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Ferguson later recounted that during this tour, which was during the group's waning popularity, they performed at a county fair next to a barn of pigs for an audience of only three people. They embarked on a brief promotional tour throughout the U.S., continued to host on E!'s The Gossip Show, and performed 'Be Mine' on Donny and Marie. The album release coincided with the group's stint as Guess spokespersons and models. In September 1998, they released their second album, Oxygen, which included the first and only single 'Be Mine'. In 1998, Wild Orchid were featured on the song 'I Will Show You Mine” on the album Home Again from Dutch singer Rene Froger. That same month, they performed at 'Divas Simply Singing', an annual AIDS benefit concert in Los Angeles hosted by Sheryl Lee Ralph. The 'I Won't Play the Fool' remix landed on a Top 10 Dance Remixes Chart of 1998 in Billboard. In May 1998, they released dance remixes of their songs 'I Won't Play the Fool' and 'Follow Me' (from their debut album) which were underground club hits. The trio toured as an opening act for 98 Degrees and 'N Sync across the U.S. The group were frequent guest hosts on E!'s The Gossip Show.

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Wild Orchid spent most of 1997 promoting their debut album, making appearances on various TV shows such as Oddville, MTV, The RuPaul Show, Vibe, Mad TV, Soul Train, and The Jenny Jones Show, in addition to a guest appearance on the UPN sitcom Goode Behavior. 'Talk to Me' received two Billboard Music Award nominations in the categories of Best clip and Best new artist clip. according to SoundScan) and included the singles ' Talk to Me', 'At Night I Pray' and 'Supernatural'. The largely self-written album sold nearly a million units worldwide (including 108,000 units in the U.S. In March 1997, Wild Orchid released their self-titled debut album Wild Orchid. A music video directed by Marcus Nispel, known for his work with Janet Jackson, was in heavy rotation on MTV, BET and VH1. The group's first single ' At Night I Pray' charted at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the R&B Singles charts at number 49 in November 1996. In 1995, Wild Orchid recorded the theme song for the NBC sitcom Hope & Gloria. Duran left the group to work on the Nickelodeon TV show Roundhouse, leaving Wild Orchid as a trio. Ron Fair became the group’s A&R rep, eventually co-producing their first album. Wild Orchid joined forces with several record labels including RCA, EMI, and Capitol, eventually signing with Sony Publishing and RCA Records in 1994. By 1992, the group changed their name to Wild Orchid and hired Marta Marrero, mother of fellow Kids Incorporated alumna Martika, as their new manager. Their former manager claimed that he owned the rights to the group's name. In July 1991, NRG performed to a sold-out crowd at a BMI showcase. Heather Holyoak returned to college, and was replaced by Micki Duran. In February 1991, NRG gave their first performance in a Los Angeles nightclub. As they wrote their songs and recorded their first single, entitled 'Get Crazy – Work It,' the girls also began coming up with choreographies for their music. Heather Holyoak soon joined the group and they began searching for a record contract.

Wild Orchid began in 1990 when former Kids Incorporated cast members Renee Sandstrom and Stacy Ferguson and their friend Stefanie Ridel decided to form an all-girl group based on their shared love of music and poetry, and they originally called themselves New Rhythm Generation, or NRG.

History 1990-96: Formation and 'At Night I Pray' In 2013, Us Weekly named the group number 18 of the 25 'Best Girl Groups of All Time'. Sandstrom and Ridel continued as a duo, releasing Wild Orchid's final album Hypnotic in 2003.

The group released two albums, earning Billboard Music Awards nominations with their debut. Beginning under the name 'NRG' in 1990, the group changed their name to Wild Orchid in 1992 and signed with RCA Records in 1994. Wild Orchid was an American girl group consisting of Stacy Ferguson, Stefanie Ridel, and Renee Sandstrom.

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