702

702
702 (pronounced "Seven-Oh-Two"), named after the area code of their hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, is an American platinum-selling female R&B trio. Originally a quartet, the group eventually became a trio, which includes sisters Irish Grinstead (born June 2, 1980), LeMisha 'Misha' Grinstead (born June 10, 1978), Orish Grinstead (also born June 2, 1980), and lead singer Kameelah 'Meelah' Williams (born March 8, 1978) who left the group in 2001 to start her own solo career but returned in 2003.

In Nevada, sisters LeMisha and Irish Grinstead, and their friend Kameelah Williams, were students at a Las Vegas school. Whenever a big boxing match was in town, the Grinstead sisters would hang out in the lobby of Caesar's Palace and show off their vocal skills for all who would listen in the hopes that someone in the music industry would pass by. After many of these appearances, LeMisha, Irish, and her twin Orish, were losing hope, until one day, actor/comedian Sinbad, happened to walk by. Though not a music producer, he recognized how talented the Grinsteads were and visited their home in order to convince their parents to send the trio to Atlanta for a convention and music competition. Though the girls missed the deadline for entry, Sinbad used his name to get them in. "Sweeta than Suga," as they were then called (Sinbad suggested the name), came in second in the competition. As the convention was nearing a close, the sisters happened to see Michael Bivins (formerly of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe) passing by and persuaded him to listen. He later said that he thought he had found his own version of the Supremes. With the crowd that had gathered egging him on, Bivins agreed to work with the talented girls. After 702 made their recorded debut on Subway's hit single "This Lil' Game We Play"(Originally, there were 4 members: sisters Irish, LeMisha, Irish's twin sister Orish & their cousin Amelia), Orish Grinstead dropped out of the group and was replaced by LeMisha and Irish's good friend Kameelah Williams, while Bivins continued to work with different producers and songwriters to get the right feel for their first album. The new group was christened "702," which is Las Vegas' area code...
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