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  • How to Start a Girl Band. Learn what it takes to put together a successful, all-girl music

  • group. You will need Sexy bandmates Svengali Dance moves Controversy Catchy tune and famous

  • hook-ups (optional). Step 1. Aim for a mix of "types" -- pretty in a wholesome way, nerdy

  • in a cool way, sexy and a bit dangerous, androgynous. Everyone should look good in skimpy stage

  • costumes. If you have a choice between 2 equally qualified musicians, go with the one with

  • sexier stage presence. Step 2. Find a Svengali. Behind every successful girl band is a big

  • man in the music industry -- making them sex up their act, trying to sleep with them, and

  • taking an unfair cut of their earnings. Step 3. Have some dance moves. Great choreography

  • is the key to compelling stage shows and music videos. That, and near-nudity. Give whoever

  • can't dance a tambourine to bang. Step 4. Generate buzz by planting salacious rumors

  • in the press and behaving appallingly now and then. Remember, there's no such thing

  • as bad publicity. Hooking up with another celebrity is a surefire way to get the tabloids'

  • interest. Step 5. Find a catchy tune to record. For inspiration, research the pop genre known

  • as "bubblegum." You'll have plenty of time to establish your musical cred later. Step

  • 6. Secretly work on some of your own music so that, just as the band's popularity is

  • peaking, you can launch your solo career. If it doesn't work out, there are always reunion

  • tours. Did you know In 2003, 3 Afghan women defied the Taliban by forming the "Burka Band"

  • and secretly recording the song "Burka Blue," which became an internet hit.

How to Start a Girl Band. Learn what it takes to put together a successful, all-girl music

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