Girlband (Australian band)

Members

Renee Armstrong graduated from Brent Street School of Performing Arts and appeared in television series such as Blue Water High (2005), Home and Away (2008), and Reef Doctors (2013), as well as stage productions including Caroline O'Connor - All That Jazz. Renee Bargh, born in Australia in 1986, attended high school in Mullumbimby before moving to Sydney to study at Brent Street School of Performing Arts. Prior to Girlband, she performed in theatre productions such as Hats Off 2005 and Wimbledon Charity Ball 2004.

Renee Armstrong

After the group disbanded, she acted in National Bingo Night (2007) and Next Wave (2009), and in 2010 moved to Los Angeles to become co-host and correspondent on Weekend Extra. Jess Smith graduated from the Australian College of Music and Brent Street School of Performing Arts, and appeared in Bootmen (both film and stage), Home and Away, and Always Greener. In 2011 she played Amber in the stage production of Hairspray in Melbourne and Sydney, and in 2014 appeared in the short comedy film Clean and Jerk.

Patrice Tipoki

She later became a personal trainer, bikini coach, and IFBB Competitor, winning the NSW champion title in the IFBB Bikini open division in 2013. Patrice Tipoki was born in New Zealand and grew up in Australia, graduating from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. She toured with musical theatre productions including We Will Rock You and Disney's The Lion King as Nala, and appeared in Anyone Can Whistle (Fay Apple), Songs for a New World, West Side Story (Maria), and Prodigal (Maddy).

In 2010 she joined the Sydney production of Wicked, alternating the lead role of Elphaba with Jemma Rix, having previously understudied the role in Melbourne. In 2014 she played Fantine in the Australian production of Les Miserables, later performing the same role on the West End in London. She released her first album, Patrice Tipoki - A Musical Heart, in 2015, and in 2018 was featured in a broadcast performance of Music & the Spoken Word with The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.

Did You Know?

• In February 2007, the group traveled to Mumbai, India to film a promotional song for the Bollywood film 'Heyy Babyy' starring Akshay Kumar.
• Later in 2007, Girlband supported a national tour for The Rogue Traders before disbanding in April 2007.