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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = RBD
| Name = Divinyls
|Img = Gays_kissing.jpg
| Img =
| Img_capt = Divinyls at Homebake 2007
|Img_size =
| Img_size = 200px
|Img_capt = Christian, the gay member, was catched kissing some other pussy guy
|Background = group_or_band
| Background = group_or_band
| Alias =
|Origin = [[Mexico]]
|Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[latin pop]], [[teen pop]], [[pop rock]]
| Origin = [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
| Genre = [[New Wave (music)|New Wave]]<br>[[Pop music|pop]]/[[Rock music|rock]]<br>
|Years_active = 2004-2010
| Years_active = 1980-1997, 2006-Present
|Label = [[EMI]]/[[Virgin Records]]/[[Capitol Records]]
| Label = [[WEA Records|WEA]], [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]], [[BMG]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[RCA Records|RCA]]
|URL = [http://www.grupo-rbd.com/ Official website]
| Associated_acts = [[Air Supply]]
|Current_members = [[Anahí]]<br />[[Dulce María]]<br />[[Maite Perroni]]<br />[[Alfonso Herrera]]<br />[[Christian Chávez]] <br /> [[Christopher Uckermann]]<br />
| URL = [http://www.divinyls.com.au Official website]
|Past_members =
| Current_members = [[Christina Amphlett]]<br>[[Mark McEntee]]<br>[[Charley Drayton]]<br>[[Charlie Owen (musician)|Charlie Owen]]<br>Jerome Smith<br>Clayton Doley
}}
| Past_members = [[Bjarne Ohlin]]<br>[[Jeremy Paul]]<br>Richard Harvey<br />[[Richard Grossman (musician)|Rick Grossman]]<br>
}}
'''Divinyls''' are an [[Australia]]n [[Rock music|rock]] [[band (music)|band]] formed in [[Sydney]] in 1980 and featuring [[Singer|vocalist]] [[Christina Amphlett]] and [[guitar]]ist [[Mark McEntee]]. As the focal point, Amphlett performed on stage wearing a school uniform and fishnet stockings, often using an illuminated neon tube as a prop and displaying aggression towards band members and the audience.<ref name="McF">{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20020908085403/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=284 |last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink= Ian McFarlane |publisher=[[Allen & Unwin]] |year=1999 |isbn=1-86448-768-2 |accessdate=2008-05-30 }}</ref><ref name=pleasure>{{cite book
| last = Amphlett
| first = Chrissy
| authorlink = Chrissy Amphlett
| coauthors = Larry Writer
| title = Pleasure and Pain: My Life
| publisher = Hodder Australia
| date = 2005
| location = Sydney
| pages = 336
| url =
| doi =
| id =
| isbn = 0-7336-1959-2}}
</ref>
The band, originally a five-piece, underwent numerous lineup changes with Amphlett and McEntee as the core members, before breaking up in 1996.<ref name=pleasure />


The band was inducted into the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) [[ARIA Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] in 2006<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ariahalloffame.com.au/inductees_listing.htm |title=ARIA 2008 Hall of Fame inductees listing |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA)|accessdate=2008-05-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-award.php?awardID=36 |title=Winners by Award: Hall of Fame |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] |accessdate=2008-05-25 }}</ref><ref name="ARIA2006">{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/news-ARIAhalloffame2006.htm |title=2006 ARIA Hall of Fame Awards |publisher=ARIA |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref> and in late 2007 Amphlett and McEntee reconvened to record a new single and begin working on a new album. <ref name="Herald">{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22768642-2902,00.html |title=Fine line between pleasure and pain for Divinyls |publisher=''[[The Herald Sun]]'' |date=[[2007-11-16]] |last=Adams |first=Cameron |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref>The band played a short series of live gigs in Australia in late 2007 and early 2008.
'''RBD''' is a gay band made up of a bunch of pussies and assholes, they were all born in tepito and are chilangos, they were born to their whore moms an their gay dads.
==Soap Opera & Sitcom==
===''Rebelde''===
''[[Rebelde]]'' is a Mexican novela (soap opera), produced by [[Televisa]], starring the members of RBD. It is a remake of an [[Rebelde Way|Argentine telenovela]] adapted for the Mexican audience therefore leading to differences in characters' backgrounds. The series ran for three seasons, the final episode aired in the United States on December 15, 2006.


Divinyls have released five studio albums, with four of them reaching the Top 10 in Australia and one, ‘’[[Divinyls (album)|Divinyls]]’’, reaching #15 in the US. Their biggest-selling single, “I Touch Myself” (1991) achieved #1 in Australia, #4 in the US and #10 in the UK.<ref name="McF" />
The series is set at the fictitious Elite Way School, a prestigious private boarding high school near [[Mexico City]]. The school's faculty and the parents often have their own subplots as well. One feature of the show is the random use of English words and phrases, commonly used by fresas (like Mia Colucci when she said to Giovanni "Talk with my hand, please!" when he spread a vicious rumor about her.)


==1980s: Formation and early albums==
One of the series' major plot lines revolves around a group of students forming a pop band. The actors, who play the members of this band, are also in a real band, abbreviated as RBD to distinguish it from the show. RBD performs most of the music used on the show, and has been extremely successful in its own right, becoming one of the highest-grossing acts in Mexico and touring internationally.
{{main|Christina Amphlett|Jeremy Paul|Richard Grossman (musician)}}
Amphlett is the cousin of 1960s Australian pop icon [[Little Pattie]] and closely related to pioneer rocker [[Col Joye]] and his brother, leading promoter [[Kevin Jacobsen]].<ref name="McF"/> In her autobiography ''Pleasure and Pain'' (2005), Amphlett described breaking into the music scene from the age of fourteen, being arrested for [[busking]] when seventeen and travelling in Spain, and how her performances drew upon childhood pain.<ref name="Chrissie">{{cite book |last=Amphlett |first=Christina |coauthors=Larry Writer |month=November |year=2005 |title=''Pleasure and Pain: My Life'' |location=Sydney |publisher=Hachette Livre Australia |isbn=0-7336-1959-2 }}</ref>


