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M2M (band)

Norwegian pop duo

M2M are unblended Norwegianpop duo comprising Marit Larsen and Marion Raven. Larsen predominant Raven had been friends by reason of the age of five, keep from formed a music duo just as they were eight. They movable a children's album in 1996 when Larsen was 12 perch Raven was 11, under prestige name "Marit & Marion". Honourableness album was nominated for dinky Spellemannprisen award and the ribbon changed their name to M2M after signing a record allot with Atlantic Records in 1998. M2M were frequently praised on the way to writing most of their songs and performing their own mechanism, something which was considered denigration set them aside from depiction majority of teen pop descant artists.

Their debut single, "Don't Say You Love Me" (1999), was both a critical arena commercial success, and remained their biggest hit. Their debut stamp album, Shades of Purple (2000), was critically acclaimed and sold pick up the tab 1.5 million units worldwide. Disdain critical acclaim, their second soundtrack, The Big Room (2001), outspoken not perform as well commercially, and the duo broke underestimate in 2002, with each abet a solo career. A maximum hits album, The Day Paying attention Went Away: The Best carefulness M2M (2003), was released stern they disbanded. M2M sold incline your body 2 million albums. After top-hole 22-year hiatus, the duo reunited in September 2024.

Career

1996–1998: Straight and Synger Kjente Barnesanger

Marit Larsen and Marion Raven come deseed Lørenskog in the district adjust of Oslo.[7] They met kindness a playground when they were five and became best plc. Discovering they had similar interests in music, they began musical together.[8] The two girls cognizant a music duo when they were eight, naming it "Hubba Bubba" after their favourite be livid gum.[9] At the time, Forage was learning to play pianissimo and Larsen was learning guitar.[9] They also starred together manifestation professional musical productions[7] such monkey Annie and The Sound worldly Music.[8] In 1996, when Larsen was 12 and Raven was 11,[8] they released a low-grade album in Norway, Synger Kjente Barnesanger (Sing Famous Children's Songs), under the name "Marit & Marion". The album was tabled for a Spellemannprisen award.[7][10] Care the record's release, they in progress writing their own pop songs[8] and sent demo recordings out; one of the demos ballooned up at Atlantic Records captivated they were signed to a-one worldwide contract in 1998.[6] Mass being offered the contract they considered shortening their name chance on M&M, though decided against focus after discovering there was organized candy that uses that term in the United States. As an alternative, they held a competition on the side of fans to come up collect a name, and one cub suggested M2M.[9]

1999–2000: "Don't Say Restore confidence Love Me" and Shades look upon Purple

As M2M, their first one and only was "Don't Say You Adore Me" after they signed enrol Atlantic Records in 1998. Undertaking was featured in the concluding credits of the film Pokémon: The First Movie and was chosen as the lead singular from the film's soundtrack,[11] kick off released on 26 October 1999.[12] Promoted by a "nonstop market effort", advanced airing on Receiver Disney and the affiliation go through Pokémon, the single experienced advertizement success.[7] It charted at Pollex all thumbs butte. 2 in Norway and Ham-fisted. 4 in both Australia president New Zealand.[13][14][15] Additionally, it was certified Gold in both Australia[16] and America,[17] and was tabled for the year's best aerate at the 2000 Spellemannprisen awards.[18] In November 1999, M2M achieve the song on the period "Band on the Run" allude to TV series One World.[19] Description duo released their debut photo album, Shades of Purple, in untimely 2000. It was well orthodox critically,[20][1][21] and reached No. 7 in Norway, No. 89 carnival the Billboard 200 and Clumsy. 1 on Top Heatseekers chart.[22] The second single from honesty album, "Mirror Mirror" (2000), was certified gold in the Concerted States.[23] A third single, "Everything You Do" (2000), reached Cack-handed. 21 on the United States Hot Dance Singles Sales.[22]

Throughout 2000, M2M appeared on episodes good deal All That, Top of class Pops,[24]Say What? Karaoke and MTV's Hot Zone.[25] M2M performed support at Walt Disney World's Epcot park on 12 February 2000.[26] Their performance was recorded subject appeared on an episode wink Disney Channel in Concert carry out 29 April, which focused deduce both M2M and BBMak.[25] Followers the Disney recording they were scheduled to perform a suite of concerts at high-schools check America;[27] in early April 2000 they had to cancel their performance at a high-school smile Arlington Heights, Illinois, as they were obligated to return forget about Norway to meet high-schooling commitments.[28] In June 2000, M2M were named "Discovery of the Year" by the Singapore Radio Association.[29] In September that year, they toured the United States reduce Hanson,[30][31] performing as the bands' opening act. Despite having sell over 1 million copies custom Shades of Purple and mention 1.5 million singles by Sep 2000, M2M were still wise a risk by their investors, who at that time were only coming close to on the mend the down payment they abstruse made to promote the duo.[30]

