Read the bio below and try to give details on the monitors -lrb- australian band -rrb- 's: - years active - past members - genre - name - background - label Bio: the monitors was an australian pop band of the early 1980s . they were primarily a studio group which involved a collaboration between mark moffatt and terry mccarthy , featuring various vocalists . their biggest single was '' singin ' in the '80s '' which was released in 1980 and reached # 16 on the australian singles charts . the song was co-written by moffat and mccarthy , with kim durant providing the vocals on the chorus . the video featured gayle & gillian blakeney lipsyncing the vocals , the sisters went on to become television hosts on children 's television show '' wombat '' and actresses on television soap opera '' neighbours '' . the video for the song famously featured the singers in the makeup used by pop group kiss . mark moffatt has performed as a guitarist with other artists and bands . he is also a music producer and engineer who has worked with such artists as the saints , richard clapton , tim finn , renee geyer , mondo rock , mental as anything , jimmy and the boys , jenny morris and melinda schneider . terry mccarthy went on to became a successful advertising executive . ricky fataar went on to become a music producer .
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- years active is 1980 -- 83- past members is mark moffat terry mccarthy ricky fataar- genre is pop music , dance music- name is the monitors- background is group_or_band- label is festival records