Wild was a five-piece classical female group. It was often compared to

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because of the very similar makeup and style of both groups. Although most of the band was English, Iva Cojic and Andjelka Ristic were born in

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History

Wild played a range of different genres on their debut album ''

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'', and their music ranged from Latin beats to Celtic inspired. Wild also played the main theme of the TV Show, 'Robinson Crusoe', exclusively at their concerts. Their album, ''Time'', featured a version of the song "The Eve of the War" from ''

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'', which was produced by Wayne himself. Wild made their debut in 2005, when they were the ambassadors for the

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in Melbourne, Australia. Their music was constantly used on Channel 7. The band also toured

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in 2005.Sivapatham, Dharshana. "There's something about Wild", ''

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'', 2005-05-01, p. 2. The group has since split up. Two of the members are now part of Escala, a similar four-piece classical group who supported

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in 2005 and appeared on ''

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'' in 2008. Iva Cojic continued her career as a solo artist under the name Iva Ikon (singer/ pianist / songwriter).

Ex-Members

*Iva Cojic ''(Piano & Vocalist) (now a solo artist under the name Iva Ikon www.ivaikon.com)'' *Katie Fenner ''(

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)'' *Izzy Johnston ''(

)'' (now a member of Escala) *Chantal Leverton ''(

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)''(now a member of Escala) *Andjelka Ristic ''(

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)''

Discography

Albums

* ''Time'' ''Time'' is the only album released by Wild. It contains 12 tracks with five of them composed by

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, who has composed tracks for

. It was released on 17 January 2004 in the UK.

Track listing

#"Hipnotic" #"Fiesta" #"Time & Silence" #"The Eve Of The War #"Sun Forest" #"Ave Maria" #"Running Free" #"No More" #"The Thunder Anthem" #"Princess Ashani" #"String Fever" #"Reload" #"Living In The Land" *Japanese release includes "Hipnotic" (Promo video)Youth Mc

DVD

* ''Wild - The World Premiere Performance'' (DVD) This DVD contains a concert performed by Wild in London, England, at the

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. The quintet played all the songs from their album ''Time'', including an extra song called "Robinson Crusoe".

References

External links

Official websiteEMI Classics album details
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wild (Band) All-female bands Serbian musical groups EMI Classics and Virgin Classics artists British classical music groups Musical groups established in 2005