Candy (Malaysian band)
| Candy | |
|---|---|
| Origin |
Kuching, Sarawak Malaysia |
| Genres | Rock Heavy metal Hard rock |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Life Records |
| Members | Patricia Robert Mary Morss Cornie Sangid Nancy Graggory |
| Past members | Jacqueline Chong |
Candy are an all-female Malaysian rock band formed in 1996. They were entered into the Malaysian Book of Records as the first all-women band in Malaysia.
Candy found fame with their first album Candy which went Platinum, when the hit single Akan Ku Tunggu was released in 1997.
Candy is made up of Patricia Robert (lead vocals and guitar), Mary Morss (lead guitar and vocals), Cornie Sangid (drums, percussion and vocals) and Nancy Graggory (bass guitar and vocals).
In 1988, in her hometown of Kuching, band founder Mary, persuaded her younger sister, Cornie, to bring together a group of friends to form a band. The original line-up consisted of Mary Morss (guitars and vocals), Cornie Sangid (drums), Magdalen Julita Tom (bass guitar), Veronica Ng (vocals) and Marilyn Ryne (vocals). They called themselves The Sapphire Gals.
Though essentially they were an all-girl band they were joined by keyboardist Rodney Hughes who was the only male member of the band. Rodney left in 1989 and for a while the band was without a keyboardist. Marilyn Ryne and Veronica also left the band around this time and Meggry Graggory took over the vocal duties.
In 1990, keyboardist Yolanda Entika joined the band.They changed their band name to D'Rozza . Around the same time, Magdalene Julita left and was replaced by Nancy Graggory, who is the older sister of Meggry. Cornie, split her time between playing drums in the band and recording a solo Iban album.
In 1992 Casaphia Studio took them under its wing, and the band changed its name to G-Saphia. The "G” stood for "Girls". Keyboardist Danita Ng joined the band for a short stint. Within the same year, her younger sister Janice took over from her but even Janice did not stay long and left before the year was over. Around this time, Meggry also left the band and was replaced by Patricia Robert who was an Iban recording artist and a singer in the Sarawak State Ministry of Social Development and Urbanization.
In 1994 keyboardist Ophelia June joined G-Saphia. Ophelia is the younger sister of Rodney Hughes.
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