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The Overtones | |
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 From left to right: Mike Crawshaw, Timmy Matley, Darren Everest, Lachie Chapman and Mark Franks | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London |
| Genres | Pop, soul, doo-wop |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. |
| Members | Lachie Chapman Mike Crawshaw Mark Franks Darren Everest |
| Website | www |
The Overtones are a five-piece vocal harmony group. They were discovered by a Warner Bros. Records' talent scout while working as decorators in a shop near Oxford Street, singing during their tea break.[1] Their debut album Good Ol' Fashioned Love entered the UK Albums Chart at #16 in November 2010. However, after the re-release of the album in March 2011, it propelled to #4. They have sold in excess of 500,000 copies of their first album.
History
The boys were originally in a band called DYYCE, which then reformed as Lexi Joe, which formed the basis of The Overtones. With four members originally – Mark Franks, Mike Crawshaw, Darren Everest and Timmy Matley – the band had been performing for several years.[2] The four all shared an interest in the doo-wop genre of the 1950s mixed with R&B and modern pop music. Their voices bear strong resemblance to a 1980s doo-wop boyband, 14 Karat Soul. After auditioning on The X Factor in 2009, as Lexi Joe, they were rejected from the final top 24. Later, they met Lachie Chapman, discovered similar tastes in music and reformed themselves as a five-piece band, under the name of The Overtones.[2] Everest then had the idea of starting a painting and decorating company so that the five could practice together while working.[2] It was while painting a shop near Oxford Street in London that the band were discovered by a talent scout,[1][2] whilst singing "The Longest Time". They have since signed a 5-album deal with Warner Bros. Records.[2]
The debut album from The Overtones features a number of original tracks written by the band, including their first single "Gambling Man" as well as the title track "Good Ol' Fashioned Love" and "Carolyn". In 2010 they made a number of high-profile public appearances, supporting Peter Andre on tour,[2] and performing at Stockport's Christmas lights switch-on[3] and at the Abbey Park fireworks display in Leicester.[4] They have also made a number of television appearances, including on This Morning.[5]
On 13 March 2011, they were the house band for week 10 on the ITV show Dancing on Ice. On 1 June 2011 they were the house band for the third semi-final on the ITV show Britain's Got More Talent. In November 2011, they performed on The Saturday Night Show when presenter Brendan O'Connor had to hold up a curtain after a "terrible mishap occurred in the RTÉ studio".[6] The incident, available on YouTube, was nominated for the "Brown Trousers Moment" award at the 2011 Erics.[7]
On 29 September 2012 they appeared on an episode of Red or Black? being part of a round by using a handkerchief in their performance. On 9 December 2012 they appeared as special guest performers in the final episode of series 9 The Xtra Factor.
In mid 2013, they announced the release date of their third album, Saturday Night at the Movies. It is due to be released on 4 November 2013.
In early 2014, The Overtones went on a UK tour, stopping us in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 20 February.[8] They toured with Sir Cliff Richard in Germany, May 2014.[9]
In 2016, The Overtones toured with stage show That's Entertainment, a show featuring music from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Later in 2016, The Overtones announced on their Facebook page that they would be touring from November to December, with their Christmas with The Overtones Tour. On 21 November 2016, Matley announced via Twitter that he would not be joining the rest of the band on tour due to having been diagnosed with skin cancer in September 2016.[10] Matley died on April 9th 2018.
Members
Timmy Matley
Timothy Thomas Matley (16 February 1982 – 9 April 2018) was from Cork, Ireland. Timmy got into performing arts at the age of 14, and at 16 years old he came to London to audition for a performing arts school. Timmy left Ireland when he was 17, as he did not enjoy college. He went travelling and then came back and decided to get involved with songwriting and singing. He was the lead singer of the band, and sometimes joined the middle harmonies of the band. On 11 April 2018, it was announced that Matley had died at the age of 36 after suffering from skin cancer.[11]
Mark Franks
Mark Robert Franks (born 9 May 1977) comes from Sale, Greater Manchester. He attended the Royal Ballet School from age 11 to 16. He was a professional dancer for 10 years before joining The Overtones. Mark has a passion for remixing music, and has released some of his fabulous 1980s remixes under his "DJ Rescue Rangerz" name on Soundcloud. He is very keen on all things 1980s and is a big Back To The Future fan. His favourite shop is Topman. Mark enjoys mixing modern clothing with vintage to create his own style. He sings the middle harmony sections in their songs.
