The Flirts


The Flirts was a project concept group formed by Bobby "O" Orlando to further front his performances as an artist, musician and songwriter. The group consisted of Orlando and featured an ever revolving roster of female session singers and models. Under The Flirts name, Orlando churned out hits "Passion", "Danger", "Helpless" and "Jukebox ".

Concept and first chart success

Orlando conceived the idea for The Flirts, wrote the songs, played the instruments, and produced the tracks. He then auditioned girls to be the faces of the group. Orlando often called in the services of professional session singers to sing the female vocals for the tracks because most of the performers were trained as dancers, models or actresses. The Flirts went through numerous lineup changes and with every album release and tour, some girls left while others stayed. Orlando released six studio albums under The Flirts name from 1982–1992 and numerous singles.
"Jukebox" received significant airplay on MTV in 1982. The song rose to number 28 on the Billboard US Dance Chart. The follow-up single "Passion" peaked the same year at number 21, and became a huge success in Europe, reaching number 22 in the Netherlands and number 4 in Germany.
"Helpless " peaked at number 12 on the Billboard US Dance Chart, and reached number 13 on the German Top 75. Members of The Flirts performed in the German feature film Feel the Motion.
In 1985, "You and Me", which Orlando co-wrote with influential hip hop producer Clifton "Jiggs" Chase, topped the US dance chart.

Members of The Flirts

1982 "10C a Dance" era:
1983 "Born To Flirt" era:
1984 "Made In America" era:
1985 "Blondes, Brunettes & Redheads" era:
1986 "Questions Of The Heart" era:
Plus many session singers who sang lead and background vocals on tracks that were released under the name The Flirts.

Discography

Albums