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Theaudience
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active1996–1999
Labels
Past members

Theaudience (styled as theaudience) were an English rock band, formed in London in 1996.[1] They released one album and saw three singles enter the UK Singles Chart.[2] The band's singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor became a successful solo artist after the band's disbandment.[3]

History

Theaudience were founded by guitarist Billy Reeves, formerly of the indie group Congregation.[3] The group were fronted by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and included drummer/producer "Patch" Hannan (ex-The Sundays), keyboard player Nigel Butler (ex-The Bridge), guitarist Dean Mollett (ex-Porcupine) and bass guitarist Kerin Smith.[4] Their one self-titled album received critical acclaim and reached No. 22 in the UK Albums Chart, with two of four singles released reaching the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]

Reeves left the band in December 1998,[3] and although the remaining band members wrote and demoed at least 33 songs for a second album, it was rejected by record label Mercury Records, who then dropped the band, which split in 1999.[2] Approximately half of these tracks were leaked onto the internet, most of which appeared as a fourteen-track bootleg album in 2009 under the fan-made title Quiet Storm.

Ellis-Bextor started a solo career in major label artist-driven dance-pop music following the success of her collaboration with Spiller on "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" in 2000. Smith and Reeves were later involved with London indie pop band Friends of The Bride.

Discography

theaudience discography
Studio albums1
Singles4
Music videos4

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[5]
Theaudience 22

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[5]
"I Got the Wherewithal" 1997 170 theaudience
"If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?" 1998 48
"A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed" 27
"I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" 25

References

  1. ^ "Theaudience | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 980. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  3. ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 391. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
  4. ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor - www.sophie-online.net • Your 24/7 resource for all things Sophie Ellis-Bextor". Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010, A – Azzido Da Bass". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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