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Bio:
Pop band formed in Dublin in 1986 by songwriter Nick Kelly with Dave Sweeney
(ex Vipers, guitar), Finbarr O'Riordan (bass) and Robert Hamilton (drums).
This lineup lasted for a year and recorded three tracks, two of which were
released as the band's debut single on Good Vibrations Records. Though this
was done with Terri Hooley's blessing, there was no official Good Vibrations
involvement, as the label was dormant at that time. The single's release was
organised and financed by the band themselves. The third track from this
session "What Kind of Town" remains unreleased.
Nick Kelly moved to London and assembled the second lineup (listed above) which
recorded the subsequent singles and signed to East West Records in 1989. The Fat
Lady Sings released two albums -- Twist (1991) and Johnson (1993) -- and many
singles for East West which I won't bother listing. Kelly later went solo for a while
following the demise of the band in 1994. Disillusioned, he returned to Dublin and
worked at an advertising agency. Eventually returning to the stage and writing new songs,
his subsequent solo releases have been financed by fans. TFLS staged a one-off
reunion in 2005 and have probably done it again since then.
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