The history of girl bands

Charlie-Mae Taylor

What is a girl band

A girl band is a group of several females. The usually all sing, or have a few singing and a few playing instruments.

Some of the most popular girl bands throughout the years include:

Destiny's Child

Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams

- Originated in Houston, Texas

- Genres- R 'n' b, Pop and Soul

- Formed in 1990,

- Split in 2006

Cheryl Cole, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, Kimberly Walsh, Nadine Coyle

Girls Aloud

-Originated in London

- Genres of electro pop, pop and dance pop

- Formed in 2002

- Split in 2013

- Albums - Sound of the Underground (2003), What will the neighbours say (2005), Chemistry (2005), Tangled Up (2007), Out of Control (2008), Ten (2012)

Siobhan Donaghy, Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah, Jade Ewen

The Sugar Babes

- Originated in London

- Genres of Pop, Dance and R ' n' B

- Formed 1998

- Split 2011

- Albums - One Touch (2000), Angels with dirty faces (2002), Three (2003), Taller in more ways (2005), Overloaded (2006), Change (2007), Catfights and Spotlights (2008)

Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson Debbi Peterson, Abby Travis, Michael Steele, Annette Zilinskas

The Bangles

- Originated in Los Angeles, California

- Genres of pop rock, pop, jangle pop, new wave

- Formed in 1981

- Originally called 'The Bangs'

The Spice Girls

Mel B, Emma Burton, Geri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Mel C

- From London

- Genres of Pop, Dance Pop and Teen Pop

- Formed in 1994

- Label with Virgin

- Albums: - Spice, 1996 - One hour of girl power, 1997 - Spiceworld, 1997 - Forever, 2000

- Girl bands were popular from the 1920's onwards

- Jazz Swing was very popular in the 1920's

- Girl bands such as The Andrew Sisters (Maxine, Patty and Patricia LaVerne) were for being the most successful band in that era

- The Ingenues were also a part of this era and focused on Burlesque, Comedy, Song and Dance

- A new kind of music emerged during the second world war - Pop, Country and Jazz