Sirens (UK band)

Sirens
Origin	Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Genres	R&B, pop, hip hop, dance-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Kitchenware Records
Website	Official web site
Members	Karina Chambers Lea Reynolds Kat Monaco Jodie Connor
Past members	Lynsey Schofield (2003–2006) Michelle Heaton

Sirens are British girl group from Newcastle upon Tyne, best known for their Top 50 single, "Baby (Off the Wall)".

The Sirens line-up originally consisted of Karina Brians, Kat Haslam, Lynsey Schofield and Michelle Heaton. Heaton left the band before their debut single was released and was replaced by Lea Cummings. They dubbed themselves Sirens in honour of the infamous Greek myth of three beautiful women (Siren) luring sailors to their deaths by singing to them.

Brians left school at 14 to try to make money by doing a variety of jobs before running her own stableyard. Haslam set up her own business as soon as she was old enough. However, when they met aged 17, both knew that their future was in writing and making music together.

To get their big break, Brians and Haslam sold their automobiles to finance their studio demos in London, and also slept rough. After a variety of early trial and error line-up's Sirens were formed when Schofield and Cummings joined. Soon after, the girls signed a recording contract with the independent record label, Kitchenware Records, also home to Editors.

Their debut single was a cover of N*E*R*D's "Things Are Gettin' Better". Their second single "Baby (Off the Wall)" became their highest charting single, peaking at number forty-nine on the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album Control Freaks, released two weeks after "Baby (Off the Wall)", became a club hit in the UK and achieved commercial success in the Far East, which allowed the band to create their second album.

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