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Ivy Lies is an all-female New Zealand band. They are best known for their hit single "Addicted". Band members are Emla Palmer (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Lisa Blatchford (bass/vocals), Rosie O'Connell (drums) and Mihka Chee (lead guitar/vocals). In 2006 when Emla, Lisa and Rosie were 17 years old they decided to form a band called "Starlett" in their hometown of Christchurch. The band caught lots of attention by performing at bars in their area which led to a record deal with SonyBMG. At the time the girls released two singles, "What I Had‟, which went straight to a Top 5 Radio hit and "Let It Go‟, which placed at number 15. In 2008 the girls relocated to Auckland to hit the live circuit and integrate themselves in the local music scene. This is where they met Mihka through a mutual friend and changed the band name to Ivy Lies. Speaking about band formation, Emla declared in an interview: "Lisa and I have known each other since we were about 2 years old. We grew up together & both wanted to be musicians. Lisa and Rosie were friends at high school and wanted to start a band, so Lisa introduced me. We started a band under the name 'Starlett' and it became something we loved doing - just hanging out in the music room at school & playing music. We met Mihka when we moved to Auckland about 2 years ago and instantly fell in love with her musical abilities and awesome ideas; together we became Ivy Lies." Emla also justified the change of the band's name: "Starlett was a bit of