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I, sing your name, promise to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of a Bella woman. And I solemnly promise never to have sexual relations with a Trebelmaker, or may my vocal chords be ripped out by wolves.

Aubrey leading the oath


The Barden Bellas is an all-female a cappella group at Barden University (loosely inspired by "Divisi" an all-female a cappella group at the University of Oregon) in Georgia. Per tradition, they used to only perform songs made popular by women, before the modernizing change Beca Mitchell made to the group and the changes new Bella Emily Junk would make. Under Beca's leadership, the Bellas went on to win three ICCA championship titles in a row. As of 2015, the Bellas have also claimed the title of A Cappella World Champions following their victory in the championships held in Copenhagen.

They are also one of the four a cappella groups in Barden University. The other three are the Treblemakers (all-male), High Notes (mixed-sex), and BU Harmonics (mixed-sex). 

From the old team photos on their bulletin board, the past membership has ranged from as few as five to more than twenty singers. Twelve competed at the 2011 ICCAs and ten at the 2012 ICCAs. It is not known how many openings were considered available to join the eight who continued after 2012.

The Bellas' Facebook page says they were founded in 1989, but some of the old team photos are dated before this. A Bella may have gotten the history wrong, just as the song archive handout credits "The Power of Love" to Celine Dion, the third singer to chart with it. It is presuming the Bellas were founded before 1981, with Katherine Junk being a Bella during that year.

The Bellas

Current Members

Treble-Boned Members

Former Members

Performed Songs

ICCA

  • 2011 Finals
  • Regionals
    • Ace of Base's The Sign
    • The Bangles' Eternal Flame
    • Vicki Sue Robinson's Turn the Beat Around
  • Semi-Finals
    • Ace of Base's The Sign / La Roux's Bulletproof
  • 2012 Finals
    • Jessie J's Price Tag / Simple Minds' Don't You (Forget About Me) / Bruno Mars' Just the Way You Are
    • Pitbull's Give Me Everything (Tonight) / Miley Cyrus's Party in the USA / Vickie Sue Robinson's Turn the Beat Around

Riff-Off

  • Ladies of the 80's
    • Hit Me with Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
  • Songs about Sex
    • S&M - Rihanna
    • I'll Make Love to You - Boyz II Men
    • No Diggity - Blackstreet ft. Dr. Dre

Riff-Off 2

  • Songs about Butts
    • Low - Flo Rida (ft. T-Pain)
  • Country Love
    • Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
  • "I Dated John Mayer"
    • We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
  • 90's Hip Hop Jamz
    • Doo-Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
    • Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest

2015 World A Cappella Championship

  • Run the World (Girls) - Beyonce / Where Them Girls At - David Guetta (feat. Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj) / Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa & P!nk
  • We Belong - Pat Benatar / Timber - Pitbull (feat. Kesha) / Flashlight - Original song penned by Emily Junk

U.S. Acapella Champions Tour

USO

  • Cheap Thrills - Sia (feat. Sean Paul)
  • I Don't Like It, I Love It - Flo Rida (feat. Robin Thicke)
  • Freedom! '90 - George Michael

Riff-Off 3

  • Party Songs
    • Get The Party Started - Pink
    • Shut Up and Dance - WALK THE MOON
    • Ignition - R. Kelly
    • Swing Down Sweet Chariot - Elvis Presley
  • Artists You Didn't Know Were Jewish
    • Love Me Harder - Ariana Grande (feat. The Weekend)
  • Zombie Apocalypse
    • Human - Christina Perri

Other

  • Party in the U.S.A. - Miley Cyrus
  • Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars/Just a Dream - Nelly
  • Titanium - David Guetta
  • Cake By The Ocean- DNCE
  • Toxic- Britany Spears
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