Ray Columbus & the Invaders

Ray Columbus & the Invaders were a rock group from New Zealand active from 1964 to 1966.

The group was influenced by the early 1960s work of Cliff Richard and The Beatles. They scored a #1 hit in Australia and New Zealand with "She's a Mod" in 1964, a cover version of a song by The Senators. They had several more hits in New Zealand before disbanding in 1966. Leader Ray Columbus later joined California psychedelic band, The Art Collection. Columbus, (born 4 November 1942), went on to become a band manager. Billy Kristian played bass for the Invaders, and he later joined the Keil Isles, The Jimmy Sloggett Band, Headband and Night.

The band were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame in 2009.[1]

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