members website years_active label article_title instruments background genre origin name
lauren blake hayley angel wardle bryony afferson helena dowling -lsb- http://www.frankofficial.com www.frankofficial.com -rsb- 2005 -- 2006 polydor -lrb- 2005 -- 2006 -rrb- frank -lrb- band -rrb-
 vocals , keyboards , guitar , drums group_or_band r & b london , england frank
frank -lrb- band -rrb-

frank was the girl group from channel 4 's comedy drama series `` totally frank '' .
frank consisted of lead singer lauren blake -lrb- born 1984 -rrb- , guitarist bryony afferson -lrb- born 1983 -rrb- , keyboard player helena dowling -lrb- born 1983 -rrb- and drummer hayley angel wardle -lrb- born 1983 -rrb- .
in the show `` totally frank '' , the girls played fictional characters tasha -lrb- lauren -rrb- , charlie -lrb- bryony -rrb- , flo -lrb- helena -rrb- and neve -lrb- hayley -rrb- .
the band used their real names outside of the show .
their debut single `` i 'm not shy '' was released on 31 july 2006 and reached # 40 in the uk singles chart .
their debut album `` devil 's got your gold '' was released on 7 august 2006 .
the album featured tracks from the television show including `` money in my pocket '' , `` never left a girl '' , `` silence '' , `` do n't wait up '' , `` all i ever do '' , the second series theme tune ; `` turn it up '' , and the first series theme tune `` complicated '' .
new tracks included `` if the devil 's got your gold '' , `` wake up '' and `` palm of your hand '' .
their song , `` i 'm not shy '' was featured in a comedy sketch on the show `` tittybangbang '' on bbc three .
the promo album sampler for frank featured three tracks , `` i 'm not shy '' , `` turn it up '' and `` never left a girl '' .
frank supported fellow girl group girls aloud on their 2006 chemistry tour of england and scotland .
after the release of just one single and album , the band announced on 11 september 2006 that their record label had dropped them , and that they had parted ways .
lauren was a member of the girl group , the paradiso girls , but is now acting ; helena is still doing music videos and carries on dancing ; whilst hayley carried on acting ; and bryony undertook some solo gigs before returning to acting .