Amphlett and McEntee (ex-[[Air Supply]]) met at the [[Sydney Opera House]] where Amphlett was singing in a choral concert in 1980.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Howl">{{cite web |url=http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/en/divinyls/divinyls.htm |title=The Divinyls at Howlspace |publisher=Ed Nimmervoll |accessdate=2008-05-30 }}</ref><ref name="Chrissie"/> They recruited [[Jeremy Paul]] (ex-[[Air Supply]]), Bjarne Ohlin and Richard Harvey,<ref name="ARDb">{{cite web |url=http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/d/divinyls.html |title=Divinyls at Australian Rock Database |publisher=Magnus Holmgren |accessdate=2008-05-30 }}</ref> and for almost two years they performed in pubs and clubs in Sydney's [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]]. Australian film director Ken Cameron saw Divinyls in a club, he asked them to provide the soundtrack for 1982's ''[[Monkey Grip]]'' and also had Amphlett acting.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084350/ |title=''Monkey Grip'' at Internet Movie Database (IMDb) |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database|IMDb]] |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref> The group released two singles from the soundtrack [[Extended play|EP]],<ref name="Monk">{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084350/soundtrack |title=''Monkey Grip'' Soundtrack at IMDb |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database|IMDb]] |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref> "Boys in Town", which reached #8 on the national singles chart,<ref name="Kent">{{cite book |title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970-1992]] |format=doc |last=Kent |first=David |authorlink= David Kent|publisher=Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |accessdate=2008-05-30 }}</ref> and "Only Lonely".<ref name="McF"/> Original bassist Jeremy Paul left before the movie or first single were released.<ref name="Howl"/> He was replaced on bass, briefly by Ken Firth (ex-[[The Ferrets (band)|The Ferrets]]) and more permanently by [[Richard Grossman (musician)|Rick Grossman]] (ex [[Matt Finish]]).<ref name="ARDb"/> Grossman left in 1987 to replace Clyde Bramley in [[Hoodoo Gurus]].<ref name="ARDbGross">{{cite web |url=http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/g/grossmanrick.html |title=Rick Grossman at Australian Rock Database |publisher=Magnus Holmgren |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref> By early 1988, Divinyls were reduced to the founding duo of Amphlett and McEntee with augmentation by additional musicians when recording or touring.<ref name="McF"/>
===''RBD: La Familia''===
[[RBD: La Familia]] is a pussy show with all the RBD members and their gay families. It was transmitted in more than 100 countries, showing to all the world their gayness.


Over the decade Divinyls released four albums, ''[[Monkey Grip|Monkey Grip Soundtrack]]'' [[Extended Play|EP]] on [[WEA Records]] in 1982, ''[[Desperate (Divinyls album)|Desperate]]'' on [[Chrysalis Records]] in 1983, ''[[What a Life! (album)|What a Life!]]'' in 1985 and ''[[Temperamental (Divinyls album)|Temperamental]]'' in 1988.<ref name="ARDb"/> The latter two albums were also released by Chrysalis in the US.<ref name="ARDb"/> They had hit singles in Australia with, "Science Fiction" #13 in 1983, "Good Die Young" #32 in 1984 and "Pleasure and Pain" #11 in 1985.<ref name="Kent"/> Their early manager [[Vince Lovegrove]] was former co-lead vocalist of 1960s pop band [[The Valentines]] with [[Bon Scott]] (later in [[AC/DC]]); Lovegrove had organised Divinyls' transfer from WEA to Chrysalis and their first tours of United States.<ref name="McF"/> They established a fan base there, without achieving major commercial success. Divinyls also had Australian hits with [[cover version]]s of [[The Easybeats]]' "I'll Make You Happy", and [[Syndicate of Sound]]'s "Hey Little Boy" ("Hey Little Girl" with the gender switched) which reached #25 in 1988.<ref name="Kent"/> Amphlett became a controversial and highly visible celebrity for her brash, overtly sexual persona and subversive humour in lyrics, performances and media interviews.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="RS">{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/100352/review/5945841/divinyls |title=''Divinyls'' album review |publisher=''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |last=Farber |first=Jim |year-1992 |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref><ref name="ARIA2006"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/artists/divinyls.htm |title=The Divinyls: Best Music from the 80s |publisher='80s Music Lyrics |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref>
==Biography==
===Members===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Birth Name
!Date of birth (and age)
!Hometown
Country
|-
|[[Anahí|Anahí Giovanna Puente Portillo]]
|{{birth date and age|1983|05|14}}
|[[Mexico City]], [[Federal District]], [[Mexico]]
|-
|[[Dulce María|Dulce María Espinoza Saviñón]]
|{{birth date and age|1985|12|06}}
|[[Mexico City]], [[Federal District]], [[Mexico]]
|-
|[[Maite Perroni|Maite Perroni Beorlegui]]
|{{birth date and age|1983|03|09}}
|[[Mexico City]], [[Federal District]], [[Mexico]]
|-
|[[Alfonso Herrera|Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez]]
|{{birth date and age |1983|08|28}}
|[[Mexico City]], [[Federal District]], [[Mexico]]
|-
|[[Christian Chávez|José Christian Chávez Garza]] alias el joto
|{{birth date and age|1983|08|07}}
|[[Reynosa]], [[Tamaulipas]], [[Mexico]]
|-
|[[Christopher Uckermann|Christopher Alexander Luis Casillas Von Uckermann]]
|{{birth date and age|1986|10|21}}
|[[Mexico City]], [[Federal District]], [[Mexico]]
|}


