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Biography
Unreferenced|date=December 2010 The Magnets are a six piece United Kingdom|British a cappella group, comprising Nicolas Doodson, Michael Welton, James Fortune, Andrew Frost, Stephen Trowell and Fraser Collins (real name Colin Fraser).
The group formed while at University College London together in a production of Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls .
They signed to EMI and released their debut album , Giving It All That , in 2001. The following few years saw them tour with Lisa Stansfield , Michael Ball (singer)|Michael Ball , Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones and Geri Halliwell , with appearances on The Michael Parkinson Show , Blue Peter and GMTV .Citation needed|date=February 2007 In 2004, the group released Another Place , which featured nine original songs and two cover version|covers , including a rendition of Stephen Stills ' " For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield song)|For What It's Worth ". Their next album, Gobsmacked , featured songs such as " Girls & Boys (Blur song)|Girls & Boys " originally by Blur (band) , and " Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Sweet Dreams " by Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé , as well as live favourites such as " Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Poker Face " by Lady Gaga and " Livin' on a Prayer " by Bon Jovi .
The band has performed in five years of the last eight at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival . The Magnets undertook an European tour in November and December 2010.
June 2011 performed in Adelaide Australia as part of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Following this, they toured Melbourne, Sydney and Noosa.
Discography
Studio Albums
Date
Title
Chart positions
UK
April 30, 2001
Giving it All That
Debut studio album
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May 1, 2004
Another Place
Second studio album
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September 20, 2010
Gobsmacked
Third studio album
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EPs
Date
Title
Chart positions
UK
March 26, 2011
Human
Debut EP
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Singles
Date
Title
Chart positions
Album
UK
November 20, 2000
"How Deep"/ " She's Not There "
#87
Giving It All That
April 16, 2001
"All the Wrong Reasons"
#80
June 14, 2010
Gaga song)>Poker Face "
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Gobsmacked
December 15, 2011
" Walking in the Air "
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Non album single
External links
http://www.themagnets.com The Magnets official website
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