BACHELOR GIRL

Bachelor Girl formed in December 1992 when songwriter and record producer, James Roche, met vocalist Tania Doko. Roche had previously worked on keyboards or producing, with Tommy Emmanuel, John Farnham and Jack Jones (aka Irwin Thomas). Doko was a classically trained university student. Roche was crafting a demonstration tape of a song he had written for an Australian girl group, Girlfriend, and when the original singer cancelled, he recruited Doko. They began writing songs and recording other demos together. In December 1997 Bachelor Girl signed with Gotham Records, distributed by BMG, after being rejected by Sony.

Bachelor Girl's debut single, "Buses and Trains", was released in July 1998, which peaked at #4 on the ARIA Singles Chart and #6 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. In 1999 it appeared in the top 30 on the Swedish Singles Chart and reached the top 100 in United Kingdom. Their second single, "Treat Me Good", was issued in November 1998 and reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. The related album, 'Waiting for the Day', also appeared in November and peaked at #20 on the ARIA Albums Chart. In May 1999 their third single, "Lucky Me" reached the top 50 in Australia and New Zealand. It reached the top 20 on the Finnish Singles Chart. In August the album was issued internationally as 'Breaking Through from Down Under' on Arista Records.

In July 2002 Bachelor Girl released "I'm Just A Girl" as a single, which reached the Australian top 30. Their second album, 'Dysfunctional', appeared in August and peaked in the top 30. It was followed, in October by "Drowning Not Waving". The band recorded their third studio album in 2003-2004 but was never released as the duo amicably split in 2004. In April 2011, a compilation album, 'Loved & Lost: The Best of Bachelor Girl', was released by Sony Music Australia. It featured four tracks abandoned from the third studio album. Doko stated in interviews that the band did not feel there was enough material from their two albums to fill a greatest hits album, and they decided to use cuts from the unreleased third studio album. In May and June, Bachelor Girl performed three gigs to promote the album. In August 2011, the previously unreleased third album was released digitally, titled 'Beautifully Wrong – The Lost Songs'.

In 2012, Doko moved to Sweden where she worked as a singer/songwriter and vocal coach. Roche worked with a number of Australian musicians, including producing Anthony Callea's #1 album, 'Backbone' in 2016. In mid-2017, Roche completed a three-week trip to Stockholm, Sweden, where he met up with Doko. The duo wrote and recorded with various Swedish writers and producers. Roche said, "I had a fantastic time; the context there of musical creation and endeavour is inspiring and energising. I've returned with a collection of songs I am so excited about - I can't wait to complete the production on them!". "Speak" was released on 18 June 2018, exactly 20 years since the release of "Buses and Trains". In February 2023, Bachelor Girl released "Calling Out Your Name".

SINGLES

Buses and Trains

22 JUN '98

#4

Treat Me Good

18 OCT '98

#34

Lucky Me

19 APR '99

#42

Blown Away

18 OCT '99

#79

I'm Just a Girl

8 JUL '02

#25

Drowning Not Waving

4 NOV '02

#69

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_Girl

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/