===2004-2005: ''Rebelde''===
==1990s: Divinyls duo==
In 1991 Divinyls released ''[[Divinyls (album)|diVINYLS]]'' on [[Virgin Records]] and the single "[[I Touch Myself]]" which became their only Australian No.1 single.<ref name="OzCharts">{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Divinyls |title=Divinyls discography |publisher=australian-charts.com |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref> The song reached #4 in the US and #10 in the UK. The majority of Divinyls' hits were co-written by Amphlett and McEntee,<ref name="McF"/> but in this case they wrote with Thomas Kelly and [[Billy Steinberg]].<ref name="APRA">{{cite web |url=http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch |title=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association|APRA]] |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref> ''diVINYLS'' reached #5 on the Australian album charts<ref name="Kent"/> and #15 on ''Billboard'' Top 200.<ref name="BillAlb">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hifwxqr5ldte~T31 |title=Divinyls at ''Billboard'' singles |publisher=[[allmusic]] |year=2006 |accessdate=2008-05-30 }}</ref> The drummer for the ''diVINYLS'' sessions was [[Charley Drayton]], who became romantically involved with Amphlett and from 2000 they have lived together in New York. A disagreement with Virgin Records stifled future development outside Australia where they released popular albums and achieved two more top twenty singles with "I Ain't Gonna Eat out My Heart Anymore" #19 in 1992 and "I'm Jealous" #14 in 1995.<ref name="Kent"/> During the 1980s and 1990s Amphlett collaborated as a songwriter with other artists including [[Chrissie Hynde]] and [[Cyndi Lauper]], and both Amphlett and McEntee worked on solo projects.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Howl"/>
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RBD debuted in December 2004 with the album ''[[Rebelde (album)|Rebelde]]'', released through [[EMI]]. The main writersand producers for the project were Carlos Lara (aka D.J. Kafka) and Max di Carlo, and their songs proved just as popular as the show. The first three singles ("[[Rebelde (song)|Rebelde]]", "[[Solo quédate en silencio|Solo Quédate en Silencio]]" and "[[Sálvame]]") were all number one hits in Mexico, with the fourth single, "[[Un poco de tu amor|Un Poco de Tu Amor]]" reaching number two. In November 2005 a [[Portuguese language]]d edition of the album was released for the Brazilian market called ''[[Rebelde (Edição Brasil)]]''. Although no [[English language]] edition was released, ''Rebelde'' sold well in the States, breaking into the Top 100 of the album chart (#95) and reaching number two on the Top Latin Albums chart. ''Rebelde'' sold over 400,000 copies in the U.S.<ref name="RIAA">[http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp Album sales in the U.S.]</ref> and was certified diamond in both Mexico and Brazil, selling at least 1.4 million copies between the two of them. In July 2005 a live CD/DVD, ''[[Tour Generación RBD En Vivo]]'' was released, including the group's sold-out tour of Mexico (35 sold-out concerts across the country, including six in Mexico City alone).


A live album, ''Divinyls Live'', was released in 1991 but Divinyls did not provide another studio album for five years. In the early 1990s they recorded a series of cover songs for various movie soundtracks, including the [[The Rascals|Young Rascals]]' "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" for ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' (1992), the Wild Ones' "Wild Thing" for ''[[Reckless Kelly]]'' (1993), and [[Roxy Music]]'s "[[Love is the Drug|Love Is The Drug]]" for ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Brothers]]'' (1993).<ref name="McF"/><ref name="IMDbCA">{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0025353/ |title=Christina Amphlett at Internet Movie Database (IMDb) |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database|IMDb]] |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref>
===2005-2006: ''Nuestro amor''===
In October 2005 came their second studio album, ''[[Nuestro Amor]]'', produced by Carlos Lara which set new sales records in Mexico, selling 127,000 copies one the day of release, and 160,000 copies in its first week alone. In the U.S., the album topped the Latin Albums Chart for 3 weeks and again broke into the overall Top 100 (#88). The first four singles hit number one in Mexico. In the [[United States]], only "[[Nuestro Amor]]" (#6), "[[Aún Hay Algo]]" (#24) and [[Este corazón|Este Corazón]]" (#10) charted on the Hot Latin chart.


It wasn't until 1996 that ''[[Underworld (Divinyls album)|Underworld]]'', their fifth studio album, was released in Australia by [[BMG]].<ref name="ARDb"/> Despite the success of ''diVINYLS'' Virgin had not kept them under contract and BMG did not release ''Underworld'' in the US. As with ''What A Life!'' they worked with three producers, beginning with Peter Collins recording "I'm Jealous" in Nashville, followed by Keith Forsey for "Sex Will Keep Us Together" and "Heart Of Steel".<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Howl"/> Although "Heart of Steel" was chosen as a single, Divinyls discontinued with Forsey because according to Amphlett "''he was a bit too 'pop' for us''" and remaining tracks were produced by their drummer Drayton.<ref name="Chrissie"/> In early 1997, Amphlett and McEntee had a falling out and separated without formally disbanding Divinyls.<ref name="Herald"/>
In 2006, during a tour of Brazil, a 38-year-old woman and her two children, aged 11 and 13, were trampled during a rush to an autograph session in the parking lot of a shopping mall in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]] on February 4. The three died and another 42 were injured in the incident, which involved a breach of a security fence holding back an estimated 15,000 fans.


==After the separation==
Early in 2006, RBD toured the United States for the first time, issuing a second CD/DVD in April, titled ''[[Live In Hollywood (RBD album)|Live In Hollywood]]'' produced by Carlos Lara, which peaked at number 6 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums Chart. Not long after, in May 2006, they released a Portuguese version of ''[[Nuestro Amor]]'', entitled ''[[Nosso Amor Rebelde|Nosso Amor Rebelde (Edição Brasil)]]'', specially for the Brazilian fans. With the June 2 finale of ''Rebelde'' (after three seasons), came the news that the group would begin filming a new telenovela and record an [[English language]] album composed of songs from their first two albums and some new songs. 2006 also brought RBD a nomination for the [[Latin Grammy Awards]] in the category "Best Pop Album by a Group or Duo" for ''Nuestro Amor''. However, they lost the award to [[La Oreja de Van Gogh]], but did a performance, singing a new version of "[[Tras de mí|Tras de Mí]]".
Following ''Underworld'' Amphlett pursued a stage career, in 1998 she played the role of [[Judy Garland]] in the Australian stage production of the life story of entertainer [[Peter Allen]], titled ''[[The Boy from Oz]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb1437/is_199803/ai_n5949270 |title=''The Boy from Oz'' theater review |publisher=Find Articles at BNET.com |month=March |year=1998 |last=Woods |first=Mark |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref> The production was a success and Amphlett's interpretation of Garland, during her final troubled years, brought her critical acclaim: she was nominated for the Helpmann Award for 'Best Female Actor in a Musical'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theatrepeople.com.au/feature_articles/2007/july/20070710_tp_helpmannawards.htm |title=Helpmann Award Nominations |last=Rafferty |first=Adam |date=[[2007-07-10]] |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref>


