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Friday, February 22, 2013

Mocha Girls

The Mocha Girls are an all-female singing and dancing group from the Philippines. The current line-up consists of members Mocha Uson (the group's lead vocalist and original member), Mae Dela Cerna (formerly of the EB Babes), Franz Fainsan, Yumi Ociman and Chloe Recto. The Mocha Girls have released four albums: A Taste of Mocha (2006), Mocha (2007), Deliciosa(2008), and Pinay Ako (2012), and have sold 30,000 album units in the Philippines.

The Mocha Girls rose to fame partly due to lead vocalist Mocha Uson's adult-themed antics and her online blog that specializes in offering sex advice to couples. The Mocha Girls are considered as "The Hottest Sing and Dance Group in the Philippines"

and are "The 3rd Best Selling Female Group of All Time in the Philippines" behind the Sexbomb Girls and Aegis

History

Formed in 2006, the original members were Mocha Uson, Hershey de las Alas, Heart de Guzman, Grace Oracion and Bez Lacanlale. In early 2010, the four members separated from Uson to form their own group, Girlz Ink.This led to the addition of new members Mae Dela Cerna and Jhane Santaguiel,later followed by the arrival of Yumi Ociman, and then Aura Balington. After Santaguiel left the group, she was replaced by Franz Fainsan in 2011. In 2012, Chloe Recto then joined,shortly followed by the departure of Balington, bringing the group back down to five members; Mocha Uson still remaining as the group's leader and only original member.

Performances and tours

The Mocha Girls regularly perform at various venues around Manila, and have toured and performed abroad in countries in the Middle East and Asia, as well as in other regions of the Philippines.

Throughout November and into early December 2012, the girls toured and performed shows for the first time in various parts of the US andCanada.A forthcoming second tour of the US is scheduled for February and March 2013.