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(born 15 December 1979), former members of pop

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. The duo were signed to Ceol Music, and released their debut album ''Night Mode'' in 2011.

History

After

split, in 2002, Edele worked as a songwriter with the

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production team, co-writing tracks for

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and

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, while Keavy established an Irish music production company called Ziiiing. From 2006 through 2009, Lynch twins performed live in festivals and night clubs as Ms. Lynch, as well as posted several demos on their MySpace page. In 2010 they renamed the duo as Barbarellas and, on 19 January 2011, the duo's debut single "Body Rock" was released, produced by

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, and remixed by Manhattan Clique and Riffs&Rays.

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called the song "basically a completely amazing chorus with some slightly less amazing other stuff thrown in". Their second single, "Night Mode" (originally titled "Diet Coke"), was released on 10 April 2011 to a mixed reaction from fans, who criticised the change from "Diet Coke" to "Night Mode". The duo's debut album ''Night Mode'' was released on 17 April 2011 to a mixed reception from critics, and like the singles, did not appear in the Top 100. The duo ended in October 2012 when it was announced that

would reunite.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

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