| Twenty Twenty | |
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| Origin | Cambridge, Essex, England |
| Genres | Pop rock, pop punk |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Labels | Geffen, Universal |
| Website | www.twentytwentyband.com |
| Members | |
| Sam Halliday Jack Halliday Sonny Watson-Lang |
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Twenty Twenty are a 3 piece pop-punk band based in London, Cambridge and Essex UK, who pride themselves on their vocal talents. They are made up of lead vocalist/guitarist Sam Halliday, brother and bassist/vocalist Jack Halliday, and drummer/vocalist Sonny Watson-Lang. The band have supported acts such as The Wanted , The Saturdays, Avril Lavigne , Scouting For Girls and Selena Gomez. Festival appearances have included playing with JLS, Diversity, and McFly.[1] July 2010 saw the band play at the 02 Arena with The Saturdays, and Tinchy Stryder. In early 2011 Twenty Twenty supported The Saturdays on a UK tour throughout February and March and supported The Wanted in March and April. April 17, 2011 saw the release of the bands new single and their first release signed to a major label. Their debut album "Small Talk" was released on May 2, 2011.
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The band members came together in the final months of 2008 and formed Twenty Twenty in February 2009, where they performed their first live show at the Barhouse in Chelmsford,. They have since toured extensively as a support act and also as a headline act, where they have sold out venues throughout the UK. The group are particularly known for their active online presence across popular social network sites, which has helped enable them to gain a large viral following.
The band self-released two EP's, "Forever" and "Raise Your Hands", available to fans at live shows in 2009.
May 2010 saw the band release, on Brilliant/Cohort records and via mainstream distribution, "Get Down Live with Twenty Twenty", which reached No.4 in the 'Official DVD Music Chart'.[2]
July 4, 2010 saw them release their first official single "World's Apart", which reached No.72 in the National UK 'Official Music Chart', No.2 in the 'Official Indie Breakers Chart', and No.8 in the 'Official Indie Singles Chart'.[3]
April 17, 2011 the band released a new single called 'Love to Life' it entered the Official UK music Chart at No.60.
May 2, 2011 the band released their first album called 'Small Talk' it entered the Official UK Album Chart at No.26.
October 23, 2011 the band are set to release their next single 'Move It'. They have already released the first line and chorus on Facebook. On August 18, the band released the video on YouTube.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| Small Talk |
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26 |
| Single | Year | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| "Forever" | 2009 | — | |
| "Story of Our Lives" | — | ||
| "Worlds Apart" | 2010 | 72 | |
| "Love to Life" | 2011 | 60 | Small Talk |
| "Move It" | 2011 | — |