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Biography
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Members
Chris Judge – lead bass
Caoimhe "Pony" Derwin – singer
Dylan Roche – bongos
Enda Loughman – guitar
Paula "Peepee" Cullen – singer, songwriter, lead g-tar
Career
Formed in 2001, the band took their name from the fact that they were sharing chalet accommodation at the All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties music festival in East Sussex , 2001.
In February 2005 they were the victors of the Best New Band award at the Meteor Music Awards . Their first release was a split 7” (with Neosupervital ) of “Two Chord Song” on the independent RoadRelish label, for which the band made their own artwork. It was quickly followed by a double-A side 7” released in March 2004 on Nasty Pop / Setanta Records , featuring “Theme From Chalets” and “Sexy Mistake”, the latter being chosen by MTV as the soundtrack for the MTV branding campaign in Ireland. “The Nightrock EP” followed in October, their first release on CD, and the lead track “Nightrocker” was used worldwide (except in the United States) in the trailer for the film Madagascar (film)|Madagascar .Citation needed|date=December 2007. The EP was recorded in Dublin with Richard Rainey and Gareth Mannix .
The band were selected by the Irish government to represent Ireland by travelling to Slovenia in 2005 to take part in the celebrations for the country's adoption into the European Union .Citation needed|date=December 2007 They also wrote the music for TG4 's IFTA Awards|IFTA award -winning youth drama Aifric .
Their songs "Theme From Chalets", "Nightrocker", and "Sexy Mistake" have all been used on '' Grey's Anatomy '', "Sexy Mistake" being included on the second season's soundtrack. "Nightrocker" is also featured in the video game OutlawTennis .
The band announced their split on February 15, 2008, by means of a blog post on their MySpace page, citing a lack of financial viability as the cause.
Paula and Caoimhe went on to form Talulah Does The Hula http://www.myspace.com/talulahdoesthehula and September Girls
Discography
Albums
2005 Check In
Singles
' Two Chord Song :
* 2003 7" vinyl limited edition. Double A-side with Neosupervital
' Theme From Chalets/Sexy Mistake :
* 2004 7" vinyl limited edition. Double A-side single
http://punkcast.com/836/ PUNKCAST#836 live video @ Sin-é NYC Sep 15 2005 ( RealPlayer , mp4 )
DEFAULTSORT:Chalets, The Category:Irish indie rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 2001 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2008 Category:Musical groups from Dublin (city)
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