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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.
Did the members of Badfinger know each other before they became a band or did they meet during band auditions or what?
The Iveys formed from The Panthers, whose line-up consisted of Pete Ham, Ron Griffiths, David Dai Jenkins, and Roy Anderson. In March 1965, drummer Mike Gibbins joined The Iveys.

Question: How did they get their big break in the music business?
Self-contained rewrite: How did Badfinger get their big break in the music business?