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[[image:Food.jpg|right|thumb|Still from ''Food'' video]] | [[image:Food.jpg|right|thumb|Still from ''Food'' video]] | ||
− | ''5 Girls'' are an all girls rock band | + | ''5 Girls'' are an all girls rock band formed in 1993 and active through the mid-1990s, originally featuring [[Renee Dawson]] (vocals), [[Amy Lomas]] (bass, backing vocals), [[Vicki Pollard]] (guitar, backing vocals) and [[Katrina Batt]] (drums, backing vocals), formed by friends from Hamilton Girls High.<br> |
− | They produced two tapes, [[Fingered]] (with the catchphrase "Get Fingered by 5 Girls") and [[ITN]] (= 'In The Nude'). | + | They produced two tapes, [[Fingered]] (with the catchphrase "Get Fingered by 5 Girls") and [[ITN]] (= 'In The Nude'). However, they were best known for their song (and [[Greg Page]] produced video), ''Food''. With the band taking on a more hard-core sound, [[Renee Dawson]] left the band and went on to [[Loose New Romans]]. |
− | After ''Vicki Greetis'' (nee ''Pollard'') was asked to play at a girl’s night performance, the band reformed for a reunion gig in November 2016 at the [[Wintec]] End of Year Party gig. The band have continued to gig since this time, including supporting | + | After ''Vicki Greetis'' (nee ''Pollard'') was asked to play at a girl’s night performance, the band reformed for a reunion gig in November 2016 at the [[Wintec]] End of Year Party gig. The band have continued to gig since this time, including supporting ''Shonen Knife'' at [[Nivara Lounge]] in 2017. The band plays as both a 3-piece (minus Dawson), playing primarily their older noisier songs, and as a 4-piece, playing newer countryish-tinged songs. The band is now based in Raglan. |
==Releases== | ==Releases== | ||
*[[Fingered]] EP, 1993 | *[[Fingered]] EP, 1993 | ||
*[[ITN]] EP, 1994 | *[[ITN]] EP, 1994 | ||
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*''No Doubt'' appeared on the 1993 compilation [[They came to take us alive]] | *''No Doubt'' appeared on the 1993 compilation [[They came to take us alive]] |