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U.K. pop group Bananarama embodied so much of the bespangled excess of the '80s that they came to define at least a portion of the decade. At the outset of their career, the trio of Keren Woodward, Sarah Dallin, and were post-punk renegades redefining the girl group sound for the new wave era. A couple of hit collaborations with in 1982 laid the groundwork for Bananarama's own smash "Shy Boy." The trio cultivated a strong following in U.S. dance clubs, which helped their single "Cruel Summer" become a Top Ten hit in 1984 and eventually led to the international blockbuster "Venus" in 1986. "Venus" strengthened Bananarama's dance connections, a reinforcement that not only gave them another huge worldwide hit in 1987 with "I Heard a Rumour," but kept the group alive over subsequent decades. left the band in 1988, but Woodward and Dallin persevered, racking up hits in the U.K. and around the globe well into the 21st century. 's brief participation in a 2018 reunion tour helped spark a revival for her two bandmates who made a strong chart showing with 2019's In Stereo. Three years later Bananarama celebrated their 40th anniversary with their 12th album, Masquerade.