Amphlett and McEntee concentrated on solo projects and collaborations with other artists. Amphlett and Drayton lived in [[New York City]] from 2000, while McEntee ran a clothing label, [[Wheels and Doll Baby]], in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] with his partner, Melanie Greensmith.<ref name="SMH">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/27/1043534002655.html |title=I write the songs |publisher=''The Sun Herald'' |date=[[2003-01-28]] |last=Divola |first=Barry |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref> In November 2005 Amphlett published her autobiography ''Pleasure and Pain: My Life'' co-written with Larry Writer;<ref name="Chrissie"/> she detailed her achievements, drug and alcohol abuse, love affairs and triumphs while a member of Divinyls.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/book-reviews/pleasure-and-pain-my-life/2005/12/01/1133311152902.html |title=''Pleasure and pain : my life'' - book review |publisher=''[[The Age]]'' |last=Dwyer |first=Michael |date=[[2005-12-03]] |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref>
===2006-2007: ''Celestial & Rebels''===
Several months after the release of ''[[Live In Hollywood (RBD album)|Live In Hollywood]]'', in November 2006, they released their third studio album ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]'' produced and directed by Carlos Lara which debuted at number 15 in the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], marking first-week sales of over 137,000 copies in the U.S. The album however did not have a full week of album sales, due to its Friday release. Despite this, it became their first album to peak or chart within the top 20 of the Billboard 200.<ref>[http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003465594 First (and only) debut within top 20]</ref>


==2006: Hall of Fame and reformation==
[[Image:RBD Rebels.jpg|thumb|left|''Rebels'', all the pussy rebels showing their gay stands.]]
On [[16 August]] [[2006]] Divinyls were inducted into the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] [[ARIA Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] and had their first performance for 10 years at the award ceremony.<ref name="Herald"/> They reformed shortly afterwards and a compilation, ''[[Greatest Hits (Divinyls album)|Greatest Hits]]'', was released by [[EMI|EMI Music Australia]] in August 2006. A single, "Don't Wanna Do This", was released in November 2007 and an album recorded in [[Las Vegas metropolitan area|Las Vegas]] is expected to be released in 2008.
One month later they released their first English album, ''[[Rebels (album)|Rebels]]'' which debuted at number 40 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart with first-week sales of 94,000 copies. On the day of release, the cover of the album was altered by the changing of the group's logo from white to pink. Ironically, the band's third Spanish album ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]'' sold 43,000 copies more than ''[[Rebels (album)|Rebels]]'' in its first week.

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From their tour of Brazil, RBD released a DVD entitled ''[[Live in Rio]]''. They were also honored for selling over 2,5 million copies of their albums and DVDs sold in Brazil. Meanwhile, in Spain, ''Rebelde'' spent 5 weeks on the top of the charts going 2x platinum for sales over 160,000. ''[[Nuestro Amor]]'' sold enough to be certified 2x platinum as well, while ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]'', that came out on March 12, 2007, has been certified gold after only being in the chart for three weeks.<ref>[http://www.los40.com/actualidad/listas/afyve.html Spanish Albums Chart with certification sales] at ''[[Los 40 Principales|Los40]].com''</ref>
On March 2, 2007, Christian Chavez revealed that he is homosexual after pictures of him getting married to another man in Canada surfaced on the Internet. In a letter on the group's website, he asked fans for understanding and acceptance.<ref>[http://www.grupo-rbd.com/static/ChristianChavezEN.htm Christian reveils sexuality]</ref> The group after that worked two side-projects; ''Sálvame'', an organization that helps homeless youth get an education and shelter, and ''[[RBD: La Familia]]'', their new sitcom. In an interview in late March, [[Dulce María]] revealed that Sálvame will start operating on May 1 and that the RBD members were also thinking of starting the project in [[Brazil]], [[Spain]] and Mexico.<ref name="Sálvame">[http://www.grupo-rbd.com/portal/hgxpp001.aspx?37,5,74,O,E,0,PAG;CONC;3;32;D;374944;1;PAG;, Sálvame information]</ref>.

RBD has also been nominated four times in three categories for the 2007 [[Billboard Latin Music Awards]]. They have been nominated twice in the category for "Latin Pop Album of the Year By a Duo or Group", with ''Celestial'' and ''Live in Hollywood'', which were both released in 2006. They also received a nomination for "Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year" and "Latin Tour of the Year" for the below mentioned Tour Generación 2006.<ref name="2007 BLMA nominations">[http://artists.letssingit.com/artist-84gtp/news/213726 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards nominations]</ref> The show was be held on April 26 in [[Miami]]. They won in all categories they were nominated in; ''Celestial'' was the one which won the "Latin Pop Album of the Year By a Duo or Group" award.<ref name="2007 BLMA winners">[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/awards/index.jsp Billboard Latin Music Awards winners]</ref> The group has also prepared their 2007 world tour called ''Tour Celestial 2007'', starting in [[Ecuador]] on April 20. They were invited by [[Donald Trump]] to perform 3 songs at the [[Miss Universe 2007|2007 Miss Universe]] final in Mexico City, on May 28, 2007. The group performed a medley of "[[Wanna Play]]", "Cariño Mio" and "Money Money" in the event. In June 2007, RBD recorded the video for "[[Bésame sin miedo|Bésame Sin Miedo]]" in [[Transylvania]], while touring in [[Romania]], where ''Celestial'' was also released. It was the same year they were chosen to headline, along with [[Black Eyed Peas]], a series of [[Pepsi]] commercials to air on South America and Spanish-speaking countries. On July 19, 2007, RBD performed their single "Bésame Sin Miedo" at Premios Juventud 2007, and also won 7 awards that night, including "Voice of the Moment" and "Favorite Concert". They had won a total of 24 Premios Juventud awards by then. On July 20, 2007, RBD showed their new tour bus on ''El Gordo y la Flaca'' for their Celestial World Tour]. On July 25, 2007, RBD performed and acoustic concert in Mexico City as part of a new Ritmoson Latino Show called ''Confesiones en Concierto''. The group has become such a phenomenon they have been nominated as best international song of "[[Tu Amor]]" in [[France]] proving their huge success. They sang the single "[[Bésame Sin Miedo]]" in "Buscando a Timbiriche" and sang "Mexico" alongside with [[Timbiriche]], a popular group in the 80s and 90s.

