| B*Witched | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Ireland |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Years active | 1998-2002 |
| Label(s) | Glowworm |
| Former members | |
| Lindsay Armaou Edele Lynch Keavy Lynch Sinéad O'Carroll |
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B*Witched is an Irish girl group who enjoyed success in both Europe and North America between 1998 and 2000, releasing two albums and eight singles, all of which made the UK Top 20. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Glowworm Records is a subsidiary of Epic Records. Former teen pop group B*Witched were signed to the label Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. A girl group is a Popular music act featuring several young Female Singers who generally harmonize together The original lineup comprised twin sisters Edele and Keavy Lynch, Sinéad O'Carroll and Lindsay Armaou.
B*Witched's first four singles all topped the UK charts, making them the first Irish group to achieve that feat. The group split up in 2002 after being dropped by their record company. In 2006 the Lynch sisters formed a group, Ms. Lynch, which frequently performs B*Witched material at live shows and remains active as of 2008.
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Career 1998-2002
The original lineup of B*Witched comprised twin sisters Edele Lynch and Keavy Lynch (born 15 December 1978), Lindsay Armaou (Greek: Λίντσεϋ Γαίηλ Κριστίαν Αρμάου, born 18 December 1977); and Sinéad O'Carroll (born 14 May 1973). Twins are Offspring resulting from the same Pregnancy, either of the same or opposite Sex. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.
Boyzone member Shane Lynch, who is Edele and Keavy's brother, helped the group find a manager. Boyzone are an Irish boy band who had popular mainstream success during the 1990s Shane Eamon Mark Stephen Lynch (born July 3, 1976, in Dublin) is an Irish Pop star and Boy band Vocalist of They were signed to Epic Records subsidiary Glowworm Records in 1997. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Glowworm Records is a subsidiary of Epic Records. Former teen pop group B*Witched were signed to the label The label was run by Ray Hedges who produced all of the group's releases. Ray Hedges from Surrey, England (also known as Ray "Madman" Hedges is a songwriter and record producer
B*Witched released their debut single "C'est La Vie" on May 25, 1998. " C'est La Vie " is a song by B*Witched, released as the band's debut single from their first album B*Witched. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Despite mixed reviews, it reached #1 on the UK charts, making them the youngest female group ever to do so, and also made #9 in the US. Subsequent singles "Rollercoaster", "To You I Belong" and "Blame It on the Weatherman" also topped the UK charts, making B*Witched the first Irish group to have its first four singles all enter the charts at #1. " Rollercoaster " is a song by B*Witched, released as the second single from their eponymous album " To You I Belong " was the third single from Irish Girl group B*Witched 's eponymous album. " Blame It on the Weatherman " is a song by B*Witched, released as the fourth single from their debut album
The group's debut album, B*Witched, was released on October 12, reaching #3 in the UK charts and eventually being certified double platinum in the UK and platinum in the US[1]. On October 12 1998 Irish band B*Witched released their self titled debut album B*Witched Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon.
The band deliberately cultivated a tomboy image. Tomboy is a Girl who behaves according to the Gender role of a Boy. To appeal to a younger audience, B*Witched also understated their ages in their early years[2]. Singing dolls of the group were made by Yaboom Toys in 1999[3]. A celebrity doll is a Doll modelled after a Celebrity. Celebrity dolls have been in production for a very long time Yaboom Toys was a toy company They have produced many musical toys
A concert featuring the band performing together with UK group Five at Disneyland in the US was broadcast and released on home video. Five (originally rendered 5ive) were a British Boy band put together in 1997 by the same team that formed the Spice Girls, Bob The group appeared on the ABBA tribute single "Thank ABBA for the Music" which reached #4 in the UK and recorded a cover of "Does Your Mother Know" for the subsequent ABBAMania TV special. " Thank ABBA for the Music " is a medley of songs originally released by pop group ABBA, performed by Tina Cousins, Billie, Steps " Does Your Mother Know? " originally "I Can Do It" is the name of a song recorded in 1979 by Swedish pop group ABBA and was the second single to be
B*Witched's second album, Awake and Breathe, released in 1999, peaked at # 5 on the charts but did not sell as well as the debut. Awake and Breathe was Irish girl group B*Witched 's second album released in 1999 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Singles from the album were also less successful than earlier releases ("Jesse Hold On" reached #4, "I Shall Be There" #13 and "Jump Down" #16 in the UK). " Jesse Hold On " is a song by B*Witched, released as the band's fifth single and the first release from their second album Awake and Breathe " I Shall Be There " is a song by B*Witched, released as the group's sixth single and the second single release from their second album Awake and Breathe " Jump Down " is a song by Irish Girl group B*Witched, released as their seventh and final single the third to be released from their second album
