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Bananarama have officially reunited so you can relive the magic of the '80s: Watch

Julia Naughton

It's been 27 years since Bananarama performed together at the Brit Awards, and now, the band's back together!

Taking the stage at the London Palladium on May 11 -- founding members Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward performed their pop anthem 'Venus' to an audience of die-hard fans -- as a preview for their UK tour kicking off later this year.  

The classic hit brought them their first number one in the States and cemented their star status as one of the world's most-loved girl groups. However, it was also the start of their demise.

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Not long before they were meant to embark on a world tour, Siobhan walked out.

"It was a combination of the fact that, musically, we’d gone absolutely full-on pop, at a time when I was feeling lost and dark and depressed in my life," Siobhan, 58, told the Guardian in April.

Her departure, she explained, was like "a divorce".

“It had been a real pressure cooker, the three of us being together 24/7, for years," she said. "It couldn’t continue."

And it would be 10 years before all three women would talk to each other again.

Fast-forward to 2017, and it seems they've not only rekindled their friendship but their music, too.

The trio will embark on their UK tour in November, and, if all goes to plan, the US is in their sights, too.

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No words yet on a trip down Down Under, but our fingers and everything are crossed.

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