Cartoon (band)
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Drum & Bass
Dancefloor Drum & Bass Liquid Drum & Bass Drumstep Liquid Drumstep Melodic Drumstep Future Bass |
| Years active | 2015–2017, 2020–present |
| Labels | NoCopyrightSounds |
| Members | Hugo Martin Maasikas Ago Teppand Joosep Järvesaar |
Cartoon is an Estonian band formed in 2015 by Hugo Martin Maasikas, Ago Teppand, and Joosep Järvesaar. They are known for their songs on NoCopyrightSounds, including "On & On", the most viewed video on NCS's YouTube channel, as of July 2023[update].
Formation
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Ago and Joosep met in high school in Estonia in 2004, and they met Hugo at a party hosted by Ago.
Cartoon was then formed in 2015 and has successfully attracted over 1 billion streams across all platforms combined, drawing influences from genres such as classic drum 'n' bass and stadium EDM.
Career
On July 9, 2015, Cartoon released the NCS single "On & On" featuring Daniel Levi.
The song was a huge hit and received over 400 million views on NoCopyrightSounds' YouTube channel. The song reached #1 on the Estonian airplay chart in its 39th week.[1][2]
In 2016, Cartoon participated in the "Eesti Laul 2016" song contest with Kristel Aaslaid with the song "Immortality". She lost to Jüri Pootsmann in the finals and took third place. In 2016 and her 2017, Cartoon songs earned her three nominations for Song of the Year.
Cartoon then released the song "I Remember U" featuring Estonian singer Jüri Pootsmann on March 11, 2016, and his song reached #1 on the Estonian Airplay Chart.[3][4]
The video clip for this song became Estonia's most viewed music video on YouTube in 2016.
Elsewhere, Cartoon has been ranked No. 1 in the Estonian Artists Top Charts 2016.[5]
Cartoon ceased activities in August 2017, but the band resumed activities in 2020.
In July 2023, "On & On" was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[6] In September, it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[7]
Their songs have grown in popularity mainly thanks to YouTube videos that have over 850 million views. It has also received a significant number of plays on Spotify, over 500 million times. Cartoon released the song through Liquicity and his NoCopyrightSounds label.
Cartoon participated alongside Ewert Sundja in Eesti Laul 2024, the Estonian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Oblivion". They did not qualify from the semi-final.[8]
Discography
- "Made Me Feel" (ft. Kristel Aaslaid) (2015)
- "One Day" (ft. Karl-Kristjan) (2015)
- "On & On" (feat. Daniel Levi) (2015)
- "Why We Lose" (ft. Coleman Trapp) (2015)
- "Whatever I Do" (ft. Kóstja) (2015)
- "Immortality" (ft. Kristel Aaslaid) (2015)
- "Feeling (Piece Of You) (2016)
- "Here" (ft. Würffel) (2016)
- "C U Again" (feat. Mikk Mäe) (Cartoon vs Futuristik VIP) (2016)
- "I Remember U" (ft. Jüri Pootsmann) (2016)
- "Your Stories" (ft. Koit Toome) (2017)
- "Howling" (ft. Asena) (2020)
- "Don't Be A Stranger" (ft. Jason Diaz) (2020)
- "Fade Away" (with Ewert and The Two Dragons) (2020)
- "Biology" (with Nublu & gameboy tetris) (2021)
- "Omen" (with Time to Talk, ft. Asena) (2021)
- "Whatever" (with Andromedik, ft. Jüri Pootsmann) (2022)
- "Piranha" (ft. Pluuto) (2022)
- "No Halo" (ft. Asena) (2022)
- "I'm Not Alright" (ft. Bedwetters) (2022)
- "Flashback" (ft. Elina Born) (2023)
- "Sideways" (with TWISTED, ft. Zaug & SlidV) (2023)
- "Oblivion" (ft. Ewert Sundja) (2024)
References
- ^ Cartoon - On & On (feat. Daniel Levi) [NCS Release], retrieved 2023-05-04
- ^ "Raadio MyHits otseeeter ja järelkuulamine". myhits.pleier.ee. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "Raadio Uuno". 2016-04-23. Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ I Remember U (feat. Jüri Pootsmann) - Single by Cartoon, 2016-03-11, retrieved 2023-05-04
- ^ "Cartoon's Top 40 Artists Chart Achievements'". Popnable.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "British certifications – On & On". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - Cartoon". RIAA. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ Carabaña Menéndez, Hugo (20 January 2024). "Eesti Laul 2024: Ewert And The Two Dragons, OLLIE y 5MIINUST x Puuluup, Peter Põder y Anet Vaikmaa clasificados para la gran final de la preselección estonia" [Eesti Laul 2024: Ewert And The Two Dragons, OLLIE and 5MIINUST x Puuluup, Peter Põder and Anet Vaikmaa qualified for the grand final of the Estonian preselection]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2024.