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Then one day in May 1979, she went to a rehearsal with a group of friends and left as the lead singer with the Selecter.

Pauline Black: Going back to my roots 2011

It wasn't until 20 years later, when she was lead singer of the 2-Tone band, the Selecter, that she felt she finally belonged somewhere: "Any band is like a surrogate family," she says.

Pauline Black: Going back to my roots 2011

Ska's vigour was seized on by Britain's 2-Tone movement in the late 70s, as the Specials, Madness, the Selecter et al played old hits such as One Step Beyond and wrote new ones such as Too Much Too Young.

Ska takes over Jamaica 2011

Though never quite as successful as Madness and the Specials, the Selecter had their own loyal following and a string of UK hits after On My Radio, including Too Much Pressure and Three Minute Hero.

Pauline Black: Going back to my roots 2011

Within seven weeks of being a fully formed band, the Selecter were supporting the likes of Madness and the Specials and Pauline was being hailed as the Queen of Ska.

Pauline Black: Going back to my roots 2011

Finally, 2-tone legends the Selecter skank for all the rude boys and girls 1 Mar-6 Apr, tour begins Sub 89, Reading.

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Ska's vigour was seized on by Britain's 2-Tone movement in the late 70s, as the Specials, Madness, the Selecter et al played old hits such as One Step Beyond and wrote new ones such as Too Much Too Young.

Ska takes over Jamaica 2011

When the Selecter broke up in 1982, they have since reformed and have a new single out this week Pauline built a successful career as an actor.

Pauline Black: Going back to my roots 2011

Those bands, along with the Selecter and Madness, helped define the second wave ska sound that ruled the late 1970′s/early 1980′s, put MTV on the map, and influenced a second revival of ska music in the mid 1990′s.

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Actually The Selecter pull that last stroke off better but we won't quibble.

Message In A Bottle, 7'' 1979