Bananarama

Bananarama are a female vocal group founded in London in 1979. The group originally consisted of three members Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward. Fahey, married to Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, left the group in 1988 and would later resurface as part of the pop duo Shakespears Sister. She was replaced by new member Jacquie O'Sullivan.

The original trio had their first two hits in 1982 together with male trio Fun Boy Three, firstly with It Ain't What You Do.. followed-up by Really Saying Something. Their first hit as a stand-alone group, Shy Boy, followed the same year with more hits coming in 1983 and 1984. Their career was revived somewhat in 1986 with the Top 10 cover version of Venus, a remake of Shocking Blue's song from 1969, produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman. A Greatest Hits collection effectively closed the first part of the trio's career in 1988. The new formation with O'Sullivan was less successful although the chart hits continued in the 1990s, when Bananarama were also reduced to a duo with just Dallin and Woodward.

Their latest album In Stereo was released in 2019.

Top of the Pops appearances

 * all studio appearances unless otherwise stated.


 * video links given next to dates where available

Smash Hits

 * 08 August 1990 - front cover, full colour feature with poster "It's hard not to be grumpy-.." (Keren, Sarah, Jacqui)