Yelle

Yelle are a French band founded by lead singer and namesake Yelle (Julie Budet) and GrandMarnier (Jean-François Perrier). A third member, Tepr (Tanguy Destable), joined the band before the recording of their debut album. Yelle and GrandMarnier began working on music together in 2000. The band came to prominence when it posted an early version of the song "Je veux te voir" on Myspace in September 2005, which later reached the top five in France. The success of the song on Myspace attracted the attention of a record label, which set them to work on their debut album, Pop Up, which was released in 2007. The group's second album, Safari Disco Club, was released in 2011 and the third Complètement fou in 2014.

They have enjoyed a significant following overseas in non-French-speaking countries as well. They toured internationally for three years in support of Pop Up.

History

Budet met and became good friends with producer GrandMarnier in 2000, and in 2005, they began making music together when both wanted to start an electropop band. The name of the band, Yelle, began as an acronym of the phrase "You Enjoy Life", "YEL", but was later feminised to "Yelle" because a Belgian band had the name already. Yelle rose to fame on Myspace when they posted a song titled "Short Dick Cuizi", which later became "Je veux te voir", in late 2005. The song's original title refers to Cuizinier of French alternative hip hop band TTC and was released as a mock diss track. It received a positive response and soon attracted the attention of record label Source Etc. The song later charted at No. 4 in France. Yelle then began working on and recording their debut album, Pop Up, in 2006. While performing at night, producer Tepr had been roped into the band in 2007 after meeting GrandMarnier while working as a journalist. They were in need of a keyboard player on tour.

2gether

2gether may refer to:

2gether (band), an American fictional boy band, and associated TV film and series

2gether (album), the band's first studio album

2gether (album), the band's first studio album

2gether (CNBLUE album)

"2gether" (The New Power Generation song)

"2gether" (Roger Sanchez and Far East Movement song)

2gether (album)

2gether is the debut album by 2gether, released in 2000. It includes the singles, "U + Me = Us (Calculus)", "Say It (Don't Spray It)", and "Before We Say Goodbye". It also contains "2Gether", which later became the theme song for the band's TV show.

Track listing

Singles

"U + Me = Us (Calculus)" – released January 2000; did not chart.

"Say It (Don't Spray It)" – released April 2000; did not chart.

"Before We Say Goodbye" – released June 2000; did not chart.

Personnel

Evan Farmer – vocals, background vocals, co-writing on "You're My Baby Girl"

Noah Bastian – vocals, background vocals

Michael Cuccione – vocals, background vocals, co-writing on "Visualize"

Kevin Farley – vocals, background vocals

Alex Solowitz – vocals, background vocals

Nigel Dick – writing

Andrew Fromm – writing

Brian Gunn – writing

Mark Gunn – writing

Brian Kierulf – writing

Veit Renn – writing

Joshua M. Schwartz – writing

Charts

Album

References

2gether (band)

2gether (usually stylized as 2ge+her, 2Ge+Her or 2GE+HER; pronounced "Together") was an American fictional boy band whose composition, songs, and formation story is a satirical approach to the boy bands of the 1990s, such as New Kids on the Block, 'N Sync and Backstreet Boys. They were part of a self-titled MTV TV movie and spin-off television series.

The band, movie, and TV series were created by writers Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn, who also wrote many of their songs.

Members

Each member was "drafted" into the band to fill a particular niche or market to a particular group.

Jerry O'Keefe - "The Heartthrob" (Evan Farmer)

Chad Linus - "The Shy One" (Noah Bastian)

Jason "Q.T." McKnight - "The Cute One" (Michael Cuccione)

Doug Linus - "The Older Brother" (Kevin Farley)

Mickey Parke - "The Bad Boy" (Alex Solowitz)

Their manager is Bob Buss.

Performances

In the movie, the band had a breakout single, "U + Me = Us (Calculus)," which they followed up with "Say It (Don't Spray It)". A soundtrack was released in real life, which also included songs from other fictional bands, including Whoa and Unity. The actors who played the characters did the vocals for their performances. They opened several shows for Britney Spears' 2000 summer tour, always appearing in character. Their sophomore record, though its music was used throughout the TV series, was full-length and solely performed by 2ge+her. Like the soundtrack, the music was comedic but also satirical of pop song conventions. The single "The Hardest Part of Breaking Up (Is Getting Back Your Stuff)" was released before the album and charted at 87 on The Billboard Hot 100 and spent several days on MTV's Total Request Live. "Awesum Luvr" was also released, but failed to chart.