The Saint #34: Saint Cecilia
A girl group formed in 1993 in London. Originally their name was made up by two words and four numbers. The struggled to find success and were dropped by their record label. A band member left and two sisters joined the group which had changed names dropping the numbers. Their debut album was released in 1997 and led them to become one of the best-selling girl groups. Their second single peaked at number one in the UK and Australia.
The band broke up after lots of fighting, only to reunite after a five year break releasing more music. They split for a second time reuniting for a live performance after four years.
During the first break-up the two sisters formed a duo and signed their own music contract. What was the name of the duo?
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