ɡɹˈuːp mˈɛmbɚz bɹˈɛndə mˈækɐmˌoʊæfi ænd hˈæsænə ˈɪɹoʊɡbˌuː ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli mˈɛt ˈeɪdʒd θˈɜːtiːn, æt hˈɪlɚɹi kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn ɑːtˈɑːɹɹə, sˈaʊθ ˈɔːklənd.
Group members Brenda Makamoeafi and Hassanah Iroegbu originally met aged 13, at Hillary College in Otara, South Auckland.