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
The Nolans until 1980 as she was too young to perform with her sisters. The family performed even as the five girls went to school at Blackpool's St Mary's Catholic college. The Nolans also attended the Cardinal Wiseman School in Greenford, West London. As well as performing frequently on the northern club circuit, The Singing Nolans recorded an album, "The Singing Nolans", a single "Blackpool" – which was a song about their local football club, Blackpool F.C., and is still used on match days at Bloomfield Road – and the EP "Silent Night" for the Nevis label in 1972. Tommy Nolan Sr.