Título: Divinyls
Seção: Formation and Albums
Background: Divinyls  (often incorrectly referred to as The Divinyls) was an Australian rock band that was formed in Sydney in 1980. The band primarily consisted of vocalist Chrissy Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. Amphlett garnered widespread attention for performing on stage in a school uniform and fishnet stockings, and often used an illuminated neon tube as a prop for displaying aggression towards both band members and the audience. Originally a five-piece, the band underwent numerous line-up changes, with Amphlett and McEntee remaining as core members, before its dissolution in 1996.

Conteúdo: Divinyls released five studio albums--four placed in the Top 10 Australian chart, while one (Divinyls) reached No. 15 in the United States (US) and No. 33 for 3 weeks in Canada. Their biggest-selling single "I Touch Myself" (1990) achieved a No. 1 ranking in Australia, No. 4 in the US, No. 10 in the United Kingdom (UK), and No. 13 in Canada.  Amphlett was the cousin of 1960s Australian pop icon Patricia "Little Pattie" Amphlett, who had been married to Keith Jacobsen--younger brother of pioneer rocker Col Joye and leading promoter Kevin Jacobsen. 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.  Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee were introduced by Jeremy Paul (ex-Air Supply) in the car park of a small music venue in Collaroy, Sydney, after Amphlett and Paul had finished a gig with their then band, Batonrouge. Amphlett and McEntee met again at the Sydney Opera House where Amphlett and Paul were singing in a choral concert in 1980. They recruited keyboardist Bjarne Ohlin later in 1980 and drummer Richard Harvey in 1981, respectively, and for almost two years they performed in pubs and clubs in Sydney's Kings Cross. During this time, Paul negotiated publishing and recording agreements that led to the band signing with WEA. Australian film director Ken Cameron saw Divinyls performing in a c

user: When did the group form?

assistant: in the car park of a small music venue in Collaroy, Sydney,

user: How many albums did they release?

assistant: Divinyls released four albums,

user: Did the albums do well on the charts?

assistant: They had hit singles in Australia

user: How did the singles do on the charts?

assistant: No. 13 in 1983,

user: Did the band stay together the entire time?

assistant: After the band's initial success, original manager and bassist Jeremy Paul left.

user: Did they find a replacement for Paul?

assistant: He was replaced on bass, briefly by Ken Firth (ex-The Ferrets) and more permanently by Rick Grossman

user: How many albums did the group release?

assistant: Divinyls released five studio albums

user: What were the albums?

assistant: Music from Monkey Grip EP on WEA in 1982, Desperate on Chrysalis Records in 1983, What a Life! in 1985 and Temperamental in 1988.

user: What were some other popular hits of theirs?

assistant: Their biggest-selling single "I Touch Myself" (1990) achieved a No. 1 ranking in Australia,