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There is/were more than one artist with this name 1. Fruit are an indie rock band from Adelaide, Australia 2. The Swedish 60s-pop group Fruit 3. The English group Fruit 4. A pop band from Frankfurt, Germany 5. Experimental musician and composer from Sydney, Australia 6. Six-piece post-rock band based in the North-West of England 1. Fruit are an indie rock band from Adelaide, Australia often compared to the Indigo Girls. The group was formed in 1995. In 2003 they won the Best Live Album trophy at the Australian Live Music Awards. Fruit are Mel Watson (lead vocalist, horn player, song writer), Susie Keynes (lead vocalist, guitarist, song writer) and Sam Lohs (lead vocalist, acoustic guitarist, song writer). Others that have or do perform with them are: Miranda Bradley, Jenna Bonavita, Catherine Oates. Albums: Fruit - 1996 Skin - 1997 Shift, Recorded Live - 199 Here For Days - 2001 Fruit Live At The Basement - 2002 Burn - 2005 2. The Swedish 60s-pop group Fruit was started in 1967 in Täby, Sweden and disbanded in 1971. Among their members were Mecki Bodemark (Mecki Mark Men) and members of later progg band Bättre Lyss. 3. The English group Fruit was a one-time side band for former Kitchens of Distinction leader Patrick Fitzgerald. He only released one album under the Fruit moniker before continuing on other projects. 4. The German band began in the late 1990s. Members are Bertil Mark (drums, percussion), Catenia Quentin (vocals), Frank Rill (guitar), Mark Rill (bass), Andreas Velte and Christian Walter (both keyboards, effects, noises). They released the album Exposures Left in 1999. 5. Fruit is an experimental/improvisatory musician from Sydney, Australia. 6. Fruit are a six-piece post-rock band based in the North-West of England (Manchester/Liverpool), formed in 2022. Their sound is characterised through, swathes of dissonance, noise, and poetry, thus far culminating in the release of 3 singles, ‘Bleak’, The International’ and ‘Finn’s Song’. Their reputation for an aggressive and hectic live sound , described in RGM as “angry, to mournful to delicate and back again” has led to gigs throughout the northwest, as well as Sheffield, Leicester and Brixton’s iconic Windmill venue. The future promises a late 2024 release as well as a string of exciting live shows to be announced. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.