Fiestar (Korean: 피에스타) is a South Korean girl group formed by LOEN Entertainment in 2012. The group is currently composed of five members: Jei, Cao Lu, Linzy, Hyemi and Yezi. The group made its debut on August 31, 2012 with the single "Vista". The sixth member of the group, Cheska, left in March 2014.
Pre Debut
Cao Lu had previously debuted as a soloist in China after winning a 2004 CCTV singing contest. Her album Cat was released in 2005 under the stage name LuLu. The group's leader, Jei, had previously been a model for online clothing stores and appeared in music videos including Infinite's "Paradise", Bongshil Sister's "My Love", and Taw's "Happy Hours", featuring Joo and the Lifestyle. She temporarily replaced Joo during promotions. Linzy had been a trainee under YG Entertainment and was intended to be a 2NE1 member and then a member of another YG girl group, before the band was scrapped before debut. In 2010, she recorded a song for the Korean drama Obstetrics and Gynecology.2012–2013: Debut, label re-organization and Curious
Before their official debut, Fiestar released a duet with label mate IU for LOEN Entertainment's collective label album. The track was titled "Sea of Moonlight" and was a domestic chart success. They also collaborated with Tiger JK for the pre-release song "Wicked". The group released their first official single, "Vista", on August 31, 2012. The tracks from the corresponding EP all charted on the K-pop Billboard Hot 100.Fiestar's second single "We Don't Stop" was released on November 9, with the B-side track "Sweet Love" featuring ballad singer Kim Yeon-woo. Live promotions for the album began on Music Bank the following day. Alongside group promotions, Jei appeared in TVN's reality program Romantic and Idol, and alongside IU for the comedy show Gag Concert along with Cheska and Yezi. Vocalists Linzy and Hyemi appeared on KBS's 1000 Song Challenge, and the group as a whole made appearances on Weekly Idol and Dream Team 2. They also endorsed HIM Magazine.
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