessa's dad, voiced by (TBA) reusing the vocals of (TBA.)
Mr. Flores- Yvette's father, voiced by (TBA) reusing the vocals of (TBA.)
Mrs. Cavanagh- Jazzgirl's mother, voiced by (TBA) reusing the vocals of (TBA.)
Mr. Cavanagh-Jazzgirl's dad, voiced by (TBA) reusing the vocals of (TBA.)
Geoffrey "Audio Guy" Goodwin- The music mixer, vocal conductor, hit arranger and mastering genius nicknamed "The Audio Guy," voiced by Donovan Patton reusing his Bot vocals from Team Umizoomi.
Joshua Harper- Reese's big brother, voiced by (TBA) reusing the vocals of (TBA.)
Kayla Ayla-Voiced by Nancy Cartwright reusing the vocals of Goldilocks from 7D, she's a cartoonist who loved her Jimmy and Catherine albums as a toddler.
Jimmy Immy-The most handsome babysitter for kindergarteners and grade 1 kids, voiced by Tom Kenny with his "Mayor" vocals from The Powerpuff Girls.
Catherine Atherine-The prettiest babysitter for kindergarten and grade one children, voiced by Kathie Lee Gifford.
Clara Ara-Voiced by Hynden Walch reusing her Starfire vocals, Clara Ara is a daredevil.
Kinzey Inzey-
Kelsey Elsey-
Kami Ami-
Karly Arly-
Darci Arci-
Talli Alli-
Tomiko Chankun-Voiced by Mandy Clark reusing her Tomo vocals, Tomiko is a thrillseeker!
Carissa Rissa-
Cicely Icely-
Leticia-The sister of Lourdes; her nickname is "Motown Girl." Voicd by MC Lyte reusing the vocals of Tia from Divastarz.
Lourdes-The sister of Leticia.
Hadlee Adlee-
Harper Arper-
Savanna Annah-
Phoebe Oebe-
Pilar Ilar-
Siri Iri-A plucky Vorgyette who really loves to sing her own special solos. She's voiced by (TBA!) reusing the vocals of (TBA!)
Larissa Arissa Rissa Issa-A Korean immigrant voiced by Lauren Tom reusing the vocals of Numbuh 3 from Codename: Kids Next Door.
Victoria Ictoria-A Canadian immigrant voiced by Alyson Court reusing the vocals of Get Set for Life's hostess.
Shanelle Gordon-Vanessa's kindergarten sister voiced by Kari Wahlgren reusing the vocals of Suzy from Phineas and Ferb.
Cast[]
as Kendra
as Siri
Annie Mumolo as Sean
Nika Futterman as Brandon
Chiara Zanni as Kylee
Grey DeLisle as Mrs. Harper
Jessica DiCicco as Dylan
Cree Summer as Kassi
Kath Soucie as Mrs. Gordon
Jeff Bennett as Blake/Mr. Flores
Carlos Alazraqui as Mr. Bridges
Dee Bradley Baker as Mr. Harper
Cathy Cavadini as Trini
E.G. Daily as Kalvin/Samuel
Greg Cipes as Kieran/Joshua Harper
Tabitha St. Germain as Victoria
Gallery[]
Vorgyo's own "behind-the-scenes" publicity photos, which have been seen on press releases from Vorgyo Music, the family music imprint of Hip-O Records; they've also been on press releases from Hi-Tops Entertainment, Hi-Tops Productions, Hi-Tops Publishing and Hi-Tops Audio.