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Members
4 Male
Origin
Johannesburg, South Africa
Genre
Rock
Style
Rock/Pop
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4 MaleOrigin
Johannesburg, South AfricaGenre
RockStyle
Rock/PopMood
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Born
1998
Active
1998 to Present...
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The Parlotones are a rock band based in Johannesburg, South Africa. They have achieved multiplatinum-selling status in their home country. They experiment with their sound and various structures in their songs, incorporating the typical doo-wop or traditional folk structures. The band started with their career in 1998. The band is known for the face make-up worn by lead singer Kahn Morbee.
In October 2003, the Parlotones self-released their debut album, Episoda. The first album to reach mainstream success was their second release, Radiocontrolledrobot through Sovereign Entertainment, which came out in July 2005 and won the "Best Rock Album" award at the 2006 South African Music Awards. The ballad "Beautiful" was used in an Irish Fujifilm television commercial, which led to a European licence deal with Universal Music. The album achieved Gold status in 2007. Their next album, A World Next Door to Yours, was released in September 2007; it is[when?] South Africa’s biggest-selling rock album of the[which?] decade.
Much of the band's success can be attributed to the strong ties they have formed with the media and their extensive use of publicity opportunities.
They are spokespersons for both Live Earth and Earth Hour, along with Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Prince Charles, and Rihanna.
The Parlotones' video to the single “Life Design†was added on MTV Europe.
In 2009 the Parlotones played the Midem Talent Showcase in Cannes, France, where they met the American band Blue October. The Parlotones were subsequently invited to play their first US tour as the opening act on Blue October's Approaching Normal tour. The matchup proved successful and the Parlotones have gone on to play several more US tours as headliners.
The band performed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration concert along with Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys, and Shakira.
The Parlotones also recorded a song with the lead singer of Freshlyground, Zolani Mahola, called Stardust Galaxies.
The Parlotones staged an original rock theatre production, Dragonflies and Astronauts, which was broadcast live around the world in 3D via DIRECTV and in 2D on Facebook. The 3D broadcast was so well received in the United States that the satellite provider scheduled 100 re-airings, while more than half of the worldwide viewership on Facebook was from the US. Dragonflies and Astronauts featured songs from the band’s catalogue, including 16 songs that were Top 40 hits in South Africa.
Their song "Rock Paper Scissors", featured on the popular American TV series One Tree Hill.
In October 2011, The Parlotones were the opening act for the Cape Town and Johannesburg concerts of Coldplay's tour to South Africa.
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