After touring Europe and America, where they co-headlined the All That Music and More Festival with LFO and Blaque, the band began work on a third album. All That is an American LFO is an English Techno act on the Warp Records label LFO were pioneers of the bass-heavy techno music of the late 1980s to mid-1990s Blaque is an American R&B vocal trio Blaque stands for Believing in Life and Achieving a Quest for Unity in Everything A handful of new songs were recorded and released, including "Hold On" (featured in The Princess Diaries), "Mickey" (featured in Bring It On), and "Play That Funky Music". The Princess Diaries is a Comedy-drama Film and the screen adaptation of Meg Cabot 's 2000 novel of the same name. Bring It On (2000 is a Film about two competing high school Cheerleading squads starring Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse The latter two appeared on an American EP, Across America 2000, along with live tracks and the earlier cover of "Does Your Mother Know". [4]. The group appeared on the American soap opera General Hospital on July 4, 2001. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is an American Soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network during the
A planned eighth single, "Where Will You Go", was scheduled for release in mid-2002, but the group was dropped by their label before a promotional video (due to be filmed in Africa) could be produced. Plans for a new deal with Telstar Records fell through later that year, and the group officially split in September 2002 after Sinéad O'Carroll left the band. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. B*Witched was an Irish Girl group who enjoyed success in both Europe and North America between 1998 and 2000 releasing two albums and eight singles all of which In a 2007 interview, Keavy Lynch said that she had contemplated suicide after the label split[5].
Solo activity
Armaou set up an official website in 2003 and began working on solo material. She became engaged to 911 frontman, Lee Brennan in January 2006; the couple were married the following September[6]. 911 are a British Boy band that consists of Lee Brennan, Jimmy Constable and Simon 'Spike' Dawbarn. The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song 911 are a British Boy band that consists of Lee Brennan, Jimmy Constable and Simon 'Spike' Dawbarn. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** In May 2007 she joined the band Clayton (formerly known as Callaghan) in May 2007, as singer and co-writer.
Edele Lynch worked as a songwriter with the Xenomania production team, co-writing the tracks "Some Kind of Miracle" for Girls Aloud in 2003 and "Situations Heavy" for the Sugababes. Xenomania is one of the UK 's leading pop production houses put together by writer and producer Brian Higgins. Girls Aloud are a British Girl group created by ITV1 Talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002 Sugababes are a BRIT Award -winning English pop group trio from London. She married Michael Barrett on August 9, 2006 [7] and gave birth to a daughter in July 2007[8]. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Keavy Lynch formed a song writing and production company called Ziiiing!, a production and songwriting company, with musical partner Alex Toms. She played the lead role in a pantomime production of Snow White in December 2005 at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham. Snow White (in Low German Sneewittchen; in High German Schneeweißchen) is the title character of a Fairy tale known from many countries in Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England.
O'Carroll managed a girl group, Minx, until 2004, and has set up a youth musical workshop, Star Academy. In November 2007 she starred in an episode of the Irish soap opera Fair City as a hotel receptionist. Fair City is an award-winning Television Soap opera, first broadcast in Ireland on September 18 1989 As of 2008, she presents Inside & Out, a makeover show for TV3 Ireland. TV3 Ireland was the first independent Television channel in Ireland, entirely funded by revenue from advertising O'Carroll married Mike Rahman in June 2006 and announced her pregnancy in 2008[9].
Ms Lynch
The Lynch sisters began working together as a duo called Ms Lynch in 2006. As well as performing new material, the group frequently performs B*Witched songs during gigs at universities, nightclubs and holiday camps.
Discography
Albums
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B*Witched
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Awake and Breathe
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Singles
All regularly released singles and their chart positions in Ireland (IRL), the United Kingdom Singles Chart (UK), the United States (US) and Australia (AU). The British Phonographic Industry (BPI is the British record industry's trade association. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and " C'est La Vie " is a song by B*Witched, released as the band's debut single from their first album B*Witched. " Rollercoaster " is a song by B*Witched, released as the second single from their eponymous album " To You I Belong " was the third single from Irish Girl group B*Witched 's eponymous album. " Blame It on the Weatherman " is a song by B*Witched, released as the fourth single from their debut album Awake and Breathe was Irish girl group B*Witched 's second album released in 1999 Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The British Phonographic Industry (BPI is the British record industry's trade association. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and " Jesse Hold On " is a song by B*Witched, released as the band's fifth single and the first release from their second album Awake and Breathe " I Shall Be There " is a song by B*Witched, released as the group's sixth single and the second single release from their second album Awake and Breathe " Jump Down " is a song by Irish Girl group B*Witched, released as their seventh and final single the third to be released from their second album The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association.
