The Magnets

The Magnets are a six piece British a cappella group, comprising Nicolas Doodson, Michael Welton, Callum McIntosh,[1] Andrew Frost, Stephen Trowell and Fraser Collins (real name Colin Fraser) and formerly Colin Griffiths and James Fortune. Fortune although no longer singing with the group still writes original songs for them.

The Magnets performing in Gifhorn, Germany in November 2013

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. 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]

Discography

Studio albums
Date Title Chart positions
UK
30 April 2001 Giving it All That
  • Debut studio album
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1 May 2004 Another Place
  • Second studio album
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2009 under the covers - Special Edition
  • Third studio album
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20 September 2010 Gobsmacked
  • Fourth studio album
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2013 All This Time
  • Fifth studio album
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17 February 2017 Can You Feel It
  • Sixth studio album
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EPs
Date Title Chart positions
UK
2002 Young Voices
  • Debut EP
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26 March 2011 Human
  • Second EP
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8 October 2012 Homegrown
  • Third EP
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Singles
Date Title Chart positions Album
UK
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

References
  2. "Tour". Themagnets.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.


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