Poplyfe
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POPLYFE is a teen pop band from Oakland, California
that performed in the sixth season
of America's Got Talent
. The band finished in fourth place by audience vote after performing a medley by Queen
in the finals. The band's members are Kehlani Parrish, Dylan Wiggins, Denzel Merrit, Ali-Kahn Lochin, Dillon Ingram and Jaden Wiggins, and at the time of competition, ranged in age from 12 to 16. Both Dylan and Jaden Wiggins are sons of producer D'wayne Wiggins
of Tony! Toni! Toné!
, who also serves as producer for Poplyfe; group member Lochin is cousin to the Wiggins brothers. Most of the group's members are students at Oakland School for the Arts
.
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
that performed in the sixth season
America's Got Talent (season 6)
The sixth season of America's Got Talent, a reality television series, premiered on May 31, 2011 on NBC. On September 14, 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr...
of America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
. The band finished in fourth place by audience vote after performing a medley by Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
in the finals. The band's members are Kehlani Parrish, Dylan Wiggins, Denzel Merrit, Ali-Kahn Lochin, Dillon Ingram and Jaden Wiggins, and at the time of competition, ranged in age from 12 to 16. Both Dylan and Jaden Wiggins are sons of producer D'wayne Wiggins
D'wayne Wiggins
D'wayne Wiggins is an American musician, blues guitarist, producer, composer and community activist, best known as the founding member of the 1990s soul/R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!.- Early life :...
of Tony! Toni! Toné!
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American Soul/R&B group from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s. During the band's heyday, it was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy...
, who also serves as producer for Poplyfe; group member Lochin is cousin to the Wiggins brothers. Most of the group's members are students at Oakland School for the Arts
Oakland School for the Arts
Oakland School for the Arts is a performing arts charter school in Oakland, California.OSA is located on the Fox Oakland Theatre at 530 18th Street across from Telegraph.On April 1, 2009 OSA was selected to be a California Distinguished School....
.