Republica

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The British band Republica first became widely noticed in 1996 after releasing the single Ready To Go.

The Republica sound was described by Saffron as "techno-pop punk rock".

Saffron was born in Nigeria, and claims Portuguese, Chinese and English ancestry. Outside of the band, she was also featured as the back-up vocals on the song "Fuel My Fire" on The Prodigy's album The Fat of the Land.

As of 2003, they are not currently recording together, with Saffron now working on a new band called Swarm Swarm. Tim recently got back together with fellow former Flowered Up band member Liam Maher, but split up in late 2002. Johnny went off to a band called Cheap Glue - no word on what they're doing.

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