Divinyls

Divinyls were an Australian rock band featuring vocalist Christina Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. The band, originally a five-piece, underwent numerous lineup changes with Amphlett and McEntee as the core members, before breaking up in 1996.

Divinyls have released five studio albums, with four of them reaching the Top 10 in Australia and one, Divinyls, reaching No. 15 in the US. Their biggest-selling single, "I Touch Myself" achieved No. 1 in Australia, No. 4 in the US and No. 10 in the UK.

Amphlett and McEntee would provide the soundtrack for 1982 film Monkey Grip and they released two singles from Music from Monkey Grip EP "Boys in Town" and "Only Lonely".

Over the decade Divinyls released four albums, Music from Monkey Grip EP in 1982, Desperate on Chrysalis Records in 1983, What a Life! in 1985 and Temperamental in 1988. They had hit singles in Australia with "Science Fiction" in 1983, "Good Die Young" in 1984 and "Pleasure and Pain" in 1985.

In 1991, Divinyls released diVINYLS and the single "I Touch Myself" which became their only Australian No.1 single. The song reached No. 4 in the US and No. 10 in the UK. diVINYLS reached No. 5 on the Australian album charts and No. 15 on Billboard Top 200. They released two more top twenty singles with "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" in 1992 and "I'm Jealous" in 1995.

A live album, Divinyls Live, was released in 1991. In the early 1990s, they recorded a series of cover songs for various movie soundtracks, including the Young Rascals' "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Wild Ones' "Wild Thing" for Reckless Kelly, and Roxy Music's "Love Is the Drug" for Super Mario Brothers.

In 1996, Underworld, their fifth studio album, was released in Australia. In early 1997, Amphlett and McEntee had a falling out and separated without formally disbanding Divinyls.

Amphlett and McEntee concentrated on solo projects and collaborations with other artists.

In August 2006, Divinyls were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and had their first performance for 10 years at the award ceremony. They reformed shortly afterwards and a compilation, Greatest Hits, was released in Australia in August 2006. A single, "Don't Wanna Do This", was released in November 2007.