Who Is That? #2 and #3 - Bella Thorne and Zendaya
The reason I have them together, both here and on the song list, is because in the Disney World they broke out as stars together on the TV show
Shake It Up. The show debuted with 6.2 million viewers -- the second most for a Disney show ever. Bella played Cece Jones and Zendaya played Rocky Blue on the show, which focuses on the pair being background dancers on a faux TV show "Shake It Up Chicago". Bella had no professional training as a dancer until she got the part. It is also interesting to note that Bella was bullied as a child for her dyslexia and Cece has dyslexia on the show; Bella has worked hard during her life to overcome the disorder by reading everything she got her hands on. Zendaya on the other hand has been dancing her entire life, started at eight years old for a the dance group Future Shock Oakland in Oakland, California. In 2013, she was even on Dancing With the Stars and finished as the runner-up. They both starred on the Disney original movie
Frenemies together, but in recent years Bella has gone on to other ventures outside of Disney, while Zendaya still stars on TV show
K.C. Undercover where she plays K.C., the daughter of a family of spies.
Shake It Up gave both Bella and Zendaya a chance to show their musical side as well. In 2011, our first song "Watch Me" hit #86 on the Hot 100 and happens to be one of my favorite songs of all-time; period. The show would lead to the release of an EP titled
Made In Japan that gives us our second song: "Fashion Is My Kryptonite". The
Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance soundtrack gave Bella the single "TTYLXOXO" and Zendaya "Something to Dance For". I have opted to go with the mash-up version of both songs, which is honestly an amazing pop tune anyway, but adds to the spirit of having these two together again. There's no other way to describe the songs from this era, other than 'explosive dance pop'. Seriously, these ones go harder or as hard as any other dance track in this rate, so be prepared. Check out "Watch Me" to get the idea and see if you can learn the words from its crazy chorus on the first play...good luck.
On their own, they struggled to get much music released. Bella was supposed to have an 11 track debut album released in 2014, but we only got an EP titled
Jersey which was preceded by single "Call It Whatever", a song that only made the EP in the form of a remix. However, since it's her only other official single, it has made the rate and you will earn
@WhenTheSunGoesDown's love forever if you give high marks. (He is our resident Bella stan). Zendaya did get a self-titled album out in 2013 and it is incredible electropop-infused R&B, but still on a 'teen-pop' level. It's a crime that there was only one single from the album, though its #51 chart placement probably had something to do with it. There's no doubt in my mind that "Replay" is going to be a discovery for some of you and if that happens, be sure to check out songs like "Butterflies", "Putcha Body Down", and "Only When We're Close" from
Zendaya. I have "Replay" below as well as "Butterflies" to help give you an idea of what her sound is like.
