Where It's At: A Short History of Girlbands

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Where It's At: A Short History of Girlbands - Mollie King dives into girlband history.

Girl Power: A token or a defining musical moment? Mollie King dives into the great British girlband history.

Where It's At: A Short History of Girlbands: 8. Fly Girls

8. Fly Girls

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In the 2020s, you might be wondering where the girlband has gone. It’s expensive to run a girlband – and as we hear, the stakes always seem higher than for boybands. 

But after a post-Little Mix drought, the girlband is back, from Kpop megastars BLACKPINK to rising Brits FLO.

We find out what it's like to be in a girl band now, charting emerging UK trio Say Now’s journey using TikTok to engage fans and helping to choose their new name. 

In this era, no one cares about being ‘manufactured’ anymore; FLO’s former manager talks about putting the new R&B trio together, why their attitude and empowerment message is what counts; and why it’s always a great time for a great girlband to reflect the current times.

Presenter: Mollie King
Producer: Kate Hutchinson
Written by Kate Hutchinson
Assistant Producer: Nadine Peters
Additional production: Holly Fisher
Script consultants: Owen Myers, Sharon O’Connell
Editor: Gareth Isles
Executive Producer: Joe Haddow
Commissioning producers: Jonathan O’Sullivan, Sarah Gosling
Commissioner for BBC Music: Will Wilkin

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