More Info on theaudienceSimilar Undetermined MusicSearch Artistopia
Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Theaudience| background = group_or_band| origin = United Kingdom | genre = Britpop Indie rock Alternative rock | years_active = 1996& ndash;1999| label = eLLeFFe/ Mercury Records | past_members = Sophie Ellis-Bextor Kerin Smith Nigel Butler Billy Reeves Patrick Hannan Dean Mollett Theaudience (styled as theaudience ) were a Britpop group active in the 1990s. They released one album and saw three singles enter the UK Singles Chart .cite book | first= Martin C. | last= Strong | year= 2000 | title= The Great Rock Discography | edition= 5th | publisher= Mojo Books | location= Edinburgh | page= 980 | isbn= 1-84195-017-3 The band's singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor became a successful solo artist after the band's disbandment.
History
They were founded by guitarist Billy Reeves , formerly of the indie (music)|indie group, Congregation. The group were fronted by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and achieved some success with their New Wave music|new wave -style Gramophone record|records . Reeves left the band late in 1998 and despite the remaining band members songwriter|writing new material, Theaudience split soon afterwards. Bextor eventually started a solo (music)|solo career and had much success in major label dance pop music. Although their one and only album received critical acclaim, and reached #22 in UK charts, and 2 of 4 singles released reached the Top 40. Bass player Kerin Smith and guitarist Billy Reeves are currently involved with the London indie pop band, Friends of The Bride . Drummer Patrick "Patch" Hannan was also a member of The Sundays .
| first = | last = | authorlink = | author = | coauthors = | title = Entertainment feature | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/new_music_releases/151039.stm | format = | work = | publisher = BBC News | location = | id = | date = 16 August 1998 | accessdate = 25 May 2010 | language = | quote = | archiveurl = | archivedate =
http://www.sophie-online.net/en/info/theaudience.php Theaudience page at Sophie-Online.net
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19980814/ai_n14172273 Album review
TheaudienceSophie Ellis-Bextor Category:English pop music groups Category:Musical groups established in 1996 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1999
