Eastgate is an influential girl band from Sydney, Australia formed in 1999 by already singer/actress Ripley "RS" Stark and close friend Lychee Marie Callings. In 2000, they were joined by Katharine Kay to record the debut album. Eastgate has released four albums since their creation, and are in the process of recording a fifth. The band's name, "Eastgate" is taken from a neighborhood of the same name where Stark and Callings spent their childhood.