| Flamboyant Bella | |
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| Origin | Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England |
| Genres | Indie/Pop |
| Years active | 2006–2010 |
| Website | www.FlamboyantBella.com |
| Members | |
| Flo Kirton James McBreen Mitch "Doreen" Rose Elliot Rose |
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Flamboyant Bella were a British Indie/Pop band that came to wider attention from online social networks including MySpace. They were No.4 in MySpace's Top 10 unsigned bands. They formed (in the current lineup) in August 2006, and played their debut gig after just two weeks of practicing.
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On the 16th March Flo announced on their Myspace page that they "decided its time to move on to a new thing". Due to James, Mitch and Elliot making the decision to go to Uni. However Flo also announce that she was carrying on with a 'new band'. Consequently she is currently looking for a bassist, guitarist, keyboard player and drummer 'the works!' while writing with Stefan from the Midnight Beast. She also said "Thanks for all of your support of Flamboyant Bella and I’m looking forward to sharing my new music with you". http://www.flamboyantbella.com/band/page/flam/
The band have five members, Flo Kirton, James McBreen, the two brothers Mitch and Elliot 'Doreen' Rose and Ben Sewell[1]
Flo and James are both the vocalists and guitarists of the band. James, however, can also play Synth.[2]
Doreen plays the drums and Mitch plays bass.[2]
Ben Sewell also worked with the band early on and sang vocals for them for a short period of time.
James works at Aviva in Hitchin. He is now on the executive committee of Nottingham University Television Station on which he is Head of Culture.[3]
The band have released three records. 'Practically Saintly' (2006) and 'Lost In These Beats' (2007) were both self-released and sold to fans through their MySpace page and at gigs. Their Debut single, "Touch" was released on 4 August 2008[1] through 'Beefy Boy Records' as part of Biglife Management. The band also toured the UK in August 2008 to promote the single.[1][4] The most recent release from the band was a re-recorded version of 'Absolutely Wankered', which was offered as a free download. "[2]" The band are currently in the studio recording their debut album, and plan to release a new single in the coming months.