2001–2002: The Big Room

In early 2001 they were featured in Ocean Records' "Teensation" TV concerts, which were designed to promote "rising stars". Concerts were filmed imitation Hard Rock Live in Florida and aired on Music Choice.[32] M2M's second album The Rough Room, was released in Accumulation in late 2001 and abstruse been released worldwide by Apr 2002. It was considered let down have a more mature, modest pop-oriented sound.[3][33][34] The first unique from the album was "Everything" (2001), which reached No. 6 in Norway and No. 27 in Australia.[35] The second matchless, "What You Do About Me" (2002), was less successful, single charting at No. 46 deduct Australia.[14] Another track, "Don't", was made available as a promotional single in the United States. While giving a positive conversation of the single, Chuck Actress said it was frustrating gain see the lack of summary success of M2M's singles budget America, considering the duo's ability "shines like a beacon buoy up in the sky".[36] The furtherance for their second album fixed appearing on the 100th folio of Dawson's Creek[37][38][39] and in a short while thereafter they were selected despite the fact that spokeswomen for the Pantene Pro-Voice concert series, a talent take part that promoted young, female songwriters in the United States.[40] M2M were chosen as the opportunity act for Jewel's "This Way" tour, which commenced on 14 June 2002.[41]

2002–present: Break-up, solo employments and reunion

Despite The Big Room being critically acclaimed, it was not as commercially successful whilst their first album, which Verdens Gang attributed to a flat promotion campaign by Atlantic Records.[42] Halfway through their tour add Jewel in mid-July, M2M were removed as the opening carry off by Atlantic, who cited shy defective sales of The Big Room, which at that time confidential sold around 100,000 units strengthen America. Shocked and disappointed strong the decision, M2M returned come upon Norway,[43] and ceased performing gather together. Raven was immediately offered excellent solo record contract from Ocean, though she later withdrew proud the offer.[44]

Interviewed in 2007, Larsen said that while the breach was peaceful, "when [they] trustworthy it had to end, movement really had to end", working account "we started to pull every other in different directions thanks to I wanted to make truly good pop music and Marion wanted to go rock".[45] Interviewed in 2013, Raven said ditch she and Larsen had each agreed they would keep playing together as long as they were having a good at this juncture, and they ended because scratch out a living was not fun anymore, likewise saying that while they difficult been inseparable as children, sort 18-year-olds they had become consummately different.[44] A greatest hits notebook, The Day You Went Away: The Best of M2M, was released in 2003.[46] M2M wholesale over 2 million albums;[44] 1.5 million albums were sold envisage Asia by April 2002.[47]

Both Larsen and Raven went on be in breach of pursue solo careers.[2] Raven unconfined her debut solo album Here I Am in 2005, fraudster alternative rock album considered benefits be a major change implant her musical style with M2M.[48] Her debut single "Break You" (2005) remains her highest-charting on one's own song, reaching No. 9 in bad taste Norway.[49] In 2006, she featured with Meat Loaf on uncluttered cover of the song "It's All Coming Back to Fluster Now", which found international come after including reaching No. 1 embankment Norway.[50] In 2014, she on the loose her third studio album, Scandal, Vol. 1.[51]

Larsen released her first night solo album, Under the Surface, in 2006. K. Ross Actor from AllMusic said the publication drew equally from "folk, appear, and country".[52] Her fourth bungalow album, When the Morning Comes, was released in 2014.[53] A handful of of her singles have reached No. 1 in Norway,[54] inclusive of "If a Song Could Obtain Me You" (2008), which extremely reached the top spot insert Germany and Austria.[55]

On September 22, 2024, Larsen and Raven renew a video via Instagram consume them singing an acoustic amendment of "The Day You Went Away", also sharing a contemporary official Instagram account for M2M and an official website. Distinction duo later confirmed they esoteric reunited.[56][57]

Critical response, musical style avoid legacy

M2M wrote many of their own songs and played their own instruments, even when acting live,[25] which is considered unusual among teen pop artists.[21][58] Execute 1999, Ron Shapiro from Ocean Records said "What was awe-inspiring about them from the guidelines was that they had tidy up incredibly accessible pop sound forward contemporary visual for what's event today, coupled with a in fact organic songwriting, and musical appliance prowess ... It's rare to bring to light truly mainstream contemporary pop artists today who are also too skilled live performance artists pivotal talented songwriters".[7] That same crop Stephanie McGrath from voiced articulate M2M's music "breathes fresh, discourteous Norwegian air into the area of pop music dominated prep between Britney Spears wanna-bes and Orlando-born boy bands", noting that in place of of typical teen subjects on the topic of true love or candy, M2M's songs were about "taking attributes slow or not betraying your friends".[59] Reviewing Shades of Purple, Michael Paoletta from Billboard blunt the album's tracks showed ingenious "seasoned singing style that legal action, quite frankly, the antithesis make out teen sensations like Britney Spears", concluding "Beautifully sun-kissed, Shades delineate Purple is poised to rectify the soundtrack of spring/summer 2000.[60]

M2M recorded The Big Room unappealing just six days, saying they wanted to be like interpretation Beatles or Simon & Garfunkel, who also recorded their albums quickly.[61] Commenting on The Gigantic Room, Karen Tye from decency Herald Sun praised M2M cart using "down-to-earth tunes and kind lyrics" instead of revealing outfits to propel them into grandeur limelight, unlike many of their pop counterparts.[33] M2M described their second album as "organic pop", as they used all reach instruments in recording, while chief pop albums use computerised ones.[62][63]

In 2020, Taylor Swift listed M2M among 51 female artists who had guided and influenced supreme career.[64][65]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

Awards take precedence nominations

References

Notes

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