| Year | Title | Album | IRL | UK | U. S. | AU | Notes |
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| 1998 | "C'est La Vie" | B*Witched | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| "Rollercoaster" | 2 | 1 | 67 | 1 | - | ||
| "To You I Belong" | 4 | 1 | - | 35 | - | ||
| 1999 | "Blame It on the Weatherman" | 9 | 1 | - | 48 | - | |
| "Thank ABBA for the Music" | ABBAMania compilation album | - | 4 | - | 9 | with STEPS, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra and Billie | |
| "Jesse Hold On" | Awake and Breathe | 6 | 4 | - | 52 | ||
| "I Shall Be There" | 29 | 13 | - | - | featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo | ||
| 2000 | "Jump Down" | 26 | 16 | - | - | - |
- A dash indicates the song did not chart or was not released in that country. " C'est La Vie " is a song by B*Witched, released as the band's debut single from their first album B*Witched. " Rollercoaster " is a song by B*Witched, released as the second single from their eponymous album " To You I Belong " was the third single from Irish Girl group B*Witched 's eponymous album. " Blame It on the Weatherman " is a song by B*Witched, released as the fourth single from their debut album " Thank ABBA for the Music " is a medley of songs originally released by pop group ABBA, performed by Tina Cousins, Billie, Steps Steps was a pop group that achieved a series of charted singles between 1997 and 2001 Tina Cousins (born April 20, 1974) is an English Singer. She has placed several singles in the UK top 20 both as a solo artist and Cleopatra are a platinum selling BRIT Awards and MOBO Awards nominationed R&B/Pop Girl group from the UK whose members are sisters Cleo Billie Paul Piper (born Lianne Paul Piper on 22 September 1982 is an English actress and pop Singer. " Jesse Hold On " is a song by B*Witched, released as the band's fifth single and the first release from their second album Awake and Breathe " I Shall Be There " is a song by B*Witched, released as the group's sixth single and the second single release from their second album Awake and Breathe Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a male choral group from South Africa that sings in the vocal style of Isicathamiya and mbube. " Jump Down " is a song by Irish Girl group B*Witched, released as their seventh and final single the third to be released from their second album
Other songs
- 1999: "Does Your Mother Know" was included on the ABBAMania TV special and compilation album
- 1999: "Get Happy" was included on the Pokémon: The First Movie soundtrack
- 2000: "Mickey" was included on the Across America 2000 EP and on the Bring It On soundtrack
- 2000: "Play That Funky Music" was included on the Across America 2000 EP
- 2001: "Hold On" was included on the Princess Diaries soundtrack
References
- ^ RIAA - Gold and Platinum - B*Witched Search. " Does Your Mother Know? " originally "I Can Do It" is the name of a song recorded in 1979 by Swedish pop group ABBA and was the second single to be Pokémon The First Movie is the Soundtrack to the first ''Pokémon'' movie in America " Mickey " is a 1982 hit US pop song recorded by singer and choreographer Toni Basil. Bring It On (2000 is a Film about two competing high school Cheerleading squads starring Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse The Princess Diaries soundtracks are soundtracks of the movies The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2 Royal Engagement starring RIAA. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
- ^ Showbiz Ireland - Sinead O'Carroll B*Witched by Michael Ramon
- ^ Yaboom Launches New Line of Entertainment Products With MCD Technology. BusinessWire via AllBusiness. com. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
- ^ B*Witched Across America 2000 USA 5" CD SINGLE (176317). eil. com. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
- ^ Music - News - B*witched singer speaks about split trauma - Digital Spy
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- ^ [2]
- ^ B*Witched singer Edele Lynch gives birth : Celebrity Baby Blog
- ^ "Sinead’s heartache over the tragic loss of her sister’s baby", Independent. ie, 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
External links
- B*Witched at the All Music Guide
- B*Witched discography at MusicBrainz
- Lindsay Armaou at the Internet Movie Database
- Keavy Lynch at the Internet Movie Database
- Edele Lynch at the Internet Movie Database
- Sinéad O'Carroll at the Internet Movie Database
- Ms Lynch profile at MySpace
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