Barefoot Contessa were a UK indie band active in the late 1990s.
[3][4] The band formed in London in 1994 after Helene Dineen and Graham Gargiulo met at a PJ Harvey concert.
[5] They disbanded after the release of their fourth studio album, however, in 2002, several members of Barefoot Contessa formed a new band named Helene.
Singer Helene Dineen later explained the significance of the change of name, saying "there was a shift in the musical direction at that time.
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