Catch Diamond Chique on BBC Southern Counties Radio

The girls will be live on air on BBC Southern Counties Radio this Friday (28th November) at 4:45pm. DJ Mark Carter will be talking to the girls about the band and will also be giving the first play of the girls' new single 'Sophisticated', recorded with Barry Upton, the producer behind the hit band 'Steps'.

"We're thrilled to be going on the show," say the girls. "The station covers Surrey, Sussex and North East Hampshire, so we're really excited that our song could be heard by hundreds of listeners."

You can listen to the show by tuning to 104-104.8 FM or online by clicking here.

Diamond Chique to light up home town

The girls will shortly be lighting up their home town of Caterham when they switch on the town's Christmas lights on Monday 1st December. Taking place at the Church Walk shopping centre, Caterham, at 4pm, the switch on will feature the girls delivering their own take on Bing Crosby's classic 'Have yourself a merry little Christmas'.

Posters promoting the Christmas lights switch on can be seen around the town (see above) and children from the area's schools have been invited to attend.

"With all that's going on at the moment with the economy and money troubles, it's easy to forget that Christmas is meant to be an exciting time of year," say the girls. "We wanted to inject a little bit of fun and put smiles on people's faces."

To find Church Walk, Caterham, click here.

Diamond Chique rolls the cameras on first video

While most people normally choose to spend their Sunday at home relaxing, the girls were up bright and early (6:30am - ouch!) recording the video to their forthcoming single 'Sophisticated'. With the help of a very patient restaurant owner, some clever lighting, a lot of camera equipment, a team of stylists and willing extras recruited via ads in the local press, The Olive Tree restaurant in Banstead was temporarily converted into a nightclub venue, with stage and bar areas.

The girls also enlisted the help of Caterham Cars, who kindly loaned two of their famous cars for the shoot, which finished with the girls jumping into the cars and speeding off.

"We wanted to have not just a video that shows who we are, but also where we come from," says Amanda Neale, who both manages and sings in the group. "The cars were a great way of getting this across."

Amazingly, despite the number of different scenes that needed to be filmed, the whole shoot was wrapped in just a day. Some exclusive behind the scenes shots from the filming can be seen on the slideshow on the right.

Meet Diamond Chique

Amanda Neale
Birthday: 12th March
Star sign: Pisces
Likes: Green & Black's chocolates
Dislikes: Stress and being stuck in traffic
Favourite music: Mark Ronson, Kelly Roland, Estelle
Favourite food: Tapas
Likes to watch: Eastenders, Sex & the City
All time favourite movie: Rocky

Marcella Jones
Birthday: 9th July
Star sign: Cancer
Likes: Chocolate, accessories, singing and dancing
Favourite music: Rhianna, Aaliyah, Kelly Clarkson
Favourite food: Anything!
Likes to watch: Supernatural, Sex & the City, Lost, Heroes, Katie & Peter
All time favourite movie: Pretty Woman

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Susan Fitzpatrick
Birthday: 12th June
Star sign: Gemini
Likes: Haribo sweets, socialising
Dislikes: Moody people
Favourite music: Beyoncé, Pink, Rhianna
Favourite food: Chinese
Likes to watch: Supernatural, Heroes, Family Guy
All time favourite movie: Sex & the City