Kildare students' classroom-recorded song featured in hit Netflix series
A song from a group of teenage girls, which was recorded in a school classroom, has made it onto the new series of Netflix original TV series, Ginny & Georgia.
The new season of the hit drama was released on the streaming service earlier this month, with Kildare band I.F.. heard on the ninth episode of the show.
The band is comprised of Natalia Bielaszewska on Guitar, singer and bassist Melina McDonald and Makayla Farrell on bass.
Natalia and Makayla, both 16, told Katie Hannon on RTÉ Radio 1's Liveline how the song had been written two years previous and was recorded in a class room at their school Athy College with the help of English teacher Mr O'Donnell.
Makayla detailed how the band was formed after the members attended the school band practice, where they developed their passion for music.
She added that she wrote the song following the death of her late grandmother to cancer, which she said made her realise her love for song-writing.
'It's good to find a way to express your feelings,' the teenager told Katie, 'It's very special to me to think that the song I wrote about someone so special is actually on Netflix.'
The singer-songwriter explained that she contacted every music supervising company she could find sharing the band's song, and was contacted in July 2024 by one company expressing their interest in using the song for Netflix.
'They just said they were interested in the song for Netflix. Obviously, me being nosy I asked what series it would be in and they told me. We didn't actually find out it was confirmed to be in the show until two weeks prior to the release,' she shared.
The secondary school students reiterated their delight at appearing on the show, noting the popularity of the show amongst them and their friends and other youngsters.
'It's insane,' Natalia said, 'When we heard it was happening we were like, 'Oh my god!' It's a show we all watch.'
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