The band's current lineup consists of guitarist Petter Baarli, bassist Gaute Vaag and drummer Jonas Amazonas.

In 1986, Backstreet Girls released their debut album Mental Shakedown on the small independent label Medicine Records.

Backstreet Girls traveled to London to audition new singers, eventually recruiting Irishman Pat Diamond, and returned to Norway to record a new album.

In October of that year, founding member and bassist Kristensen left the band and was replaced by Morten Lunde.

[6] Live recordings from these concerts along, with new studio songsm were released in September 2002 on the album Black Boogie Death Rock N' Roll.

In 2007, drummer Bjørn Terje Baarli left Backstreet Girls after 23 years with the band and was replaced by Swede Martin H-Son.