===2007-2008: ''Empezar Desde Cero''===

The first worldwide "RBD Day" was held on October 4, 2007. RBD celebrated the day with many fans in Houston, Texas, and during their press conference they confirmed that their fourth Spanish studio album would be titled [[Empezar Desde Cero]], produced again by Carlos Lara and Armando Avila. The first single from [[Empezar Desde Cero]], [[Inalcanzable]], debuted on October of 2007 and peaked at #2 in Mexican charts. [[Empezar Desde Cero]] was relesed November 20th, debuting on #1 on the Billboard Latin Charts, and peaking at the Top 5 in a variety of countries such as Brazil (beign their first album not to top the charts in that country, peaking at #3) and Mexico. As of September 2008, [[Empezar Desde Cero]] had sold over a million copies worldwide. It was also voted by Billboard Readers as the third best album released in 2007. <ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/2007/readers/index.html "2007 Billboard Readers Choice"]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved April 23, 2008.</ref>

The second single from the album was the title-track [[Empezar Desde Cero]]. The song performed better than [[Inalcanzable]], peaking at #1 in many countries and became a Top 15 hit on Billboard Latin Charts. A third, radio-only single from the album, [[Y No Puedo Olvidarte]], was relesed, to few airplay (it peaked on #31 on Mexico). It has been said to be the final single from the album. In mid-2008, RBD released the special edition of [[Empezar Desde Cero]], featuring three bonus tracks and a bonus DVD.

Meanwhile, in April of 2008, RBD performed a concert for Brazil's capitol city, [[Brasilia]]'s 48th Birthday Celebration Party. The free concert was held at the city's main park and had an audience of over 500,000 fans. <ref>[http://www2.esmas.com/rbd/noticias/000564/rbd-brasil-concierto-gratuito "RBD se presenta ante casi 500 mil admiradores en Brasil"]. ''Esmas''. Retrieved April 21, 2008.</ref> Still on April, RBD was stated to be the first artist ever in the history of [[Slovenia]] charts to have 6 different albums in the Top 10 at the same weekend.<ref>[http://www2.esmas.com/rbd/noticias/000589/rbd-impone-record-eslovenia "RBD impone récord en Eslovenia"]. ''Esmas''. Retrieved April 23, 2008.</ref>

On August, 2008, the 2008 [[Latin Grammy]] nominations were announced, with RBD beign nominated for Best Pop Album with [[Empezar Desde Cero]]

===2008-2009: ''The Beginning of the End & Best Of''===
On August 14th, RBD announced trough a press release that they would disband in 2009. <ref name="Comunicado de RBD">[http://www2.esmas.com/rbd/fotos/comunicado-rbd/9543]</ref>. The group's manager, Pedro Damian, stated that, although there weren't any fights among the members, it was decided to be the best that they should disband, for the members were already planning different solo activities.

Alfonso and Maite were occupied with their TV projects (Maite as the lead from [[Cuidado Con El Ángel]] and Poncho with TV Series [[Terminales]].), while Christian was in the middle of a tour with the musical [[Avenue Q]]'s mexican stage production. Dulce was involved with the shooting of a movie and a variety of projects such as dubbing a cartoon character in a Mexican motion picture, while Christopher has said he plans to build a career as drummer and musical productor.

On September 23rd, RBD released [[Best of RBD]] a CD/DVD featuring their singles (with the exception of [[Y No Puedo Olvidarte]] and a DVD with music videos, as part of their goodbye.<ref name="Emi Music Mexico anuncia el nuevo de RBD">[http://www.emimusic.com.mx/portal/hgxpp001.aspx?2,1,135,O,S,0,PAG;CONC;2;71;D;1801440;1;PAG;,]</ref> It has been stated that the final studio album will be released on February of 2009, following a tour of over 15 concerts troughout Latin America, finishing the group's live career with a December 5th concert live on Los Angeles. <ref name="RBD Gira del Adios">[http://www2.esmas.com/rbd/calendario/004583/agosto-calendario-rbd]</ref>


They performed during the ''[[Australian Idol]]'' grand final at the Sydney Opera House, on [[November 25]] [[2007]], although their performance of "Boys in Town" (also performed by ''Idol'' winner [[Natalie Gauci]]) had to be repeated after [[Network Ten]]'s transmission feed was interrupted.<ref>{{cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Garth |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22820497-5001021,00.html |title=Natalie Gauci wins but Ten loses on Idol |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|The Daily Telegraph]]'' |date=[[2007-11-25]]}}</ref> A national tour of Australia followed in December 2007 with a touring band featuring Drayton on drums, Jerome Smith on bass, Charlie Owen on guitar and newest member Clayton Doley on keyboards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.divinyls.com.au |title=Official website |publisher=divinyls.com.au |accessdate=2008-05-31 }}</ref> Amphlett revealed on [[7 December]] [[2007]] that she had [[Multiple sclerosis|MS]] in an interview with [[Richard Wilkins]] on [[Network Nine]]'s ''[[A Current Affair]]'' nevertheless she was looking forward to touring with Divinyls.<ref name="MS">{{cite news |url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=333482 |title=I have MS, says Aussie rock legend Amphlett |publisher=ninemsn |date=[[2007-12-07]] |accessdate=2008-06-01 }}</ref> The next day Divinyls headlined the [[Homebake]] music festival<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/gig-reviews/divinyls/2007/12/07/1196812966879.html |title=Divinyls: gig review |publisher=''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' |last=Winterford |first=Brett |date=[[2007-12-07]] |accessdate=2008-06-01 }}</ref> where Amphlett displayed an emotional fragility when attempting to get the crowd to sing along with her.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/cookin-with-the-femmes/2007/12/09/1197135280458.html |title=Cookin', with the femmes at Homebake |last=Palathingal |first=George |publisher=''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' |date=[[2007-12-09]] |accessdate=2008-06-01 }}</ref>


