Tim Vickery
BANANARAMA are back and they are getting ready to tour again - and fans are delighted.
But what do we really know about band member Siobhan Fahey who first left the group in the 80s? Here's what we've found out...
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Who is Siobhan Fahey?
Siobhan Fahey was born September 10 1958.
We was born in Dublin where she was raised with her two sisters - one of whom played Eileen in the video for 1982 song Come On Eileen.
She is the one of the founding members of 80s girlband Bananarama, who appeared on The One Show in April 2017, to chat about their comeback.
Siobhan was also one half of the hit 90s duo Shakespeares Sister.
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When is the Bananarama UK tour? When can I get tickets?
Bananarama's 15-date UK tour kicks off in Glasgow on November 12 2017, and will end in Southend on December 2.
Tickets for Bananarama's tour go on sale on Wednesday 26 April with AEG Presents.
Prices have yet to be announced.
The band also headlined the Children In Need rocks the 80s! concert, which airs on BBC One at 8.30pm tonight.
They starred alongside the likes of Boy George, Erasure, Europe, Imagination, Jason Donovan and UB40... to name just a few.
UK tour dates
Wednesday 15 November: Newcastle City Hall
Thursday 16 November: York Barbican
Friday 17 November: O2 Apollo Manchester
Sunday 19 November: Eventim Apollo London
Wednesday 22 November: Bristol Colston Hall
Thursday 23 November: Birmingham Barclaycard Arena
Friday 24 November: Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Sunday 26 November: Bournemouth BIC
Monday 27 November: Cardiff St Davids Hall
Tuesday 28 November: Plymouth Pavillions
Thursday 30 November: Brighton Centre
Friday 1 December: Ipswich Regent
Saturday 2 December: Southend Cliffs Pavillion
When was Siobhan Fahey in Bananarama?
In the late 1970’s Siobhan left home and became involved in the punk scene in London.
Whilst there, she took a course in fashion journalism where she met Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward and joined their fledgling group, Bananarama.
With the help of Sex Pistol Paul Cook, the trio recorded their first demo.
Bananarama then worked with the male vocal trio Fun Boy Three, releasing two Top Five singles with them in early 1982, before having their own Top Five hit with Shy Boy later that year.
Siobhan, along with Sara and Keren, co-wrote many of the group's hits, including Cruel Summer, Robert De Niro’s Waiting, I Heard a Rumour, and Love in the First Degree.
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When was Siobhan Fahey in Shakespears Sister?
In 1988, frustrated with the direction she felt Bananarama was heading, Siobhan left the group and formed Shakespears Sister.
Initially, Siobhan effectively was Shakespears Sister, though American singer Marcella Detroit later became an official member, making the outfit a duo.
The band was nominated for numerous awards and showed a darker, different side to Siobhan, who often appeared in the band's music videos and on-stage as a vampish glam figure.
Their single Stay was their first and only Number One, and remained at the top spot for a massive eight weeks.
After two successful albums, tensions began to rise between Siobhan and Marcella and they split up in 1993.
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What did Siobhan Fahey do after Bananarama and Shakespeares sister?
In 1997, Siobhan appeared opposite Martin Dunne in the Irish short film Pinned.
She also briefly re-joined Bananarama in 1998 to record a cover version of ABBA's Waterloo for the Channel 4 Eurovision special A Song for Eurotrash.
Siobhan also got back with the band again in 2002 for a "last ever" reunion at the band's 20th anniversary concert at G-A-Y in London.
Since then she has continued to record her own music as well as write for others.
Is Siobhan Fahey married? Does she have children?
In 1987 Siobhan married Dave Stewart from the band Eurythmics.
The couple divorced in 1996.
They have two sons, Sam (born 1987) and Django James (born 1991).
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