Early days (1980–1982) Guitarist and singer Bernie Lynch (as Rip Torn) fronted a
new wave band, the Stockings, in
Perth, Western Australia, in the late 1970s. By the end of 1981, drummer John Bennetts replaced Slingerland and the band changed their name to Eurogliders. They were signed by
manager Brian Peacock to their first recording and publishing contracts with
PolyGram. In Australia, "Heaven" was followed by a
domino effect of two more top 10 hits, with "
We Will Together" (No. 7, April 1985) and "
Can't Wait to See You" (No. 8, November 1985). Reduced to a duo, Lynch and Knight recorded their fourth studio album,
Groove, with session musicians including Crispin Akerman. However, despite Akerman's presence on the album, it was clear that Lynch and Knight by themselves were now the Eurogliders as they were the only people pictured on the album cover, inner sleeve and all of the album's associated singles.
Groove peaked at No. 25 on the Australian charts in April 1988. Lynch initially pursued a solo music career and while Knight became a successful
jazz singer. This launched a new career for Knight as a jazz singer with her debut solo studio album,
Stormy Weather, which peaked at No. 16 in 1991.
Re-formations Eurogliders reformed in October 2005, with Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch using session musicians including former member Rex Goh. They released their fifth studio album, simply called
Eurogliders, which included the single "Hummingbird". Neither the album or single peaked into the ARIA top 50 charts. They started touring again in April 2006 and performed on the
Countdown Spectacular concerts during June to August. The concerts were a nostalgic tour of Australian popular music groups and artists from the 1970s and 1980s as featured on the pop music television show
Countdown with its host,
Molly Meldrum. The group's sixth studio album,
Blue Kiss, was recorded during the same sessions as the previous album and was released in mid-2006. It also had no top 50 charting. The Eurogliders' official website was shut down in September 2008. In 2013 it was announced that the group were expected to reform to support
the Boomtown Rats on a planned reunion tour of Australia in May. However, the tour was cancelled due to poor ticket sales. Their seventh studio album, ''Don't Eat the Daisies'', appeared in 2014. In May 2017 they headlined the entertainment on Darley Kingsford-Smith Cup Day during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Eurogliders planned to tour Australia in support of
Simple Minds and
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) in December 2021. Bernie Lynch died from
throat cancer, aged 72, on 12 March 2026. ==Members==