Scouting for Girls

Scouting for Girls formed in 2005 in London, United Kingdom. The band consists of Roy Stride on vocals, piano, and guitar, Greg Churchouse on bass guitar, and Peter Ellard on drums. The three members were childhood friends who met in Scouting and school. Their name is a reference to the 1908 Scouting handbook, ‘Scouting for Boys.’ The group initially gained attention through their online presence on MySpace and by hosting club nights. In 2007, they signed with Epic Records. Their self-titled debut album was released in September 2007 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart in 2008, selling over 1 million copies in the UK. The album included hit singles such as “She’s So Lovely,” “Heartbeat,” and “Elvis Ain’t Dead.”

Following their debut, Scouting for Girls released their second album, ‘Everybody Wants to Be on TV,’ in April 2010. This album peaked at number two on the Albums Chart and featured the single “This Ain’t a Love Song,” which held the number one spot on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks. The band continued to release music, with ‘The Light Between Us’ (2012), ‘Still Thinking About You’ (2015), ‘The Trouble With Boys’ (2019), ‘Easy Cover’ (2021), and ‘The Place We Used to Meet’ (2023). Over their career, they have achieved eight top 40 singles and sold over 4 million records in the UK. They have also accumulated over 1 billion global streams.

Scouting for Girls has been nominated for four Brit Awards and one Ivor Novello Award. Beyond their musical endeavors, the band actively engages in charity work. They are official ambassadors for Wellchild, a children’s charity, for which they raised over £20,000 in 2010. They also host an annual show at The Tan Hill Inn to raise money for Children in Need and undertook ten challenges for the Alzheimer’s Association in 2017 to celebrate their tenth anniversary, raising £10,000.