Blink

Blink From; Dublin Active; 1989 – 19??
Style; Pop/Rock
Vocals & Guitar; Dermot Lambert
Keyboards; Robbie Sexton
Bass; Brian Mcloughlin
Drums; Ricky O’Connor

Dermot Lambert was the main song writer with the band. He had formerly been in Empty Shell and Rex & Dino. Brian McLoughlin was also in Rex & Dino.

Blink are a pop rock band from Ireland. Noted for their melancholy humour, they have released four albums since their inception in the early 1990s.

Their 1994 debut album, A Map of the Universe by Blink, was a Top Ten in the Irish album charts and their second album, 1998’s The End is High, was a Billboard album of the week upon release.

Their 2004 album Deep Inside the Sound of Sadness, was nominated for Irish Album of the Year[1] at the 2005 Meteor Music Awards, losing out to Snow Patrol for their album Final Straw.

The band are also notable for being the first band pictured on a telephone card. A run of 202,000 were produced in 1993. This included a smaller limited run of 2000 cards, which were used as membership cards for the band’s fan club. All the cards read ‘Limited Edition’ despite being produced in great quantities

It’s Not My Fault entered the Irish charts in April 1994, for a 2 week run peaking at number 97. It was realsed on EMI Records CDEM303.

“Happy Day” entered the Irish charts in July 1994, for a 2 week run peaking at number 57. It was released on Parlophone Records CDR6385.

“Cello” entered the Irish charts in October 1994, for a 2 week run peaking at number 79. It was released on Parlophone Records CDR6393.