Editing SWV (section)

=== Early life and big break ===
SWV was formed by founding members [[Coko|Cheryl "Coko" Gamble]] and Leanne "Lelee" Lyons, with Gamble later recruiting [[Tamara Johnson-George|Tamara "Taj" Johnson]] to join the group along with a fourth member named Samantha, who would eventually leave for unknown reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.swvonline.com/lelee.htm|title = All about Leanne "Lelee" Lyons|quote = With her love for singing, and sparse support from her family as motivation, Lelee's desires to put together a group were fueled but success did not come easily.|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091202100603/http://www.swvonline.com/lelee.htm|archive-date = December 2, 2009}}</ref> After getting their demo together, their manager at the time, Maureen Singleton sent out demo tapes along with bottles of Perrier ("We couldn't afford champagne", says Taj) to catch the attention of record execs all over America. In 1991, after being invited to sing live in front of RCA executives, SWV was signed to an eight-album record deal.