Blonde (duo)
Blonde | |
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Origin | Bristol, England |
Genres | Deep house |
Years active | 2014 | –present
Labels | FFRR, Parlophone, Eton Messy |
Members |
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Website | soundcloud |
Blonde are an English deep house production duo from Bristol, consisting of Jacob Manson and Adam Englefield.[1] They are signed to Parlophone.[2]
Career
Blonde premiered the track "It's You" via the dance music YouTube channel Eton Messy in July 2013.[3] In May 2014, Blonde released their debut single "Foolish", which features vocals from Ryan Ashley. In July 2014, they released their second single "Higher Ground", which features vocals from Charli Taft. They came to prominence in the UK after BBC Radio 1 playlisted their single "I Loved You", which the station named their track of the day in October 2014[4][5] and was heavily praised by Radio 1 DJ Greg James on his dance anthems programme.[6] "I Loved You", which features reggae and pop singer Melissa Steel, and received favourable coverage in Clash and Heat magazines.[7][8] The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number seven and the Scottish Singles Chart at number ten.
Blonde released a fourth single, "All Cried Out", featuring vocals from Glee actor Alex Newell; it reached number four in the UK.[9] The duo's fifth single, "Feel Good (It's Alright)", features Karen Harding.
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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UK [10] |
UK Dance [10] |
AUT [11] |
BEL (FL) [12] |
GER [13] |
IRE [14] |
SCO [15] |
SWI [16] | ||||
"Foolish" (featuring Ryan Ashley) |
2014 | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Higher Ground" (featuring Charli Taft) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I Loved You" (featuring Melissa Steel) |
7 | 5 | 60 | 31 | 25 | 65 | 10 | 56 | |||
"All Cried Out" (featuring Alex Newell) |
2015 | 4 | 1 | — | 59 | — | 74 | 4 | — |
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"Feel Good (It's Alright)" (featuring Karen Harding) |
76 | 19 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Nothing Like This" (with Craig David) |
2016 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | 51 [18] |
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"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
References
- ^ New Noise Blonde, Wonderland Magazine, Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Blonde sign with Parlophone, Parlophone records, retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ http://www.hillydilly.com/2013/07/blonde-its-you/
- ^ BBC Radio One Twitter feed, retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ BBC Radio 1 playlist, BBC, retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ BBC Radio One's Dance Anthems Friday 17th of October Music Playlist, BBC, retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Blonde's Bonfire Night Bangers, Clash Magazine, retrieved 21 November 2014,
- ^ Sarah's Shiny New Thing : Blonde - I Loved You, Heat Magazine. Retrieved 21 November 2014
- ^ [1], retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Artist Search > Blonde". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
- ^ Austriancharts.at – Blonde feat. Melissa Steel – I Loved You Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ Ultratop.be – Blonde feat. Melissa Steel – I Loved You Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ Officialcharts.de – Blonde feat. Melissa Steel – I Loved You GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Chart Track: Week 3, 2015 Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Archive Chart: 2014-12-13 Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ Swisscharts.com – Blonde feat. Melissa Steel – I Loved You Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ a b "BPI Certified Awards > Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- ^ http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/latest/index_test.jsp&ct=240001