Ballas Hough Band
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Ballas Hough Band is an American pop rock
band fronted by Mark Ballas
and Derek Hough
, both of whom play lead guitar
and sing lead vocals. The band's other members are Sam Marder (bass guitar
), Harry Sullivan (drums) and Emily Grace (keyboards
, background vocals). Both Ballas and Hough are Dancing with the Stars
champions.
They released their debut album, BHB, on March 10, 2009, via Hollywood Records
. The album debuted at peaked at #98 on the U.S. Billboard 200
. On November 3, 2009, the group performed for the first time on Dancing with the Stars. They performed their single, "Move", the lead-off single to their upcoming untitled second studio album.
and sister Julianne
performed as professional dancers. They and Mark Ballas
competed on the ABC
television series Dancing with the Stars
. Derek Hough and Mark Ballas, while living in Great Britain
, founded a band called Almost Amy, which also included Sam Marder, Harry Sullivan and Emily Grace. This band was renamed Ballas Hough Band a short while after its members relocated to Los Angeles, California
. Although they did not disclose it to their fans, Ballas Hough Band broke up. Mark Ballas has been focusing on his solo career, Emily Grace has been touring with Demi Lovato, Sam Marder has joined Dublin based band Keywest, and Harry Sullivan has been drumming for Westar.
in 2008 and released its debut album, BHB
, on March 10, 2009. The album spent one week on the U.S. Billboard 200, peaking at #98 on that chart. Its two singles, "Do It for You" and "Do You Love Me", both failed to chart. On June 21, 2009, the band announced on their MySpace page that they are now currently signed with Morey Management.
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band fronted by Mark Ballas
Mark Ballas
Mark Alexander Ballas Jr. is an American dancer.Ballas is a professional ballroom dancer on the ABC program Dancing with the Stars. He began competing on the show in the fall of 2007. He was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography in 2011...
and Derek Hough
Derek Hough
Derek Hough is an American dancer, choreographer, musician and actor. A world champion in Latin American Dance, Hough has appeared since September 2007 on the hit U.S...
, both of whom play lead guitar
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
and sing lead vocals. The band's other members are Sam Marder (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), Harry Sullivan (drums) and Emily Grace (keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, background vocals). Both Ballas and Hough are Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)
Dancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on ABC in the United States, and CTV in Canada in 2011. The show is the American version of the British BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing...
champions.
They released their debut album, BHB, on March 10, 2009, via Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
. The album debuted at peaked at #98 on the U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. On November 3, 2009, the group performed for the first time on Dancing with the Stars. They performed their single, "Move", the lead-off single to their upcoming untitled second studio album.
History
Before the band's foundation, Derek HoughDerek Hough
Derek Hough is an American dancer, choreographer, musician and actor. A world champion in Latin American Dance, Hough has appeared since September 2007 on the hit U.S...
and sister Julianne
Julianne Hough
Julianne Alexandra Hough is an American professional ballroom dancer, country music singer and actress. She is most widely known for being a two-time champion of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. She earned a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy nomination in 2007 for choreography...
performed as professional dancers. They and Mark Ballas
Mark Ballas
Mark Alexander Ballas Jr. is an American dancer.Ballas is a professional ballroom dancer on the ABC program Dancing with the Stars. He began competing on the show in the fall of 2007. He was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography in 2011...
competed on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
television series Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)
Dancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on ABC in the United States, and CTV in Canada in 2011. The show is the American version of the British BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing...
. Derek Hough and Mark Ballas, while living in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, founded a band called Almost Amy, which also included Sam Marder, Harry Sullivan and Emily Grace. This band was renamed Ballas Hough Band a short while after its members relocated to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. Although they did not disclose it to their fans, Ballas Hough Band broke up. Mark Ballas has been focusing on his solo career, Emily Grace has been touring with Demi Lovato, Sam Marder has joined Dublin based band Keywest, and Harry Sullivan has been drumming for Westar.
Debut album: BHB (2008-2009)
Ballas Hough Band was signed to Hollywood RecordsHollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
in 2008 and released its debut album, BHB
BHB (album)
BHB is the debut album from pop music group Ballas Hough Band formed by Dancing with the Stars professional dancers Derek Hough and Mark Ballas. The album was released on March 10, 2009 via Hollywood Records....
, on March 10, 2009. The album spent one week on the U.S. Billboard 200, peaking at #98 on that chart. Its two singles, "Do It for You" and "Do You Love Me", both failed to chart. On June 21, 2009, the band announced on their MySpace page that they are now currently signed with Morey Management.
Departure from Hollywood: (2009)
The band appeared on the November 3, 2009 episode of Dancing with the Stars results show performing their new single, "Move". The song was intended to be the lead-off single to a second studio album, however, after the single failed to chart, they parted ways with Hollywood Records in March 2010 and no new album was released. No news of plans for an album are currently available.Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| BHB BHB (album) BHB is the debut album from pop music group Ballas Hough Band formed by Dancing with the Stars professional dancers Derek Hough and Mark Ballas. The album was released on March 10, 2009 via Hollywood Records.... |
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98 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Do It for You" | BHB |
| "Do You Love Me" | ||
| "Move" | Non-album song | |