Divinyls
Sign in to saveDivinyls () were an Australian rock band that formed in Sydney in 1980. The band primarily consisted of vocalist Chrissy Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. Originally a five-piece, the band underwent numerous line-up changes, with Amphlett and McEntee remaining as core members, before its dissolution in 1996. Amphlett garnered widespread attention for performing on stage in a school uniform and fishnet stockings, and she often used an illuminated neon tube as a prop for displaying aggression towards both band members and the audience.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Divinyls
- Musical artist.image
- Divinyls.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Divinyls in 1982
- Musical artist.origin
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Musical artist.genre
- New wave, pub rock, pop rock
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1980–1996, 2006–2009
- Musical artist.label
- Chrysalis, Virgin, RCA, WEA
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Divinyls
- Official website
- www.myspace.com/officialdivinyls
- Image
- Chrissie Amphlett.jpg
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- inception
- 1980-00-00
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
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- Divinyls
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17 sectionsContents
- Career
- 1980s: Formation, ''Desperate'', ''What a Life!'', and ''Temperamental''
- Image transformation
- 1990s: ''diVINYLS'' & ''Underworld''
- 1998–2005: After the separation
- 2006–2012: Hall of Fame and reformation
- 2013–present: Death of Amphlett and aborted 2018 reformation
- Band members
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- ARIA Music Awards
- Countdown Australian Music Awards
- MTV Video Music Awards
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Divinyls () were an Australian rock band that formed in Sydney in 1980. The band primarily consisted of vocalist Chrissy Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. Originally a five-piece, the band underwent numerous line-up changes, with Amphlett and McEntee remaining as core members, before its dissolution in 1996. Amphlett garnered widespread attention for performing on stage in a school uniform and fishnet stockings, and she often used an illuminated neon tube as a prop for displaying aggression towards both band members and the audience.
Divinyls released five studio albums—four placed in the Top 10 Australian chart, while one (Divinyls) reached No. 15 in the United States (US) and No. 33 for 3 weeks in Canada. Their biggest-selling single "I Touch Myself" (1990) achieved a No. 1 ranking in Australia, No. 4 in the United States, No. 10 in the United Kingdom (UK), and No. 13 in Canada.