Eurogliders | |
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![]() Eurogliders circa 1982 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
Genres | Pop, post-punk, new wave |
Years active | 1980–1989, 2005–2007, 2013–present |
Labels | CBS, Mercury, Polygram, Universal, MGM, Sony, Columbia, Deluxe |
Past members |
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Eurogliders are a band formed in 1980 in Perth, Western Australia, which included Grace Knight on vocals, Bernie Lynch on guitar and vocals, and Amanda Vincent on keyboards.[1][2] In 1984, Eurogliders released an Australian top ten album, This Island,[3] which spawned their No. 2 hit single, "Heaven (Must Be There)".[3] "Heaven" also peaked at No. 21 on the United States Billboard Mainstream Rock charts and appeared on the Hot 100.[4][5] Another Australian top ten album, Absolutely,[3] followed in 1985, which provided two further local top ten singles, "We Will Together" and "Can't Wait to See You".[3] They disbanded in 1989, with Knight having a successful career as a jazz singer.[1] Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane described Eurogliders as "the accessible face of post-punk new wave music. The band's sophisticated brand of pop was traditional in its structure, but displayed the decidedly 'modern veneer' (hip clothes, heavy use of synthesiser)".[1] The band reformed in 2005 releasing two new albums followed in 2014 by their seventh album.