21st Century Girls were a teenage all-female band founded in 1996 in

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, UK. Previously called She Devil, the band originally consisted of singer Leanne Garner, her sister Fiona Garner on bass, guitarists Kate Turley and Meriam "Mim" Mohammad, and drummer Charlotte Fendek. Fendek later left the band, and Mohammad moved onto drums. In 1999, the band (then aged 14–16 years) were the first signing to

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. After a big publicity campaign the band released their debut single, "21st Century Girls", in June 1999. The single reached number 16 on the

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. The band disbanded after they were dropped by their record company in 2000. Kate Turley went on to form the band The Fight.

Discography

Album

* ''21st Century Girls'' (19 Recordings/

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) (1999) apan only release

Singles

* "21st Century Girls" / "If You're Mad Enough" (19 Recordings/EMI) (1999) * "Teenage Attack" / "Cats & Dogs" (19 Recordings/EMI) (1999) apan only release

Compilaation appearances

* ''Music From The Motion Picture Anywhere But Here'' (

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) (1999) - "Scream And Shout" * ''Now That's What I Call Music! 10'' (EMI) (1999) - "21st Century Girls" * ''EMI Summer '99'' (Shit Va' Hits!) 3XCD (EMI/ Chrysalis) (1999) - "21st Century Girls" * ''EMI Summer 1999'' (EMI/Chrysalis) (1999) - "Teenage Attack"

Final line-up

* Leanne Garner – Lead Vocals * Fiona Garner – Bass / Vocals * Kate Turley – Guitar / Vocals * Meriam "Mim" Mohammad – Drums (previously Guitar) / Vocals

Previous member

* Charlotte Fendek – Drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:21st Century Girls All-female bands Musical groups established in 1996 Musical groups disestablished in 2000 English electronic music groups 19 Recordings artists Musical groups from West Midlands (county)