The Magnets
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The Magnetsare a five pieceBritisha cappellagroup, comprising Callum McIntosh, Michael Conway, Nick Girard,[1]Stevie Hutchinson, Ross Hunter and Mc Zani. Hobbit, Alfredo Austin III and Aaron J Boykin also perform with the group.
The group formed while atUniversity College Londontogether in a production ofGuys and Dolls.
They signed toEMIand released their debutalbum,Giving It All That,in 2001. The following few years saw them tour withLisa Stansfield,Michael Ball,Tom JonesandGeri Halliwell,with appearances onThe Michael Parkinson Show,Blue PeterandGMTV.[citation needed]In 2004, the group releasedAnother Place,which featured nine original songs and twocovers,including a rendition ofStephen Stills' "For What It's Worth".Their next album,Gobsmacked,featured songs such as "Girls & Boys"originally byBlur (band),and "Sweet Dreams"byBeyoncé,as well as live favourites such as "Poker Face"byLady Gagaand "Livin' on a Prayer"byBon Jovi.
The band has performed in five years of the last eight at theEdinburgh Fringe Festival.The Magnets undertook a European tour in November and December 2010.
In June 2011, they performed in Adelaide, Australia, as part of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Following this, they toured Melbourne, Sydney and Noosa.
On 12 January 2014, the group played their first US date in New York City.[2]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
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| 30 April 2001 | Giving it All That
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| 1 May 2004 | Another Place
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| 2009 | under the covers - Special Edition
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| 20 September 2010 | Gobsmacked
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| 2013 | All This Time
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| 17 February 2017 | Can You Feel It
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EPs
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| 2002 | Young Voices
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| 26 March 2011 | Human
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| 8 October 2012 | Homegrown
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Singles
[edit]| Date | Title | Chart positions | Album |
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| 20 November 2000 | "How Deep" / "She's Not There" | No. 87 | Giving It All That |
| 16 April 2001 | "All the Wrong Reasons" | No. 80 | |
| 14 June 2010 | "Poker Face" | - | Gobsmacked |
| 15 December 2011 | "Walking in the Air" | - | Non album single |
References
[edit]- ^"Press and Journal - Article - Experience the musical pull of the Magnets".Archived fromthe originalon 2 December 2013.Retrieved24 November2013.
- ^"Tour".Themagnets.Retrieved25 June2020.
External links
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