Happy Mondays

Happy Mondays are an English alternative dance band formed in Salford in 1980 by brothers Shaun Ryder (vocals) and Paul Ryder (bass), with Gaz Whelan (drums), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Mark Day (guitar). Mark "Bez" Berry later joined the band onstage as a dancer and maracas player. Rowetta joined the band as a vocalist in 1990, initially credited as a guest vocalist, and performed with them until 1993 and again from 2012 until December 2024. They were originally signed to Tony Wilson's Factory Records label.

Biography compiled automatically from publicly available sources.