Florence Ballard her suit. Angered, Gordy ordered her to return to Detroit, and Birdsong officially replaced her, abruptly ending her tenure with the Supremes. It had been decided as early as May that Birdsong would be Ballard's official replacement once Birdsong's contract with the Bluebelles was bought out. In August 1967, the "Detroit Free Press" reported that Ballard had taken a temporary leave of absence from the group due to "exhaustion". Ballard eventually married her boyfriend, Thomas Chapman, on February 29, 1968. A week earlier, on February 22, Ballard and Motown negotiated to have Ballard released from the label. Her attorney in
April (girl group) April (girl group) April () are a South Korean girl group formed by DSP Media. The group debuted on August 24, 2015, with their mini album "Dreaming" and its title track "Dream Candy". The group is composed of six members: Chaekyung, Chaewon, Naeun, Yena, Rachel and Jinsol. April's formation was first announced by DSP Media on February 9, 2015, following their previous girl groups Fin.K.L, Kara and Rainbow. The six-member group (Somin, Chaewon, Hyunjoo, Naeun, Yena, and Jinsol) debuted on August 24 with the EP "Dreaming" and the title track "Dream Candy" (). On November 9, the group's leader, Somin,