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Bis

Bis

Bis


There is more than one artist with this name: 1. bis, a Scottish electro pop/twee band popular in the 1990s 2. bis, a Japanese pop-punk band. 3. BiS, a Russian rock band 4. bis!, a Dutch band 5. BiS, a Russian pop duo. 6. BiS (Brand-new idol Society), a Japanese idol girl group formed in 2010 and fronted by プー・ルイ (Pour Lui). 1. Formed in 1994, bis (written all in lowercase and taken from a previous bandname "Black Iron Skyline") were a Scottish band featuring Steven Clark (Sci-fi Steven) (vocals...
There is more than one artist with this name: 1. bis, a Scottish electro pop/twee band popular in the 1990s 2. bis, a Japanese pop-punk band. 3. BiS, a Russian rock band 4.

bis!, a Dutch band 5. BiS, a Russian pop duo. 6. BiS (Brand-new idol Society), a Japanese idol girl group formed in 2010 and fronted by プー・ルイ (Pour Lui). 1.

Formed in 1994, bis (written all in lowercase and taken from a previous bandname "Black Iron Skyline") were a Scottish band featuring Steven Clark (Sci-fi Steven) (vocals, guitar), John Clark (John Disco) (vocals, bass), and Amanda MacKinnon (Manda Rin) (vocals, keyboards). In 1995, they became the first unsigned band to ever appear on BBC's venerable Top of the Pops. Their 1998 hit single "Eurodisco" was a success for the band and it's follow-up single "Detour" became the band's first notable song in the United States. During their career, the group toured extensively with the likes of Garbage, Foo Fighters, Luscious Jackson, Pavement, and Gary Numan. bis were so popular in Japan that they sold 100,000 of the album The New Transistor Heroes in 2 weeks and played 3 nights in a row at a 900 capacity venue in Tokyo as part of the tour. "Eurodisco", a single from the band's second album Social Dancing, reached number 37 in the UK singles chart.

Shortly after, the band was dropped by Grand Royal in the USA, their publisher Universal in the UK, and they left the Wiiija UK label. Spinart Records in the US and Artful in the UK released their 3rd album Return to Central. bis recorded the theme tune to the Powerpuff Girls on Cartoon Network. As a result of its success, they were asked by the BBC to write music for the cartoon BB3B.

The band appeared as characters and provided a tune per episode for them. Although the band broke up in 2003, all three former members have remained active within the U.K. music scene. Steven and John Clark formed Dirty Hospital and Amanda MacKinnon and her then-husband formed The Kitchen.

The three then formed Data Panik in early 2005 along with members Stuart Memo and Graham C. Data Panik disbanded in August 2006, but each member still contributes to the music scene with Amanda doing solo material and the Clark brothers continuing make music as Dirty Hospital. In April 2007 bis played three reunion gigs to mark the 10th anniversary of the release of their debut album The New Transistor Heroes and a best-of compilation (We Are bis from Glasgow, Scotland). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL..
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buntomat

buntomat

6 hours ago

RT @diepebbs: Suche Wohnung in HH zum 1.7. oder 1.8., Großraum Altona, Altbau, +2 Zimmer, ca. 40qm, Holzdielen, Küche inkl., Balkon. Bis 750€ warm. PL RT!
aotto1968_2

aotto1968_2

6 hours ago

@matschlegel ****** dreht solange an irgendeiner Preisschraube (durch Steuern bzw durch Subventionen) bis das gewünschte Ergeb. realisiert wird
Pablobellopro

Pablobellopro

6 hours ago

brrreeeefff, sur ces bonnes paroles, je vous laisse. Bis' ! #off
eyemateulmus

eyemateulmus

6 hours ago

@mahoutsukai1101 @NEKONYANCHAN ちなみに、BISはスウェーデン、Referenceはアメリカの会社です。アーチストの良さをとてもうまく引き出していると思います。
KollegeJansen

KollegeJansen

6 hours ago

RT @diepebbs: Suche Wohnung in HH zum 1.7. oder 1.8., Großraum Altona, Altbau, +2 Zimmer, ca. 40qm, Holzdielen, Küche inkl., Balkon. Bis 750€ warm. PL RT!
Stamereilers

Stamereilers

6 hours ago

12. Everstener Brunnenlauf: Startnummernausgabe - alle - - Am Sonnabend von 15:00 bis 18:00 Uhr oder - am Sonntag... http://t.co/KWc5IgEt
martinjan

martinjan

6 hours ago

RT @peorg: denn: in meiner Zeit wurden von Fukushima- bis zu Gewitter-Tickern allesamt entweder von CvD oder Chefred angeordnet. #oe24 cc @oe24at (2/3)
reidoscogumelos

reidoscogumelos

6 hours ago

@youdominated tem mais caixas de bis em casa do que no supermercado vo te ******da uma pelo correio pera la
dhitograffin

dhitograffin

6 hours ago

Enggah ahh dah kenyang bis makan pasir nih,mau ga hahayy"@chigunk: @dhitograffin @barkahazhari @denniz_dexter tuh
Missdilan

Missdilan

6 hours ago

Ich habe nie an die große Liebe geglaubt, bis ich Absolut Vanilia kaufte.
julianepitana

julianepitana

6 hours ago

o @MrDeconto pediu mais um bis e eu disse que não tinha mais e ele abriu minha mochila p ver se era vdd e dps tomou minha água. kposkposkpos
Paddywerder

Paddywerder

6 hours ago

RT @_schwerelos: Ich geh mein Kopfkissen knuddeln. Bis morgen ihr alle. <3
sjaniss

sjaniss

6 hours ago

My hips don't lie ;) Lmao reminds me of my bis sis
mura_ne

mura_ne

6 hours ago

世紀の大誤報。頑張れ。 RT @BiSidol: 【拡散希望】BiSのインタビューをmumoショップさんのサイトでして頂きました!どうやら本当にavexからデビューできるっぽくなって来ました!!! http://t.co/PXihiKvQ
eatyoourbrain

eatyoourbrain

6 hours ago

@skumfk ich bekomms von meinen eltern :D ich sitz nich im anzug bei dem geilen wetter bis 17 Uhr auf arbeit :D