Girls hope radio gig will help them shine.

An indie band made up of four teenage girls from Lincoln will make their debut on national radio tomorrow sunday night.


Three Stars From Mars have been selected as the featured house band on Radio 1’s popular teen-orientated show, Switch.

Made up of four students from Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School, the band draw from varous influences, including Stereophonics, Coldplay and Kings of Leon to create their own blend of indie rock.

The band features Bessie Norman, 14, on guitar and vocals, Martha Gibson, 14, also on guitar and vocals, Evie Manders, 14, on bass and cello, and Imogen Kupper, 15, on drums and percussion.

Bessie, who studies music, art and history at the school, said the band was contacted by the radio show only an hour after applying to be the house band.

“I listen to Switch every now and then and heard they had a house band every week,” she said.

“So on Monday, I went online and filled in a form to put us forward, just to give it a go. An hour later I got a phone call from Radio 1, who wanted to arrange the details.

“Each band needs to write a jingle for the show, so we had to come up with something pretty quickly.

“They’re going to play our song on the radio and then have a chat with us, so it’s quite big.”

Drummer Imogen, who studies German and geography at the school, said the exposure on Switch was incredibly important for the future of the band.

“We’ve been trying to get some more publicity and get our name out there,” she said.

“It’s great, because we really want to broaden our fan base and get more people listening to us outside of Lincoln.”

Three Stars From Mars have been performing with their current line-up for the past couple of years, but the girls have been playing music since junior school.

Jane Rylands-Bolton, the assistant headteacher at the school, said she was incredibly proud of the girls.

“They’re following the dream they’ve had since they were little – and being incredibly mature about it,” she said.

“Their music is very sophisticated and very heartfelt.

“I’m totally impressed by them, and glad they come to our school.”

Hosted by Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw, Radio 1’s Switch programme features all the latest news, gossip and music. The show airs every Sunday from 7pm to 10pm. Three Stars From Mars will be on air between 8pm and 9pm.