I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story

I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story

I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story

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I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story

2018

1h 32m

7.0(1 votes)

Documentary

Music

Overview

The surprising coming of age story of four diverse women who have had their lives dramatically changed by their love of a boyband - Backstreet Boys, One Direction, Take That and The Beatles.

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Madman Entertainment

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3 members

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Elif Cam

Self

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Dara Donnelly

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Susan Bower

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