The Overtones
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The Overtones are a five-piece British
-Irish
doo-wop
boy band
from London
, formed in 2010. They were discovered by a Warner Brothers
talent scout while working as decorators in a shop near Oxford Street
, singing during their tea break. Their debut album Good Ol' Fashioned Love
entered the UK Albums Chart
at 16 in November 2010. However, after the re-release of the album in March 2011, it propelled to the high end of the chart at number 4.
. More recently they met Lachie Chapman, discovered similar tastes in music and reformed themselves as a five-piece band. Darren then had the idea of starting a painting and decorating company so that the five could practise together while working. It was while painting a shop near Oxford Street in London that the band were discovered by a talent scout. They have since signed a multi-album deal with Warner Bros. Records
.
The debut album from The Overtones features a number of original tracks written by the band, including their first single "Gambling Man" as well as the title track "Good Ol Fashioned Love" and "Carolyn".
In 2010 they made a number of high profile public appearances, supporting Peter Andre
on tour, and performing at Stockport
's Christmas lights switch-on and at the Abbey Park fireworks display in Leicester
. They have also made a number of television appearances, particularly on This Morning.
On 13 March 2011 they were the house band for week 10 on the ITV show Dancing on Ice
.
On 1 June 2011 they were the house band for the third semi-final on the ITV show Britain's Got More Talent
On 25 November 2011 they preformed live at the Ely, Cambridgeshire Christmas Lights Switch On.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
doo-wop
Doo-wop
The name Doo-wop is given to a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that developed in African American communities in the 1940s and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. It emerged from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and...
boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, formed in 2010. They were discovered by a Warner Brothers
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
talent scout while working as decorators in a shop near Oxford Street
Oxford Street
Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, United Kingdom. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, as well as its most dense, and currently has approximately 300 shops. The street was formerly part of the London-Oxford road which began at Newgate,...
, singing during their tea break. Their debut album Good Ol' Fashioned Love
Good Ol' Fashioned Love
Good Ol' Fashioned Love is the debut studio album by five-piece British-Irish doo-wop boy band from London The Overtones, the album was released on November 1, 2010 in the UK by Rhino Entertainment, it was Re-released on 8 March 2011...
entered the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
at 16 in November 2010. However, after the re-release of the album in March 2011, it propelled to the high end of the chart at number 4.
History
With four members originally - Mark, Mike, Darren and Timmy - the band had been performing for several years. The four members all shared an interest in the doo-wop genre of the 1950s mixed with R&B and modern pop musicPop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
. More recently they met Lachie Chapman, discovered similar tastes in music and reformed themselves as a five-piece band. Darren then had the idea of starting a painting and decorating company so that the five could practise together while working. It was while painting a shop near Oxford Street in London that the band were discovered by a talent scout. They have since signed a multi-album deal with Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
.
The debut album from The Overtones features a number of original tracks written by the band, including their first single "Gambling Man" as well as the title track "Good Ol Fashioned Love" and "Carolyn".
In 2010 they made a number of high profile public appearances, supporting Peter Andre
Peter André
Peter James Andrea , better known by the stage name as Peter Andre, is an English-born Australian musician, singer-songwriter, television personality and businessman. As a recording artist, he has achieving four top 10 UK albums and ten top 10 singles.-Early life:Andre was born at Northwick Park...
on tour, and performing at Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
's Christmas lights switch-on and at the Abbey Park fireworks display in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
. They have also made a number of television appearances, particularly on This Morning.
On 13 March 2011 they were the house band for week 10 on the ITV show Dancing on Ice
Dancing on Ice
Dancing on Ice is a British television show co-hosted by Christine Bleakley and Philip Schofield, in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges. The format, devised by LWT and Granada Television, has been a prime-time hit in eight different...
.
On 1 June 2011 they were the house band for the third semi-final on the ITV show Britain's Got More Talent
On 25 November 2011 they preformed live at the Ely, Cambridgeshire Christmas Lights Switch On.
Members
- Timmy Matley, from CorkCork (city)Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
- Mark Franks, from ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
- Lachie Chapman, from SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
- Mike Crawshaw, from BristolBristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
- Darren Everest, from EssexEssexEssex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
Albums
| Album Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | certifications | |
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| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
IRE Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
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| Good Ol' Fashioned Love Good Ol' Fashioned Love Good Ol' Fashioned Love is the debut studio album by five-piece British-Irish doo-wop boy band from London The Overtones, the album was released on November 1, 2010 in the UK by Rhino Entertainment, it was Re-released on 8 March 2011... |
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4 | 14 |
British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... : Platinum |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 2010 | "Gambling Man Gambling Man "Gambling Man" is the first single from five-piece British-Irish doo-wop boy band The Overtones to be released from their debut album, Good Ol' Fashioned Love... " |
82 | Good Ol' Fashioned Love |
| 2011 | "The Longest Time The Longest Time "The Longest Time" is a doo-wop single by Billy Joel. The song was released as a single in 1984 as the fourth single from the album An Innocent Man. It reached number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on Billboards Adult Contemporary chart... " |
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| "Second Last Chance" | — |
Tour 2011
- Cork Opera House, 9 April 2011
- Millennium Forum, Derry, 1 October 2011
- Waterfront Hall, Belfast, 2 October 2011
- National Conncert Hall, Dublin, 4 October 2011
- Warwick Arts Centre, Warwick, 8 October 2011
- Pavillion Theatre, Bornemouth, 10 October 2011
- Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 11 October 2011
- Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 13 October 2011
- The York Barbican, York, 15 October 2011
- Colston Hall, Bristol, 16 October 2011
- Lowry Theatre, Salford, 18 October 2011
- Gateshead, (Hall One) Sage, 19 October 2011
- Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 20 October 2011
- Guildhall, Preston, 22 October 2011
- Palladium, London, 24 October 2011
- Derngate, Northampton, 26 October 2011
- Regent, Ipswich, 27 October 2011