B*witched Bio

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B*Witched were an Irish girl group who enjoyed success in both Europe and North America between 1998 and 2000, releasing two albums and eight singles, all of which made the UK Top 20. The original lineup comprised twin sisters Edele and Keavy Lynch, Sin�ad O'Carroll and Lindsay Armaou. In the 2007 gig 'Battle of the Pop Bands' which brought old bands from the late 1990s and early 2000s, Atomic Kitten & B*Witched were both bands which performed there.

B*Witched's first four singles all topped the UK charts, making them the first Irish group to achieve that feat. The group split up in 2002 after being dropped by their record company. In 2006 the Lynch sisters formed a group, Ms. Lynch, which frequently performs B*Witched material at live shows and remains active as of 2008. The group has had a history with Atomic Kitten. On B*Witched's official Myspace, Atomic Kitten are listed as friends, despite unfriendly competition around early 2000.

Bwitched: Career 1998-2002

The original lineup of B*Witched comprised twin sisters Edele Lynch and Keavy Lynch (born 15 December 1979), Lindsay Armaou (Greek: Λίντσεϋ Γαίηλ Κριστίαν Αρμάου, born 18 December 1980); and Sin�ad O'Carroll (born 14 May 1978). The band deliberately cultivated a tomboy image. To appeal to a younger audience, the band members also understated their ages in their early years.

Edele and Keavy's brother Shane Lynch (of the group Boyzone) helped the group find a manager. Former New Kids on the Block manager Kim Glover was appointed to the role, and she signed the group to Glowworm Records, the Epic subsidiary she ran, in 1997. The label was co-run by Ray "Madman" Hedges who produced all of the group's releases.

Bwitched - B*Witched: 1998 - 1999

B*Witched released their debut single "C'est La Vie" on 25 May 1998. Despite mixed reviews, it reached Number 1 on the UK charts, making them the youngest female group ever to do so, and also made Number 9 in the US. Subsequent singles "Rollercoaster", "To You I Belong" and "Blame It on the Weatherman" also topped the UK charts, making B*Witched the first Irish group to have its first four singles all enter the charts at Number 1.

The group's debut album, B*Witched, was released in October 1998, reaching Number 3 in the UK charts and eventually being certified double platinum in the UK and platinum in the US.

The group appeared on the ABBA tribute single "Thank ABBA for the Music" which reached Number 4 in the UK and recorded a cover of "Does Your Mother Know" for the subsequent ABBAmania album and TV special. Singing dolls of the group were made by Yaboom Toys in 1999. Along with Britney Spears, they performed the opening act at the Nsync Tour.

Bwitched - Awake and Breathe and Across America 2000: 1999 - 2002

B*Witched's second album, Awake and Breathe, released almost exactly a year after their debut, peaked at Number 5 on the charts but did not sell as well as the debut. Singles from the album were also less successful than earlier releases ("Jesse Hold On" reached Number 4, "I Shall Be There" Number 13 and "Jump Down" Number 16 in the UK). Only 9 months after "Jump Down" was released, Billie Piper, another British Pop icon, ended up with the third single from her sophomore album flop at #25 and was dropped by her label - Innocent Records - in early 2001.

After touring Europe and America, where they co-headlined the All That Music and More Festival with LFO and Blaque, the band began work on a third album. Three new songs were recorded, including "Hold On" (featured in The Princess Diaries), "Mickey" (featured in Bring It On), and "Play That Funky Music". The latter two appeared on an their new American EP, Across America 2000, along with live tracks and the earlier cover of "Does Your Mother Know". Across America 2000 was supposed to make a comeback for the band in America and sold reasonably well. The group appeared on the American soap opera General Hospital on 4 July 2001.

A planned single, "Where Will You Go", was scheduled for release in mid-2002 to give the band a comeback in the UK, but the group was dropped by their label before a promotional video (due to be filmed in Africa) could be produced. Plans for a new deal with Telstar Records fell through later that year, and the group officially split in September 2002 after Sin�ad O'Carroll left the band. To date, the third album has remained shelved. In a 2007 interview, Keavy Lynch said that she had contemplated suicide after the label split.

Bwitched: Solo activity

Bwitched - Lindsay

Lindsay Armaou set up an official website in 2003 and began working on solo material. She married 911's Lee Brennan in September 2006. In May 2007 she joined the band Clayton (formerly known as Callaghan) as singer and co-writer.

Bwitched - Edele and Keavy

After B*Witched split up in 2002, both Keavy and Edele continued to work in the music industry. Edele worked as a songwriter with the Xenomania production team, co-writing the tracks "Some Kind of Miracle" for Girls Aloud in 2003 and "Situations Heavy" for Sugababes. Edele married Michael Barrett on 9 August 2006 and gave birth to a daughter in July 2007.

Keavy Lynch formed a song writing and production company called Ziiiing!, a production and songwriting company, with musical partner Alex Toms. She played the lead role in a pantomime production of Snow White in December 2005 at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham.

In 2006 Keavy and Edele decided to reunite with each other musically, performing under the name Ms. Lynch. They have written songs including Tip It, Diet Coke,What's Up, Poppin In and Halo together. They are currently touring Universities and Nightclubs around the UK and Ireland. When the girls aren't performing, rehearsing, writing or recording in the studio, Edele is kept busy with family life and Keavy volunteers at the Make a Wish Foundation.

As of April 2008 the girls have new management with Sohoartists and they are working with Paul Burger who used to be the chairman at Sony Records.

Bwitched - Sinead

Sinead O'Carroll managed a girl group, Minx, until 2004, and has set up a youth musical workshop, Star Academy. In November 2007 she starred in an episode of the Irish soap opera Fair City as a hotel receptionist. As of 2008, she presents Inside & Out, a makeover show for TV3 Ireland. O'Carroll married Mike Rahman in June 2006 and announced her pregnancy in 2008. On 27 September 2008 Sinead gave birth to a baby daughter at Mount Carmel Hospital, Dublin..