The Nolans throughout the 1990s and 2000s in Japan, while several budget-priced compilations of their Epic-era material (sometimes re-recorded) appeared in the UK. Coleen, who had married performer Shane Richie in 1990, and was now a mother of two, quit the group in 1994. In 1995, longstanding lead singer Bernie left to pursue an acting career; Anne and Maureen continued as a two-piece version of The Nolans. A re-recorded version of "I'm In the Mood for Dancing", released on the Living Beat label, reached No. 51 in the UK in 1995. From 2000, the line-up consisted of Maureen and Anne, together with
Bernie Nolan She left the group in 1995 to become an actress. On television, she had roles in the Channel 4 soap opera "Brookside" from 2000–02 and the ITV police drama "The Bill" from 2002–05. while her numerous roles in stage musicals included Mrs. Johnstone in "Blood Brothers" (1998-2000), Hannah Owens in "" (2008–09) and Mama Morton in "Chicago" (2012). She was also a member of the Nolans line-up that reformed for a successful tour of the UK and Ireland in 2009. She died from breast cancer in July 2013. Born in Dublin in 1960, Nolan's parents were Tommy Nolan, a violent