Австралиялық поп дуэті "Bachelor Girl" туралы

Pop group from Australia

Bachelor Girl are an Australian pop duo, formed in 1992 by Tania Doko as vocalist and James Roche as musician, producer and arranger. Their 1998 debut single, "Buses and Trains", was a top 10 hit in Australia and New Zealand; it peaked in the top 30 in Sweden and charted in the UK. The follow up single, "Treat Me Good", reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. Their debut studio album, Waiting for the Day, was released in 1998 and reached the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart and achieved platinum certification. Worldwide, Bachelor Girl has sold a total of more than 500,000 albums and singles.

Bachelor Girl formed in December 1992 when songwriter and record producer, James Roche, met vocalist Tania Doko. Roche had previously worked, on keyboards or producing, with Tommy Emmanuel, John Farnham and Jack Jones (aka Irwin Thomas). In 1999, it appeared in the top 30 on the Swedish Singles Chart and reached the top 100 in the UK. Their second single, "Treat Me Good", was issued in November 1998 and reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. In August, the album was issued internationally as Breaking Through from Down Under on Arista Records.

In April 2011, a compilation album, Loved & Lost: The Best of Bachelor Girl, was released by Sony Music Australia. It featured four tracks abandoned from the third studio album. Doko stated in interviews that the band did not feel there was enough material from their two albums to fill a greatest hits album, and they decided to use cuts from the unreleased third studio album. In May and June, Bachelor Girl performed three gigs to promote the album. In August 2011, the previously unreleased third album was released digitally, titled Beautifully Wrong – The Lost Songs. In 2012, Doko moved to Sweden where she worked as a singer/songwriter and vocal coach. Roche worked with a number of Australian musicians, including producing Anthony Callea's number one album, Backbone in 2016.

In mid 2017, Roche completed a three week trip to Stockholm, Sweden, where he met up with Doko. The duo wrote and recorded with various Swedish writers and producers. Roche said, "I had a fantastic time; the context there of musical creation and endeavour is inspiring and energising. I've returned with a collection of songs I am so excited about I can't wait to complete the production on them!". "Speak" was released on 18 June 2018, exactly 20 years since the release of "Buses and Trains". In February 2023, Bachelor Girl released "Calling Out Your Name".