Question: Facts: - years active: 1978 , 2008 -- 1988 , 2000 -- 2001 , 2006 - past members: see members list below - caption: sean , san francisco , california -- 1986 kelly of models onstage at wolfgang 's nightclub - origin: melbourne , victoria , australia - label: mushroom , champignon , shock , festival , a & m , geffen - genre: alternative rock , new wave - name: models - background: group_or_band - image: models-sean-kelly-onstage . jpg - associated acts: teenage i 'm talking , absent friends , the dukes radio stars , jab , the swingers , Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of models -lrb- band -rrb- .
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models were an alternative rock group formed in melbourne , australia , in august 1978 and went into hiatus in 1988 .they are often referred to as '' the models '' -lrb- mark ferrie refers to '' the models '' in his work bio for example -rrb- .they re-formed in 2000 , 2006 and 2008 to perform reunion concerts .'' out of mind , out of sight '' , their only no. 1 hit , appeared on the australian singles charts in july 1985 .the related album , '' out of mind , out of sight '' , peaked at no. 3 on the australian albums charts after its release in august .'' out of mind , out of sight '' appeared on the '' billboard '' 200 albums chart , with the single , '' out of mind , out of sight '' , peaking at no. 37 on the '' billboard '' hot 100 singles chart .an earlier song from the same album , '' barbados '' , had peaked at no. 2 on the australian singles chart .models early line-up included andrew duffield on keyboards , mark ferrie on bass guitar , janis freidenfelds -lrb- aka johnny crash -rrb- on drums and percussion , and sean kelly on vocals and lead guitar .a later line-up was mainstay kelly on guitar , james freud on vocals and bass , roger mason on keyboards , barton price on drums , and james valentine on saxophone .backing singers in the group included zan abeyratne and kate ceberano -lrb- both from i 'm talking -rrb- and canadian-born wendy matthews .in early 1989 , duffield , kelly , matthews and valentine were members of absent friends .on 27 october 2010 , models were inducted into the aria hall of fame by matthews .