ASHLEY TISDALE
Ashley Michelle Tisdale born July 2, 1985. She is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence portraying the candy counter girl Middies Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpe Evans in the High School Musical film series.
The High School Musical series became a successful franchise which included two television films, a feature movie, a spin off and numerous soundtrack albums. The popularity earned by Tisdale in High School Musical led her to sign a solo record deal with Warner Bros. Records in 2006.
Her debut album Headstrong, was released in February 2007, and debuted at number five in the U.S. chart and sold 64,000 copies in the first week. It was later certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. A second studio album, Guilty Pleasure, was released in 2009.During the late 1990s, Tisdale appeared in episodes of several television series, including Smart Guy, 7th Heaven, Grounded for Life, Boston Public, Strong Medicine, Charmed and Beverly Hills.
She had a minor role in the 2001 film Donnie Dark and recurring roles on the sitcoms The Hugh leys and Still Standing. Then, Tisdale was cast in the role of Middies Fitzpatrick on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody after auditioning for the roles of Middies Fitzpatrick and London Tipton. As the series became popular, Tisdale became a featured performer on the Disney Channel and performed a voice role in Whisper of the Heart. She was also cast in Disney's television film High School Musical, which became a major success for the channel after its premiere on January 20, 2006.
Tisdale's first solo album, Headstrong, is distributed by Warner Bros. Records and went on release on February 6, 2007. The album debuted at on the Billboard 200 album charts, selling 64,000 copies. Her first single "He Said She Said," written by Jonathan "J.R." Rotem and Evan "Kidd" Bogart, was released on December 19, 2006. There are three versions of the song: the Radio Disney version, which is more appropriate for children; a version which Tisdale sings during the High School Musical tour; and an explicit version which is more "mature" than the other versions and has some mature content like touching and kissing. She filmed a music video on January 25, 2007 for "He Said, She Said". Her second single, "Be Good to Me" was released on tunes on January 9, 2007, with a music video to be played on the Disney Channel and KOL. Her album was released on tunes and on Napster on February 6, 2007. Her music is a lot different than today's teen pop music and it has more or less of the sound of Backstreet Boys' Black and Blue combined with NSYNC's No Strings Attached and Spice Girl’s Spice World.