Lachie Chapman
Lachlan Alexander Chapman (born 7 February 1981) comes from Manly, New South Wales, Australia. He left Australia on his 25th birthday, and came to England in the hope of becoming an actor. He is the bass singer. Lachie would love to perform at Carnegie Hall. Back in Australia he has a dog called Matilda. In early 2016, Lachie appeared in Channel 4 comedy series Crashing.
Mike Crawshaw
Michael Crawshaw (born 12 February 1980) comes from Bristol. From an early age, Mike wanted to go into football and athletics, and enjoyed family holidays to Cornwall. He got into singing when at college and sings the middle harmonies of the groups. His favourite song is "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder.
Darren Everest
Darren Everest (born 30 May 1981) comes from Essex. Originally he wanted to go into football, but had to stop when getting ill with glandular fever, so went into singing, after he discovered his love for it. Darren is the falsetto voice of the band. He got his ears pierced when he was 18 years old and owns around 64 ties and bowties. He married his longtime girlfriend Bianka on 20 September 2014.[12][13]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| UK [14] |
AUT [15] |
GER [16] |
IRE [17] |
NL [18] |
SWI [19] | ||||||||
| Good Ol' Fashioned Love |
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4 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 38 | ||||||
| Higher |
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6 | — | — | 19 | — | — |
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| Saturday Night at the Movies |
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5 | — | — | 11 | — | — | ||||||
| Sweet Soul Music |
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8 | — | — | 39 | — | — | ||||||
| Good Ol' Fashioned Christmas |
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24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.T♙ | |||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [14] |
GER [16] |
AUT [15] |
SWI [19] | ||||||||||
| 2010 | "Gambling Man" | 82 | 16 | 32 | 38 | Good Ol' Fashioned Love | |||||||
| 2011 | "The Longest Time" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Second Last Chance" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Say What I Feel" | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| 2012 | "Loving the Sound" | 100 | — | — | — | Higher | |||||||
| "Higher" | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| 2013 | "Love Song" | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| "Smile" | - | - | - | - | — | ||||||||
| 2014 | "Saturday Night at the Movies" | - | - | - | - | Saturday Night at the Movies | |||||||
| "Superstar" | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| 2015 | "Something Good" | - | - | - | - | Sweet Soul Music | |||||||
| "Sweet Soul Music" | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b Morley, Paul (29 October 2010). "Paul Morley's Showing Off... The Overtones". guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Overtones will support Peter Andre on tour". stv.tv. STV Group plc. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ Warren, Lydia (11 November 2010). "X Factor's Treyc Cohen is a hit at Stockport Christmas switch-on". menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "In pictures: Abbey Park Fireworks 2010 in Leicester". bbc.co.uk. BBC Leicester. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "The Overtones Official Website". Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "Tug-o-war finally frees up mother's wedding ring". Laois Nationalist. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Brown Trousers Moment". entertainment.ie.
- ^ "Live Gig Review from Belfast, NI". Giggingni.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Overtones, The: The Overtones sind Support von Cliff Richard auf Deutschland-Tour im Mai". Warnermusic.de. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ The Overtones [@the_overtones] (21 November 2016). "Hello everyone. Please read through the attached message from Timmy • Lots of love the boys x" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "The Overtones' Timmy Matley dies after skin cancer battle, aged 36". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Congratulations Darren", The Toners, November 2 2012. Retrieved from Wayback Machine 2016-02-21.
- ^ "The Overtones on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Overtones - United Kingdom Charts". www.chartstats.com/. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "The Overtones - Austrian Charts". austriancharts.at/ Hung Medien.
- ^ a b "The Overtones - German Charts". charts.de/ Hung Medien.
- ^ "The Overtones - Irish Charts". irish-charts.com/ Hung Medien.
- ^ "The Overtones - Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien.
- ^ a b "The Overtones - Swiss Charts". hitparade.ch/ Hung Medien.
- ^ The Irish Charts: 2011 Certification Awards – Platinum, Irish Recorded Music Association.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
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