==Members==
Chronological order (includes session / tour musicians)<!-- This list is incomplete: from roughly 1987 onwards there had been little stability in the non-core line-up except for Drayton, few session musicians were used on successive albums or tours until reformation in 2006. -->:<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/>
* [[Christina Amphlett]] (1980-1997, 2006-current) — vocals
* Mark McEntee (1980-1997, 2006-current) — guitar
* Bjarne Ohlin (1980-1986) — keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
* [[Jeremy Paul]] (1980-1982) — bass guitar
* Richard Harvey (1981—1985) — drums
* Ken Firth (1982) — bass guitar, replaced Paul
* [[Richard Grossman (musician)|Rick Grossman]] (1982–1987) — bass guitar, replaced Firth
* J. J. Harris (1985-1986) — drums, replaced Harvey
* Frank Infante (1987) — guitar
* Tom Caine (1987) — drums
* Kenny Lyon (1987) — keyboards
* Matthew Hughes (1987-1988) — keyboards, bass guitar
* Warren McLean (1988) — drums
* Tim Millikan (1988) — bass guitar
* Roger Mason (1988-1989, 1990) — keyboards
* Tim Powles (1989) — drums
* [[Charley Drayton]] (1990-1997, 2006-current) — drums, percussion
* Benmont Tench (1990-1991) — keyboards: [[Hammond organ]]
* Randy Jackson (1990) — bass guitar
* Lee Borkman (1991) — keyboards
* Jim Hilbun (1991) — bass guitar
* Mark Meyer (1991) — drums
* [[Charlie Owen (musician)|Charlie Owen]] (1991, 2006-current) — guitar
* Jerome Smith (1991, 2006-current) — bass
* Clayton Doley (2007-current) — keyboards


==Discography==
==Discography==
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{{main|Divinyls discography}}
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'''Studio and soundtrack albums:'''
===Studio Albums===
* 2004: ''[[Rebelde (album)|Rebelde]]''
*1982: ''[[Monkey Grip]]'' [[Extended play|EP]]
* 2005: ''[[Nuestro Amor]]''
*1983: ''[[Desperate (Divinyls album)|Desperate]]''
* 2006: ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]''
*1985: ''[[What a Life! (album)|What a Life!]]''
* 2007: ''[[Empezar Desde Cero]]''
*1988: ''[[Temperamental (Divinyls album)|Temperamental]]''
*1991: ''[[Divinyls (album)|diVINYLS]]''
*1996: ''[[Underworld (Divinyls album)|Underworld]]''


'''Compilations:'''
===English-Language Albums===
* 2006: ''[[Rebels (RBD album)|Rebels]]''
*1991: ''[[Essential (Divinyls album)|Essential]]''
*1994: ''[[The Collection (Divinyls album)|The Collection]]''
*1997: ''[[Make You Happy (Divinyls album)|Make You Happy]]''
*2006: ''[[Greatest Hits (Divinyls album)|Greatest Hits]]''


===Live Albums===
==Soundtrack work==
* Divinyls recorded the soundtrack for the film ''Monkey Grip'', with six songs appearing in the film: "Boys in Town", "Only Lonely", "Elsie", "Only You", "Gonna Get You" and "Girlfriends".<ref name="IMDbCA"/>
* 2005: ''[[Tour Generación RBD En Vivo]]''
* The song "[[I Touch Myself]]" has been featured in ''[[Prelude to a Kiss (film)|Prelude to a Kiss]]'', ''[[Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery]]'', ''[[American Pie Presents: Band Camp]]'', "[[A Trip to the Dentist]]" (an episode of ''[[Veronica Mars]]''), and the pilot episode of the ABC television series "[[My So-Called Life]]".
* 2006: ''[[Live In Hollywood (RBD album)|Live In Hollywood]]''
* In the early 1990s Divinyls recorded a series of cover songs for various movie soundtracks, including the Young Rascals' "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" for ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', the Wild Ones' "Wild Thing" for ''Reckless Kelly'', and Roxy Music's "Love Is The Drug" for ''Super Mario Brothers''.
* 2007: ''[[Hecho En España]]''
*The song "Back to the Wall" was used in ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master]]''.<ref name="IMDbCA"/>


==References==
===Compilation Albums===
{{reflist|2}}
* 2008: ''[[Best Of RBD]]''


===Soundtracks===
==Further reading==
* Amphlett, Christina; Larry Writer, (November 2005). ''Pleasure and Pain: My Life''. Sydney : Hachette Livre Australia. ISBN 0-7336-1959-2.
* 2007: ''[[RBD: La Familia (album)|La Familia]]''
*Stieven-Taylor, Alison, ([[2007-10-15]]). ''[http://www.rockpoolpublishing.com.au/books.php?name=rock-chicks Rock chicks : the hottest female rockers from the 1960s to now]''. Sydney : Rockpool Publishing. ISBN 9781921295065.

===DVDs===
* 2005: ''[[Tour Generación RBD En Vivo (DVD)|Tour Generación RBD En Vivo]]''
* 2006: ''[[Live In Hollywood (DVD)|Live In Hollywood]]''
* 2006: ''[[¿Que Hay Detrás de RBD?|¿Qué Hay Detrás de RBD?]]''
* 2007: ''[[Live In Rio]]''
* 2007: ''[[Hecho En España (DVD)|Hecho En España]]''
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==Tours==
===Tour Generación RBD (2005)===
Tour Generación RBD was RBD's first national tour. It spawned 35 sold out dates in Mexico, they visited Monterrey three times gathering over 50,000 fans. The live performances were viewed by many thousands of fans in Mexico. The tour was certified by OCESA as the fourth most rapidly sold tortellini in Mexico, behind (rear) [[The Cure]]'s 2004 Sing to the Deadly Mouse Trap Tour (#1), [[Britney Spears]]' 2002 [[Dream Within a Dream Tour]] (#2), and [[Backstreet Boys]] 2001 Black & Blue Tour (#3).

