Girls@Play
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| Origin | England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2000–2001 |
Girls@Play were a British five-piece girl group, consisting of Vicky Dowdall, Lisa-Jay White, Rita Simons, Lynsey Shaw and Shelley Nash. They were signed to GSM Records and produced by ( 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. This gimmick led to Girls@Play being described as the female version of Village People.
The group released two singles; "Airhead" on 12 February 2001 a cover version of "Respectable", originally by Mel and Kim, on 1 October 2001. "Airhead" reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart on 18 February 2001, while "Respectable" reached number 29 on 7 October 2001. They also supported Hear'Say and Steps on their arena tours in 2000/2001.
The announcement of Girls@Play's disbanding was made on 18 November 2001.
In January 2014, it was announced that the band's management are currently in talks to reform the band. They are also in discussion to reunite the band for the second series of The Big Reunion, however, this is yet to be confirmed, however this was confirmed as a rumour and the band have never materised since. Rita Simons has hinted the band may reunite in the future. In March 2016 it was announced that the band are currently in talks in reforming, but nothing has been confirmed.
Victoria "Vicky" Dowdall (born 23 January 1979 Gateshead, Tyne and Wear)
Vicky Dowdall grew up in Heworth, York and studied at Reavley Theatre School in Gateshead. In 1999 she was one of three session singers recruited by Pete Waterman to sing on a remake of "That's What Love Can Do" credited to Toutes Les Filles. Upon Girls@play's dissolution Dowdall joined her schoolfriend Camilla Romestrand to form a Pop duo originally known as Neway and subsequently as Honeytrap, Honeybeat, and in 2003 - taking a more Rock music focus - Purple Patch. Eventually Dowdall moved into artist management founding VDM Management based in London.
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