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Where did the band Badfinger get their start?
Badfinger were a Welsh/English rock band formed in Swansea.
When did the band Badfinger first get together?
Badfinger evolved from an earlier group called the Iveys, formed in 1961.

Question: Did they know each other before they became a band or did they meet during band auditions or what?
Self-contained rewrite: Did the members of Badfinger know each other before they became a band or did they meet during band auditions or what?