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The Diamonds were a British female vocal group, formed in 1960 by founder members Diane Range, Mary Jackson and Louise Bailey.

The group were signed by Berry Gordy to Motown Records and released two semi-successful album "Meet The Diamonds" and "Where Did Our Love Go?" which both scored high in the US charts. In December 1965, Bailey quit the group after a number of arguments which led to her not speaking to either for almost 20 years. She was replaced by Janet Davis in January 1966.

The group released four studio albums, "III", "DMJ", "Everything is Everything" and "Surrender" which were not successes on album sales. In December 1971, Berry Gordy announced that Jackson had been sacked from the group following a number of arguments with Range. Despite the arguments, Range and Davis publicly announced they were unimpressed by the decision and both threatened to walk out until Gordy issued them both with a $35 million lawsuit for breach of contract.