Confessions of Me: Dream Street
Becoming Of: Dream Street was put together by producers Louis Baldonieri and Brian Lukow. They were originally named Boy Wonder... Yikes, Thank goodness that name was a fail. The group was made up of boys from the New York Broadway and Acting scene. They were all practically veterans of the entertainment world. Matt Ballinger was not part of the original group, which consisted of Gregory Raposo, Jesse McCartney, Frankie Galasso, Chris Trousdale and Davis Knight. Davis quit and was replaced by Matt. Their self-titled album was released in 2001, and hit gold. The group disbanded in 2002 due to a legal battle between the parents and managers of the group. It is said that they are not allowed to perform together again, but I'm not sure if that is a true statement. I would love to have someone clarify it for me.
Years Active: 1999-2002
Discography: Dream Street
-Feel The Rain
-They Don't Understand
-It Happens Everytime
-Gotta Get The Girl
-Sugar Rush
-Jennifer Goodbye
-I Say Yeah
-Matter of Time
-Let's Get Funky Tonight
-This Time
-Hooked On You
-Someone To Hold Me Tonight
-Dream On
Members: Chris Trousdale, Jesse McCartney, Greg Raposo, Frankie Galasso, Matt Ballinger
Features: Dream Street Live, The Biggest Fan
Jesse: The young one of the group. I always saw him as sweet little innocent Jesse. He went solo after the group split up. His new album, Have It All, will be released in early 2011. He co-wrote Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love." He has totally grown from cute little Jesse to sexy swagged out Jesse! The new single "Shake" is bomb and so hott. He went all Leo on us y'all! So proud of him and looking forward to seeing what else he has to bring. Love ya Jess!
Greg: For some reason, I always saw him as the "Mafia" man of the group haha! Don't really know much about what's going on with Greg. He went solo as well and from what I've heard he was very successful with selling out concerts. He had his first headlining tour with radio disney in 2003 with Stevie Brock, and J-Mac was opening for him. He's had several variations of bands throughout the years, and he's even done some acting. Other than that I honestly don't know too much, but I'd love to hear and see more of him and I hope all is well Greg. Muahs!
Matt: Ahh Matty. The adorable one :). Matt had a voice like no other. He could serenade and make the little ladies melt. He went back to high school to be a noraml teenager. I mean, he did come OUT of retirement to be in the group, so it's only natural for him to go back. During college he joined a group called "The Juice", which released an album on iTunes and disbanded in 2008. He later joined another group titled Open Till Midnight. He starred in a short film. Jesse says he still keeps in touch with Matt and also says he is working for a lawfirm. Kisses Matt!
Frankie: The sweetie pie of the group. Now I first came across Frank in Jungle2Jungle when it first came out in '97. I always saw him as caring and passionate. And his voice is still, to this day, smooth and sexy lol. I know in 2003 he starred in a film title "A Tale of Two Pizzas." It is said that he's working on an album that has yet to have a release date. We all love and adore Frankie.
Chris: My absolute fav. I'm talking about, like, when I was 9, I thought I was in love haha! Just kidding! :D Chris was the sexy, pretty boy with the nice hair, sexy voice, and smooth moves. He was my favorite voice out of the 5 boys and I thought he was and STILL is the sexiest man alive... Mmm mmm mmm. So after the split, Chris went solo. He was busy promoting the movie, "The Biggest Fan" and his songs for the soundtrack. He recorded "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" with female pop group Play and it became a hit on Radio Disney. In 2008, Chris starred in two films, Seducing Spirits and Sacred Journey, both of which I'd like to see in full, but I have seen clips of Seducing Spirits. He also starred in Disney Channel's Shake It up on episode "Age It Up" (which is the whole reason I actually got back into DS). He'll be teaching classes at a dance studio in Paris, Michigan. Chris has also been working really hard on his album due in 2011.
I was one of those girls who LOVED to love boybands. When you're as young as I was and you don't know a thing about the real world, you fantasize about being in love and being with someone who you think is absolutely perfect. So that's, in my opinion, why there are so many fangirls who obsess over boybands. With BSB, NSYNC, LFO, O-Town, 5ive and Dream Street, I was a perfect example of a fangirl. I loved them all. My walls were covered in posters. Now this segment is about Dream Street and as you can see they were my favorite.
I like to think that they impacted my life in a great way. Good music, good dancing, good looks and a hell of good time while entering my teenage years. I will always have nothing but love for the boys of DS. So with that note, I love ya guys! Keep yourselves headstrong and positive, and always know you have your true fans behind you 100%. I hope you achieve all your dreams and much more.
This is Lexxi signing out...
