Twenty One Two
| Twenty One Two | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | TwentyOneTwo, fastfrwrdmusic |
| Origin | Falun, Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Twenty One Two LLC (no official record label...yet) |
| Associated acts |
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| Website |
www |
| Members |
Mikael "Mic the Mic" Olsson Rickard "Rick the Click" Lindvall |
Twenty One Two (also known as fastfrwrdmusic[1]) is a Swedish musical duo composed of Mikael Olsson (vocals and guitar) and Rickard Lindvall (drums and percussion) formed in 2013. The group is famously known for covering popular songs and using elements of pop punk, pop rock, and acoustic music.
Background
Mikael Olsson and Rickard Lindvall became friends after meeting each other playing ice hockey together at a young age.[2] Around the age of 10, the two grew a passion for drums, piano, guitar, and singing. In their teenage years, Olsson and Lindvall both became influenced by several pop punk bands such as Fall Out Boy, blink 182, Green Day, Paramore, Broadway Calls, Dead to Me, My Chemical Romance, Weezer, among numerous others.[2]
The band first launched their YouTube channel under the alias of "fastfrwdmusic" in 2013. Some of their first covers published to their channel were "Roar" by Katy Perry, "Stay" by Rihanna and "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus. Some of their most popular and most viewed music covers are "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding with 2.5 million views,[3] "Chandelier" by Sia with 3.4 million views,[4] and "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift being their most popular cover video with 3.8 million views.[5]
Discography
Covers
The below Twenty One Two covers are published and released to iTunes Store.
| Song | Original artist | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| "Best Day of My Life" | American Authors | March 27, 2014 |
| "Pompeii" | Bastille | April 17, 2014 |
| "Sing" | Ed Sheeran | May 23, 2014 |
| "Cool Kids" | Echosmith | September 24, 2014 |
| "Chandelier" | Sia | October 10, 2014 |
| "The Days" | Avicii featuring Robbie Williams | October 24, 2014 |
| "Geronimo" | Sheppard | December 8, 2014 |
| "Comeback" | Ella Eyre | December 29, 2014 |
| "Blank Space" | Taylor Swift | January 22, 2015 |
| "Photograph" | Ed Sheeran | February 18, 2015 |
| "The City"/"Style" | The 1975/Taylor Swift | February 18, 2015 |
| "Love Me Like You Do" | Ellie Goulding | March 23, 2015 |
| "FourFiveSeconds" | Rihanna featuring Kanye West & Paul McCartney | March 23, 2015 |
| "Talking Body" | Tove Lo | April 13, 2015 |
| "Bad Blood" | Taylor Swift | May 11, 2015 |
| "Shut Up and Dance" | Walk the Moon | June 19, 2015 |
| "Tear In My Heart" | twenty one pilots | July 20, 2015 |
| "Drag Me Down" | One Direction | August 19, 2015 |
| "Heart Out" | The 1975 | September 14, 2015 |
| "Perfect" | One Direction | November 2, 2015 |
| "The Hills" | The Weeknd | December 15, 2015 |
| "Sorry" | Justin Bieber | January 25, 2016 |
| "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | April, 2016 |
| "Perfect Strangers" | Jonas Blue | October, 2016 |
Members
Current members
- Mikael "Mike the Mic" Olsson - lead vocals, guitar, bass, sampler, keyboards (2013–present)
- Rickard "Rick the Click" Lindvall - drums, percussion, acoustic guitar (2013–present)
References
- ↑ Twenty One Two. Retrieved 7 January 2016 – via YouTube.
- 1 2 Q&A // #ASKFFM. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do (Rock Cover by Twenty One Two). 1 March 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2017 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Sia - Chandelier (Rock Cover by Twenty One Two). 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Taylor Swift - Blank Space (Pop Rock Cover by Twenty One Two). 22 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2017 – via YouTube.