Cork-based Gina, Dale Haze and The Champions took the dancing scene by storm from the late 1970s and early 80s with 25 chart hit singles and several best-selling albums. Amazingly, 50 years on, the original band members, Gina, Pat, Mossey, Eddie & Tony still perform together at sell out shows.
The band’s recording career has produced a rich discography which is adorned by fans and critics alike. In 1977 they released their debut album aptly titled From the Beginning. Their second studio album Champions Again was released in 1979. The third LP was released in 1981 which featured many of the hits of the previous two years. Their fourth album from those early years was self-titled, marking a brief change of band name to the abbreviated G DH & C. Dragonflies is the most recent album and was released 2016.
Gina, Dale Haze and the Champions received countless awards and accolades over the years. 1979 proved to be a monumental year for the band, firstly with the release of one of their biggest hits ‘The Greatest Lover’ and then
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