Filipinki [SEP] location of formation
Filipinki
Filipinki were the first Polish all-girl vocal group and also Poland’s leading female band of the 1960s.
Career.
Filipinki were founded in October 1959 at an economic college in Szczecin and became popular in Poland through exposure at music festivals and other events during the years that followed. They named themselves after popular teen girl magazine "Filipinka".
By 1963 they were well-established but the big breakthrough came with their "Wala Twist" – a playful song celebrating female cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who
in Canada and the US – two LPs and one EP.
In 1968 Filipinki reduced group from seven to five vocalists, totally changed their image and revamped as a rock band.
The group disbanded in November 1974 after a 15-year run. Their success made it possible for future Polish teenage musicians and girl bands to find mainstream success.
Bibliography.
In November 2013, a biography of the band by Marcin Szczygielski entitled "We are Filipinki! Illustrated History of First Polish Girlsband" () was released in Poland