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Neon Jungle are a British four-piece girl group, consisting of Shereen Cutkelvin, Amira McCarthy, Jess Plummer, and Asami Zdrenka. They are best known for their second single "Braveheart", which peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Their first single "Trouble", reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.
Members
Shereen Cutkelvin
Shereen Cutkelvin, from Lanark in Scotland, is the youngest member of the band at 17-years-old. Cutkelvin admits that she is really shy, but that never stopped her getting herself a singing career, with her saying she’s been singing since she could walk and talk. Her father has played a big part in her aspirations to be a singer as Cutkelvin considers him her musical idol. Her singer/songwriter dad was the one who instilled a love of music in her.
Amira McCarthy
Amira McCarthy, 17-years-old, was born in London, United Kingdom. McCarthy has always known that performing was something she wanted to do. She has said that the moment she realised that the route she wanted to go down was music as opposed to acting or dancing was when she took part in a singing competition at her school Westminster Academy .
Jess Plummer
Jessica Kate Plummer is the oldest member of the band at 21-years-old. Plummer is from London and had previously worked as an actress. Her musical idols include Mariah Carey, Rihanna and Jessie J.
Asami Zdrenka
Asami Zdrenka, 18-years-old, was born in Japan, but now lives in the United Kingdom. Zdrenka is half Japanese and half English. Zdrenka has said that she has always loved to sing, and as a child, when her father took her on holiday to Japan, he would make her sing to her family. Zdrenka's mother was a singer and her grandfather had some albums out in Japan.
Music career
2013–present: Formation, breakthrough and debut album
On 10 February 2013, after a series of auditions, Shereen Cutkelvin, Amira McCarthy, Jess Plummer and Asami Zdrenka were formed to create the group Neon Jungle. It wasn't until April that they came up with their name Neon Jungle after taking inspiration from a song they were working on named Welcome to the Jungle, which will feature on their upcoming album. In May the group started recording their single 'Trouble', they then went and visited schools and radios across the country in order to get their name out there.
On 30 August 2013, Neon Jungle released their debut single "Trouble" as the lead single from their debut studio album. On 8 September 2013 the single entered the UK Singles Chart at number 12. In October the girls then announced they would be supporting Jessie J. On 12 November 2013, it was announced that Neon Jungle would be a performer at the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. In December, 'Trouble' debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart. Neon Jungle's second single, "Braveheart", was released in the UK on 19 January 2014. The song peaked to number 4 on the UK Singles Chart, making it their first Top 5 UK single. Their debut album is expected to follow. Neon Jungle released the song "Welcome to the Jungle" as the third single.
