The band's members wereKehlani Parrish, Dylan Wiggins, Jaden Wiggins, Dillon Ingram, Denzel Merritt and Ali-Khan Lochin. They have featured various musicians and vocalists, includingZendaya,Gabi Wilson, Cole Berliner, Jared Anderson and Chasity Hinson.[4] OnAmerica's Got Talent, their performers ranged in age from 13 to 18.[5] Both Dylan and Jaden Wiggins are sons of producerD'wayne Wiggins, a member ofTony! Toni! Toné! and Poplyfe's producer.[5][6] Lochin is a cousin of the Wiggins brothers.[7] Most of the group's members were students atOakland School for the Arts.[6]
MemberKehlani Parrish left PopLyfe soon after the end ofAmerica's Got Talent due to several managerial and contractual disputes, with the rest of the band officially disbanding in June 2012. In July of that year, Parrish briefly toured with Ingram and Merrit under the name Contraband.
^abBarney, Chuck. "'America's Got Talent': Oakland band PopLyfe performs in finals,"Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), September 13, 2011.
^abTherese Odell. "X's and Oh!s - Which of the four remaining acts has best chance to win America's Got Talent?",Houston Chronicle, September 13, 2011, page 1.
^abChip Johnson. "Sweet sound of success pops in Oakland,"San Francisco Chronicle, September 9, 2011, page C1.
^Tammerlin Drummond. "Oakland's got talent,"Oakland Tribune, July 23, mmdkhf2011 (page unspecified in database).