The Magnets
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The Magnets are a British a cappella group, comprising Callum McIntosh, Michael Conway, Stevie Hutchinson, Ross Hunter, Eddie King and Mc Zani. Hobbit, Alfredo Austin III, Andres Cruz, Sam Pope and Aaron J Boykin also perform with the group. Nick Girard,[1] writes the majority of the arrangements and also performs within the group. The group formed while at University College London together in a production of Guys and Dolls.
They signed to EMI and released their debut album, Giving It All That, in 2001. The following few years saw them tour with Lisa Stansfield, Michael Ball, Tom Jones and Geri Halliwell, with appearances on The Michael Parkinson Show, Blue Peter and GMTV.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2004, the group released Another Place, which featured nine original songs and two covers, including a rendition of Stephen Stills' "For What It's Worth". Their next album, Gobsmacked, featured songs such as "Girls & Boys" originally by Blur (band), and "Sweet Dreams" by Beyoncé, as well as live favourites such as "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga and "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi.
The band has performed in five years of the last eight at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The Magnets undertook a European tour in November and December 2010.
In June 2011, they performed in Adelaide, Australia, as part of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Following this, they toured Melbourne, Sydney and Noosa.
On 12 January 2014, the group played their first US date in New York City.[2]
2025 - The band is currently enjoying a residency aboard the "Valiant Lady" Cruise ship (Virgin Voyages)
Discography
Studio albums
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| 30 April 2001 | Giving it All That
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| 1 May 2004 | Another Place
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| 2009 | under the covers - Special Edition
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| 20 September 2010 | Gobsmacked
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| 2013 | All This Time
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| 17 February 2017 | Can You Feel It
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EPs
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| 2002 | Young Voices
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| 26 March 2011 | Human
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| 8 October 2012 | Homegrown
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Singles
| Date | Title | Chart positions | Album |
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| 20 November 2000 | "How Deep"/"She's Not There" | No. 87 | Giving It All That |
| 16 April 2001 | "All the Wrong Reasons" | No. 80 | |
| 14 June 2010 | "Poker Face" | - | Gobsmacked |
| 15 December 2011 | "Walking in the Air" | - | Non album single |
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