Brendon Thomas and The Vibes
| Brendon Thomas and The Vibes | |
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| Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Years active | 2013 - present |
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Brendon Thomas and The Vibes is a New Zealand rock band consisting of members Brendon Thomas (born 1995), Timothee Nolier (born 1995), and Michael Anderson (born 1995). They formed in Auckland in 2013 and placed third on the second series of the New Zealand version of The X Factor. Competing in the Groups category, they were mentored by Willy Moon then Shelton Woolwright.[1] They are the first band in the New Zealand version of The X Factor to make it into the final.
Musical influence
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes cite Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Cream, John Mayer, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pink Floyd, The Beatles and The Who as their main musical influences.[2]
The X Factor
With the inclusion of bands in the second series (an X Factor franchise first), Brendon Thomas and The Vibes attended the pre-auditions for the second series of New Zealand reality show The X Factor in Auckland in November 2014 and advanced though to the judges auditions. They performed "Foxy Lady" at their audition and received positive feedback from all four judges who advanced them through to bootcamp. They performed "Georgia On My Mind" at judges retreats where then mentor Willy Moon advanced them to the live shows. With the firing of their original mentor Willy Moon after the first live show, I Am Giant drummer Shelton Woolwright took over as the mentor for the groups category. Brendon Thomas and The Vibes found themselves in the bottom two for the first time in week 4 against Sarah Spicer, after their performance of "My Sharona" received mix comments from the judges. They performed "Power of Soul" as their save me song. The judges vote went to deadlock and Brendon Thomas and The Vibes were announced safe with more public votes than Sarah Spicer. Brendon Thomas and The Vibes found themselves again in the bottom two in week 9 against Stevie Tonks. With a spot in the grand final up for grabs they performed "My Generation" and won the judges vote with only Tonk's mentor Natalie Bassingthwaite voting to send them home. In the finale, Brendon Thomas and the Vibes were revealed as having received the lowest amount of public votes against Nyssa Collins and Beau Monga and were instantly eliminated. This saw them place third overall. They are officially the first band in X Factor history to make it into a grand final.
Performances on The X Factor
| Episode | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Order | Result |
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| Audition | Auditioner's choice | "Foxy Lady" | Jimi Hendrix | N/A | Advanced |
| Bootcamp, Part 1 | Group performance | N/A | N/A | N/A | Advanced |
| Bootcamp, Part 2 | 6 Chair Challenge | "Golden Slumbers" | The Beatles | 7 | Advanced |
| Judges' Retreats | Contestant's choice | "Georgia On My Mind" | Ray Charles | 4 | Advanced |
| Live Show 1 | Judges' Choice | "Lonely Boy" | The Black Keys | 8 | Safe |
| Live Show 2 | Biggest Records Right Now | "Budapest" | George Ezra | 11 | Safe |
| Live Show 3 | Songs of Summer | "I'm Shakin" | Jack White | 10 | Safe |
| Live Show 4 | One Hit Wonders | "My Sharona" | The Knack | 8 | Bottom Two |
| Final Showdown | Save Me Song | "Power of Soul" | Jimi Hendrix | 2 | Saved |
| Live Show 5 | Ed Sheeran vs Taylor Swift | "Make it Rain" | Ed Sheeran | 9 | Safe |
| Live Show 6 | Celebritites Choice | "Little Monster" Chosen By Jono and Ben | Royal Blood | 6 | Safe |
| Live Show 7 | Musical Heroes | "Higher Ground" | Stevie Wonder | 4 | Safe |
| Live Show 8 | NZ Artists Challenge | "Bathe in the River" | Hollie Smith | 3 | Safe |
| Live Show 9 | Number One's | "Another Brick In The Wall" | Pink Floyd | 1 | Bottom Two |
| Song for Mum | "Imagine"/"You Can't Always Get What You Want" | John Lennon/The Rolling Stones | 7 | ||
| Final Showdown | Save Me Song | "My Generation" | The Who | 2 | Saved |
| Live show 10 | Party Songs | "Are You Gonna Go My Way" | Lenny Kravits | 1 | Third Place |
| Judge's Choice | "(Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay" | Otis Redding | 5 | ||
| Grand Final Results | Audition Song | "Foxy Lady" | Jimi Hendrix | 3 | |
Discography
Digital releases from The X Factor
| Title[3] | Peak Positions[4][5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ Artists | |||||
| "Lonely Boy" | 43 | ||||
| "Budapest" | 12 | ||||
| "I'm Shakin" | 30 | ||||
| "My Sharona" | - | ||||
| "Make It Rain" | 13 | ||||
| "Little Monster" | - | ||||
| "Higher Ground" | - | ||||
| "Bathe in the River" | 57 | ||||
| "Another Brick In The Wall" | 46 | ||||
| "Imagine"/"You Can't Always Get What You Want" | 76 | ||||
| "Are You Gonna Go My Way" | - | ||||
| "(Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay" | - | ||||
| "-" denotes a single that did not chart. | |||||
Albums
| Title[3] | Year | Peak Positions[4][5] | |||
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| NZ Albums | |||||
| "The Eclect" | 2013 | 1 | |||
| "-" denotes a single that did not chart. | |||||
References
- ↑ Advatech. "Brendon Thomas and The Vibes". brendonthomasandthevibes.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Meet Brendon Thomas and the Vibes". tv3.co.nz. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- 1 2 "iTunes - Music - Stevie Tonks". apple.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Brendon Thomas and the Vibes Chart Profile And Statistics - HOT100NZ". HOT100NZ. Retrieved 17 May 2015.