Denim Fever swept the UK when B*witched exploded onto the scene with C’est La Vie back in 1998. Dressed head to toe in the funky blue fabric, the hyperactive foursome managed to make Irish Dancing cool again, or actually, just cool.
The Glory Days
The Irish girl group whipped British teenage girls into poptastic frenzy and as a result basked in the success of two albums and eight singles, all of which made the UK Top 20.
The original line-up of twin sisters Edele and Keavy Lynch, Sinéad O'Carroll and Lindsay Armaou managed to seduce the ears of kids all over Europe and North America as well as making denim the 'must-have' look of the season.
B*Witched's first four singles all topped the UK charts, making them the first Irish group to achieve that feat, but despite their initian success, the group split up in 2002 after being dropped by their record company.
The band were lucky in that Boyzone member Shane Lynch, who is Edele and Keavy's brother, helped the group find a manager, and consequently resulted in their signing to Epic Records.
B*Witched released their debut single C'est La Vie on May 25 1998 and despite mixed reviews it reached number one on the UK charts, as did their subsequent singles Rollercoaster, To You I Belong, and Blame It On The Weatherman.
Their debut album, B*Witched, was released on October 12 which made it to number 3 in the UK charts, as well as eventually being certified double platinum in the UK and platinum in the US.
After touring Europe and America, where they co-headlined the All That Music and More Festival they began work on a third album which saw a handful of new songs recorded and released.
However, despite this, the group inevitably had to split someday, and did so in September 2002 after Sinead left the band, five years later, in a promotional interview for her new band, Keavy Lynch dramatically admitted that she had contemplated suicide after the label split.
Life after B*Witched
Lindsay Armaou was always my favourite, that was until she hooked up with one of the hottest guys in pop; Lee Brennan from 911, whom she married in September 2006.
Lindsay set herself up with an official website in 2003 and began working on solo material before joining the band Clayton (formerly known as Callaghan) as a singer and songwriter in May 2007.
One half of the B*Witched twins went on to work as a songwriter for the Xenomania production team, and in doing so she co-wrote the smash hits "Some Kind of Miracle" for Girls Aloud in 2003 and "Situations Heavy" for the Sugababes.
She married Michael Barrett on August 9 2006 and gave birth to a daughter in July 2007.
The other sister, Keavy Lynch, formed a song writing and production company called Ziiiing! With her musical partner Alex Toms.
She also showcased her talents when she took on the lead role in a pantomime production of Snow White in December 2005 at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham.
The Lynch sisters decided to try and revive their music career by forming a band called Ms Lynch in 2006, and as well as performing new material, the group frequently performs B*Witched songs during gigs at universities, nightclubs and holiday camps.
The only blonde member of the group went on to manage the girl group Minx until 2004, and has also established a youth musical workshop called Star Academy.
In November 2007 she tried to break into the world of acting by starring in an episode of the Irish soap opera Fair City as a hotel receptionist.
She married Mike Rahman in June 2006 and has recently announced that she’s expecting a baby.
To bring home some cash she also presents Inside & Out, a makeover show for TV3 Ireland. O'Carroll married and announced her pregnancy in 2008.
The Lynch sisters decided to try and revive their music career by forming a band called Ms Lynch in 2006, and as well as performing new material, the group frequently performs B*Witched songs during gigs at universities, nightclubs and holiday camps.
So it looks like the days of B*Witched are set to remain a distant memory, although I think we all need a bit of cheesy pop in out lives, however, a fully denim outfit will unfortunately never, ever be cool.
FemaleFirst - Ruth Harrison
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