Irish band B*Witched are jumping back into the music scene after they split in 2002 over issues with their record label.
In 1996, Sinéad O'Carroll met Keavy Lynch, the younger sister of Boyzone's Shane Lynch, in a garage, where they decided to form a band.
They were soon joined by Lindsay Armaou and Keavy's sister Edele Lynch as they toyed with names like Butterfly Farm, D'sire and Sister before settling on B*Witched and signing to Glowworm Records.
The band were a huge success story, with super catchy songs like C'est La Vie, Blame It on the Weatherman, We Four Girls and To You I Belong.
Now, Sinead, Keavy, Lindsay and Edele are back with their first single in 10 years, Birthday, on the 25th anniversary of their first smash hit self-titled album.
Edele said: “We have always wanted to reform but we all have young children now so finding the right time was hard. We’ve done loads of festivals in the meantime so we’ve always stayed together. Now we have finally got it together and are really excited about our new single.”
Sinead continued to explain that she believes the band have a “strong bond” because they were self-formed and “all lived together in the same house in Surrey.”
“It was a crazy time but that helped strengthen our bond,” she added, recalling their time in the house that was being renovated at the time.
When asked how they coped with the overnight fame, Lindsay explained: “Everything changed so fast. We were catapulted into working 16-hour days, and we were so young to be thrown into all that fame. Suddenly realising that everyone knows your face.
“I struggled with all the attention. When I saw girl fans sleeping overnight at an airport waiting to see us, who were 14, 15 years old, I couldn’t get my head round that.”
After selling three million records and touring with the likes of Britney Spears and NYSNC, the band was dropped by from their label in 2002, which they described as a massive “shock.”
"One minute we were waiting to release a new single and then we get the call from our manager saying it was all over. It was like the rug was pulled from underneath us,” Sinead explained. “It hit us hard, and in different ways.After it all ended I couldn’t bring myself to go to a concert or listen to music. I just cried a lot. I felt bitter.”
Keavy continued: “What I found really difficult was I couldn’t process what had happened. I hit a wall and became very introverted. We were in America when we heard we had been dropped and I couldn’t process the fact that it was all over.
“I was angry. Edele told me I needed help so I went to counselling and that saved me. I was so inspired by the way counselling turned my life around that years later I trained to become a counsellor myself.”
With families and lives of their own now outside of the band, one might question how the four women plan to juggle the new endeavour.
But, as Keavy explained: "That’s the million-dollar question, right there. Music is our life so somehow; we will make it all work. It will be hard on the kids and our partners we know that but a lot of our gigs and festivals fall at a weekend so that helps."
Keavy and Edele’s brother Shane wished them the best of luck with their comeback, as he gushed: "I'm super excited for the girls and love the new single. They know their craft very well and I’m sure they will have a huge success with it.”
Birthday – the new single from B*Witched is out now.
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