Roxanne Clark
| Teen Queens | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1992–1993 |
| Labels | Westside/Phonogram |
| Past members | Roxanne Clarke, Kellie Crawford, Liza Witt |
Teen Queens were an Australian pop music girl group, formed in 1992 by three model-singer-actresses: Roxanne Clarke, Kelly Hoggart (later known as Kellie Crawford) and Liza Witt. In 1992 they scored three hit singles on the ARIA Charts with cover versions of "Be My Baby" (No. 6, May), "I Can't Help Myself" (No. 28, July) and "Love How You Love Me" (No. 14, September). The group's debut album, Get Happy!, appeared in November, which peaked at No. 36. The group disbanded in 1993. From 1998 to 2008 Crawford was a member of Hi-5, a children's music group aligned with a TV series of the same name.
Teen Queens were formed in Sydney in 1992 by three model, singer, actresses: Roxanne Clarke, Kellie Hoggart (later known as Kellie Crawford) and Liza Witt. A pilot episode was developed by the creators of E Street, a teen TV soap opera, for a self-titled half-hour TV program about a girl group set in 1960s. According to The Canberra Times correspondent the show "follows three girls from the country who head to the city to make it big in the music world. Naturally all doesn't go according to plan."
By the time that the pilot was turned down, the trio had made the group a reality as a dance-pop act. In May 1992 their cover version of the Ronettes' "Be My Baby" became a No. 6 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart. Their debut album, Get Happy!, was released on Westside Records/Phonogram in November 1992 and reached No. 36 on the related ARIA Albums Chart. It included "some classic songs from the 60's." Bevan Hannan of The Canberrra Times rated the album at 3 out of 10, he felt that it was "Manufactured pop... for aspiring musicians (?) like the Teen Queens, who supposedly have the world at their feet, why would you choose to play the type of material that clapped out rockers use on the RSL club circuit? Get Happy is a bit like that... it would probably be better to tune in to 2CA, or better still purchase one of the '60s rock box collections. The originals blow away this regurgitated stuff."
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