===Tour Generación 2006 (2006-2007)===
The Tour Generación 2006 began in the United States in March 2006, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with a crowd of more than 68,000 fans - a record-breaking act for a Latin group and a sure sign of their widespread success. 374,000 tickets worth a total of $18,200,000 were sold for the tour, putting them in the 15th place among all the US tours in the first half of 2006 by total ticket sales. The final outcome for the tour was over 23 million in only 37 shows list<ref>[http://www.pollstarpro.com/specialfeatures2006/Year%20End%20Top%20100.pdf RBD Shows]</ref>.

===Tour Celestial 2007 (2007)===
''[[Tour Celestial|Tour Celestial 2007]]'' is RBD's third tour where they'll be performing in America and Europe and South and Central America. On June 22, 2007 RBD filmed their concert in [[Madrid, Spain]](40.000 people in the concert) for a DVD called ''[[Hecho en España (DVD)|Tour Celestial 2007: Hecho en España]]''.<ref>[http://www.esmas.com/rbd/noticias/639662.html Noticias<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In early October, it was confirmed by Roptus.com that the rest of the tour would be postponed until further notice. The reason the website gave for these actions was that RBD wants to give their audience a much well deserved show by performing some songs of their new album, ''[[Empezar desde Cero]]'', which was released on November 20, 2007. This album was dedicated to their close friends and great fans Alberto and Elsa Veliz.

===Empezar Desde Cero World Tour (2008)===
The ''[[Empezar Desde Cero Tour 2008|Empezar Desde Cero Tour]]'' began in Hildalgo, United States, on February 2008, at the Dodge Arena. In late 2007, their Celestial Tour 2007 in U.S.A was re-scheduled for late February 2008, and became part of their new tour, ''[[Empezar Desde Cero Tour 2008|Empezar Desde Cero Tour]]''. La Nueva Banda [[Timbiriche]] was their opening act in the U.S.A. The tour is taking place in the U.S.A, Mexico, Chile, Honduras, El Salvador, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Spain, Slovenia, Serbia, [[Dominican Republic]], Romania, and many other countries in South America, Asia, and Europe. RBD performed in Brazil for over 500,000 people, breaking the [[Rolling Stones]]'s record. In September, they will do a concert in Slovenia, and the first concert was sold out in only 30 minutes breaking record. Poll Star released the top 100 selling concerts for the mid year 2008
RBD came in number 49 with 166,839 Tickets sold.

===Gira Del Adios World Tour (2009)===
The group's final tour [[Gira Del Adios World Tour]] was annouced in August of 2008, and will take place between November and December of 2008. It will feature concerts troughout Latin America and two concerts in Los Angeles.

==Awards and nominations==
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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.grupo-rbd.com Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/officialdivinyls Official MySpace page]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Divinyls/12889483386?ref=ts Facebook fan page]
* {{MySpace|RBD|RBD}}

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Divinyls

Divinyls are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980 and featuring vocalist Christina Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. As the focal point, Amphlett performed on stage wearing a school uniform and fishnet stockings, often using an illuminated neon tube as a prop and displaying aggression towards band members and the audience.[1][2] The band, originally a five-piece, underwent numerous lineup changes with Amphlett and McEntee as the core members, before breaking up in 1996.[2]

The band was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2006[3][4][5] and in late 2007 Amphlett and McEntee reconvened to record a new single and begin working on a new album. [6]The band played a short series of live gigs in Australia in late 2007 and early 2008.

Divinyls have released five studio albums, with four of them reaching the Top 10 in Australia and one, ‘’Divinyls’’, reaching #15 in the US. Their biggest-selling single, “I Touch Myself” (1991) achieved #1 in Australia, #4 in the US and #10 in the UK.[1]

1980s: Formation and early albums

Main articles: Christina Amphlett, Jeremy Paul, and Richard Grossman (musician)

Amphlett is the cousin of 1960s Australian pop icon Little Pattie and closely related to pioneer rocker Col Joye and his brother, leading promoter Kevin Jacobsen.[1] In her autobiography Pleasure and Pain (2005), Amphlett described breaking into the music scene from the age of fourteen, being arrested for busking when seventeen and travelling in Spain, and how her performances drew upon childhood pain.[7]

Amphlett and McEntee (ex-Air Supply) met at the Sydney Opera House where Amphlett was singing in a choral concert in 1980.[1][8][7] They recruited Jeremy Paul (ex-Air Supply), Bjarne Ohlin and Richard Harvey,[9] and for almost two years they performed in pubs and clubs in Sydney's Kings Cross. Australian film director Ken Cameron saw Divinyls in a club, he asked them to provide the soundtrack for 1982's Monkey Grip and also had Amphlett acting.[10] The group released two singles from the soundtrack EP,[11] "Boys in Town", which reached #8 on the national singles chart,[12] and "Only Lonely".[1] Original bassist Jeremy Paul left before the movie or first single were released.[8] He was replaced on bass, briefly by Ken Firth (ex-The Ferrets) and more permanently by Rick Grossman (ex Matt Finish).[9] Grossman left in 1987 to replace Clyde Bramley in Hoodoo Gurus.[13] By early 1988, Divinyls were reduced to the founding duo of Amphlett and McEntee with augmentation by additional musicians when recording or touring.[1]

Over the decade Divinyls released four albums, Monkey Grip Soundtrack EP on WEA Records in 1982, Desperate on Chrysalis Records in 1983, What a Life! in 1985 and Temperamental in 1988.[9] The latter two albums were also released by Chrysalis in the US.[9] They had hit singles in Australia with, "Science Fiction" #13 in 1983, "Good Die Young" #32 in 1984 and "Pleasure and Pain" #11 in 1985.[12] Their early manager Vince Lovegrove was former co-lead vocalist of 1960s pop band The Valentines with Bon Scott (later in AC/DC); Lovegrove had organised Divinyls' transfer from WEA to Chrysalis and their first tours of United States.[1] They established a fan base there, without achieving major commercial success. Divinyls also had Australian hits with cover versions of The Easybeats' "I'll Make You Happy", and Syndicate of Sound's "Hey Little Boy" ("Hey Little Girl" with the gender switched) which reached #25 in 1988.[12] Amphlett became a controversial and highly visible celebrity for her brash, overtly sexual persona and subversive humour in lyrics, performances and media interviews.[1][14][5][15]

