Kitchen Party, formerly known as WooWoos, were a British girl group from

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comprising Jessica M-C, Alice Rhodes, and Tanisha Spring.

History

The original line-up of the group under the name WooWoos comprised Tasie Dharanj, Jessica Martin-Campbell, and Nicky Mac. A press release for the group explained that the name WooWoos referred to "a person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena". WooWoos released their Cameron McVey-produced debut single, "Fizzy Lettuce", via

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in November 2011, having been profiled in ''

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''s "New band of the week" feature the previous month; writer

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described them as "a girl trio with the potential to fill the gap left by

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..they have about them an air of credibility ..And there's a smartness and sassiness to their songs that suggest they had some hand in their creation, that they're not just three Auto-Tuned high-street honeyz". The website

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in 2012 but did not materialise, although the song "America" was featured on the soundtrack of the film ''

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''. By 2013, WooWoos had renamed themselves Kitchen Party, with Tanisha Spring replacing Mac. The group explained that the new name "seemed appropriate as the kitchen in our flat seems to be the starting point of everything, most of all parties". In May 2013, Kitchen Party released the mixtape ''11th Floor''. It was produced by ZDOT and Cameron McVey, mixed by DJ Cable, and includes original tracks alongside covers of

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's " One in a Million", Brandy's "

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". In September 2013, they released the EP ''Lights'', which features the singles "Lights" and "Fitz's Poem", the latter of which was inspired by the novel ''

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''. The "Lights" video was produced in collaboration with

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. As of October 2013, Kitchen Party were recording new material with Cameron McVey.

Discography

*"Fizzy Lettuce" (2011) *''11th Floor'' (2013) – mixtape *''Lights'' (2013) – EP

References

External links

* {{authority control British electronic music groups English girl groups British pop music groups British vocal groups Island Records artists Musical groups established in 2011 Musical groups disestablished in 2013 Musical groups from London Vocal trios Moshi Moshi Records artists 2011 establishments in England 2013 disestablishments in England