Girls@Play
| Girls@Play | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2000–2001 (disbanded) |
| Past members | |
| Vicky Dowdall Lisa-Jayne White Rita Simons Lynsey Shaw Shelley Nash |
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Girls@Play were a British five-piece girl group, consisting of Vicky Dowdall, Lisa-Jayne White, Rita Simons, Lynsey Shaw and Shelley Nash.[1][2] They were signed to GSM Records and produced by Stock & Aitken (Mike Stock and Matt Aitken).
Each member of the band had a different character that they played in their music videos. Dowdall played a cowgirl, White an executive, Simons a mechanic, Shaw a New York City traffic cop and Nash a pilot.[1] This gimmick led to Girls@Play being described as the female version of the Village People.[3]
The group released two singles; "Airhead"[4] on 12 February 2001[2] a cover version of "Respectable", originally by Mel and Kim, on 1 October 2001. "Airhead" reached number 18 in the UK Top 40 chart on 18 February 2001, while "Respectable" reached number 29 on 7 October 2001.[5][6] They also supported Hear'Say and Steps on their arena tours in 2000/2001.[6]
The group decided to disband on 18 November 2001.[6]
Recently there have been rumours the band are re-grouping for a one off performance, this is yet to be confirmed by a member of the group.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "NME review". NME.com. 20 November 2000. http://www.nme.com/reviews/steps/3502. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ a b "Girls at Play", Music Moz. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwMCzbfZTjM
- ^ "Airhead" (which was originally recorded in 1999 when the act were a duo, then re-recorded as a trio), Music Moz. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ everyhit.com
- ^ a b c "Girls@Play", Mobius' Music Home Page. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
