Mom & Daughter Duo The Belles Share 10 Fun Facts Ahead of New Single

If you’ve been to one of JoJo Siwa‘s concerts this summer on her D.R.E.A.M. Tour, you most likely have fallen in love with her tour openers, The Belles!

Made up of Kelli and her mom Jaymie, the two opened up with JJJ about hitting the road with JoJo.

“It’s awesome to be on tour with JoJo because she’s so high energy and makes everything fun,” Kelli says. “I used to take dance from her mom, Jessalyn, back in Omaha when I was little, so we’re all like a big family who’s known each other forever!”

Jaymie added, “The beautiful thing about being on tour with JoJo is to see all the kids in the audience so happy! I love to watch the moms and daughters while we’re performing on stage – we all share the same bond!”

“One song in particular we play during our set, ‘Beautiful Girl’, talks about being strong in who you are, believing you are beautiful just the way you are, and I love sharing that message with not only the young girls in the audience, but also moms like me.”

Kelli also shared their fave thing to do together while on the road: “I love when we all go out to dinner together after a show, or when we go on adventures in different cities during the day. We went to the Space Needle in Seattle, scootered on the pier in San Diego, visited the arch in St. Louis, and toured the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. This is tour is really a D.R.E.A.M come true!”

The Belles will be dropping their new single, “Beautiful Girl” this week!

Check out 10 Fun Facts below!

• We have 2 corgis at home, Bella and Luna. They are sisters and they are adorable!
• Kelli’s first time seeing the ocean was when we flew to Los Angeles to audition for Nickelodeon and AEG to be JoJo Siwa’s opening act on the D.R.E.A.M Tour!
• Pre show ritual: every night before we walk on stage we shake pinkies for good luck!
• Kelli and Jaymie are from Omaha Nebraska, just like JoJo Siwa. They’ve known each other since JoJo was 2 and Kelli was 6. Kelli even took dance at Jessalyn Siwa’s dance studio called “Dance Unlimited.”
• Kelli graduated from high school at 16, and moved to Nashville at 18 to be a songwriter. She travels between Omaha and Nashville, and just graduated from the University of Nebraska at age 20.

Click inside for more facts about The Belles!

• Kelli has two brothers, Michael (17), who is captain of his high school hockey team, and Drew (15), who is the drummer in his high school jazz band.
• Jaymie used to sing in a band with her sisters called Mulberry Lane. Their first single, “Harmless,” was top 25 on the Billboard charts.
• Kelli’s favorite road snacks are FUNYUNS and Beef Jerky. Jaymie’s favorite road snacks are coffee and almonds.
• Our first tour outfits were created by Maggie Barry, who also makes clothes for JoJo and Lady Gaga. We love all the rhinestones on our bell bottom jeans!
• We started out when Kelli was 14 and asked to sing background vocals for Jaymie’s solo project. After 2 performances, the road manager for The Judds saw our show and told us we should become a duo, so we did!