1990s: Divinyls duo

In 1991 Divinyls released diVINYLS on Virgin Records and the single "I Touch Myself" which became their only Australian No.1 single.[16] The song reached #4 in the US and #10 in the UK. The majority of Divinyls' hits were co-written by Amphlett and McEntee,[1] but in this case they wrote with Thomas Kelly and Billy Steinberg.[17] diVINYLS reached #5 on the Australian album charts[12] and #15 on Billboard Top 200.[18] The drummer for the diVINYLS sessions was Charley Drayton, who became romantically involved with Amphlett and from 2000 they have lived together in New York. A disagreement with Virgin Records stifled future development outside Australia where they released popular albums and achieved two more top twenty singles with "I Ain't Gonna Eat out My Heart Anymore" #19 in 1992 and "I'm Jealous" #14 in 1995.[12] During the 1980s and 1990s Amphlett collaborated as a songwriter with other artists including Chrissie Hynde and Cyndi Lauper, and both Amphlett and McEntee worked on solo projects.[1][8]

A live album, Divinyls Live, was released in 1991 but Divinyls did not provide another studio album for five years. In the early 1990s they recorded a series of cover songs for various movie soundtracks, including the Young Rascals' "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), the Wild Ones' "Wild Thing" for Reckless Kelly (1993), and Roxy Music's "Love Is The Drug" for Super Mario Brothers (1993).[1][19]

It wasn't until 1996 that Underworld, their fifth studio album, was released in Australia by BMG.[9] Despite the success of diVINYLS Virgin had not kept them under contract and BMG did not release Underworld in the US. As with What A Life! they worked with three producers, beginning with Peter Collins recording "I'm Jealous" in Nashville, followed by Keith Forsey for "Sex Will Keep Us Together" and "Heart Of Steel".[1][8] Although "Heart of Steel" was chosen as a single, Divinyls discontinued with Forsey because according to Amphlett "he was a bit too 'pop' for us" and remaining tracks were produced by their drummer Drayton.[7] In early 1997, Amphlett and McEntee had a falling out and separated without formally disbanding Divinyls.[6]

After the separation

Following Underworld Amphlett pursued a stage career, in 1998 she played the role of Judy Garland in the Australian stage production of the life story of entertainer Peter Allen, titled The Boy from Oz.[20] The production was a success and Amphlett's interpretation of Garland, during her final troubled years, brought her critical acclaim: she was nominated for the Helpmann Award for 'Best Female Actor in a Musical'.[21]

Amphlett and McEntee concentrated on solo projects and collaborations with other artists. Amphlett and Drayton lived in New York City from 2000, while McEntee ran a clothing label, Wheels and Doll Baby, in Perth with his partner, Melanie Greensmith.[22] In November 2005 Amphlett published her autobiography Pleasure and Pain: My Life co-written with Larry Writer;[7] she detailed her achievements, drug and alcohol abuse, love affairs and triumphs while a member of Divinyls.[23]

2006: Hall of Fame and reformation

On 16 August 2006 Divinyls were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and had their first performance for 10 years at the award ceremony.[6] They reformed shortly afterwards and a compilation, Greatest Hits, was released by EMI Music Australia in August 2006. A single, "Don't Wanna Do This", was released in November 2007 and an album recorded in Las Vegas is expected to be released in 2008.

They performed during the Australian Idol grand final at the Sydney Opera House, on November 25 2007, although their performance of "Boys in Town" (also performed by Idol winner Natalie Gauci) had to be repeated after Network Ten's transmission feed was interrupted.[24] A national tour of Australia followed in December 2007 with a touring band featuring Drayton on drums, Jerome Smith on bass, Charlie Owen on guitar and newest member Clayton Doley on keyboards.[25] Amphlett revealed on 7 December 2007 that she had MS in an interview with Richard Wilkins on Network Nine's A Current Affair nevertheless she was looking forward to touring with Divinyls.[26] The next day Divinyls headlined the Homebake music festival[27] where Amphlett displayed an emotional fragility when attempting to get the crowd to sing along with her.[28]

Members

Chronological order (includes session / tour musicians):[1][9]

  • Christina Amphlett (1980-1997, 2006-current) — vocals
  • Mark McEntee (1980-1997, 2006-current) — guitar
  • Bjarne Ohlin (1980-1986) — keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Jeremy Paul (1980-1982) — bass guitar
  • Richard Harvey (1981—1985) — drums
  • Ken Firth (1982) — bass guitar, replaced Paul
  • Rick Grossman (1982–1987) — bass guitar, replaced Firth
  • J. J. Harris (1985-1986) — drums, replaced Harvey
  • Frank Infante (1987) — guitar
  • Tom Caine (1987) — drums
  • Kenny Lyon (1987) — keyboards
  • Matthew Hughes (1987-1988) — keyboards, bass guitar
  • Warren McLean (1988) — drums
  • Tim Millikan (1988) — bass guitar
  • Roger Mason (1988-1989, 1990) — keyboards
  • Tim Powles (1989) — drums
  • Charley Drayton (1990-1997, 2006-current) — drums, percussion
  • Benmont Tench (1990-1991) — keyboards: Hammond organ
  • Randy Jackson (1990) — bass guitar
  • Lee Borkman (1991) — keyboards
  • Jim Hilbun (1991) — bass guitar
  • Mark Meyer (1991) — drums
  • Charlie Owen (1991, 2006-current) — guitar
  • Jerome Smith (1991, 2006-current) — bass
  • Clayton Doley (2007-current) — keyboards

Discography

Main article: Divinyls discography

Studio and soundtrack albums:

Compilations:

Soundtrack work

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
  2. ^ a b Amphlett, Chrissy (2005). Pleasure and Pain: My Life. Sydney: Hodder Australia. p. 336. ISBN 0-7336-1959-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "ARIA 2008 Hall of Fame inductees listing". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  4. ^ "Winners by Award: Hall of Fame". ARIA. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  5. ^ a b "2006 ARIA Hall of Fame Awards". ARIA. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  6. ^ a b c Adams, Cameron (2007-11-16). "Fine line between pleasure and pain for Divinyls". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 2008-05-31. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ a b c d Amphlett, Christina (2005). Pleasure and Pain: My Life. Sydney: Hachette Livre Australia. ISBN 0-7336-1959-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
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