VBirds were a British virtual

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, created in 2002 by a team of designers, producers and musicians. An animated television series of the same name, consisting of six one-minute episodes, aired on

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between long-form programming. The band's only single, "Virtuality", was released on

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and reached No. 21 in the UK Singles Chart in early 2003. A spin-off series of dance tutorials, ''VBirds: Perfect'', aired in 2003. Despite its success as a promotional tool to keep young viewers watching during ad breaks, no further singles were released. The band's backstory revolved around them being exiled from their home planet of Planet V by its ruler, King He:Lin, for refusing to participate in the dance farms on their planet. They were shrunk down in size and put into a dance machine which was launched from the planet down to Earth, so the humans could play with them as long as they wanted. The story concluded with He:Lin's echoing words "Enjoy yourselves while you can, VBirds. For you will never escape your dance machine prison!" The VBirds were interviewed on '' SMTV Live''. In the interview, Bling and Wow compare their music to that of fellow girl groups

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, Mis-Teeq and the Sugababes.

Members

*Boom is perhaps the most witty and energetic member of the group, although she can also be very bad tempered. Boom is able to create and throw pulsating balls of colour by blowing a kiss into her hand. This gives her a knack for decoration. *Wow is the most mature VBird. Her powers calm those around her, allowing her to keep most arguments under control. *Bling is the most fashionable of the girls and can easily show it by using her powers to create new costumes for the group in an instant. Although this ability comes in handy for the group during performances, she prefers to use it in her free time to annoy the other girls. *D:Lin is the youngest in the group, and with green skin she stands out more than the other VBirds. D:Lin loves nothing more than DJing whenever the group is not performing, and she also uses records as throwing weapons whenever the situation calls for it.

Single

"Virtuality" is the group's only single. It includes the B-side "Dance With Me", which samples the Woo! Yeah! portion of " Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins and vocals from "Virtuality".
music video
for "Virtuality" was also released and included in select versions of the CD single.

Legacy

"Virtuality" is featured in '' Dancing Stage Fever''.

References

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