ELECTRIC Dolls, a girl band with Westcliff High School girl Kelly Rowland in the line-up, will soon hit TV screens and are being tipped as the new Spice Girls.

But have we seen this sort of manufactured girl band too many times?

In the longing for novelty, the public may respond better to a middle-aged ladies' band.

Of course, one such band has already been a hit this year. They're called the Spice Girls.