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and vocal harmony quartet formed in 1991 with

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, Brad Pinto and his brother

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, as well as Danny Williams. CDB is an initialism which stands for Central Dandenong Boys. Their highest charting single was a cover version of

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's "

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", which peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and number one on the

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" also reached number one in New Zealand. Their debut studio album, ''

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'' was released in November 1995. The group disbanded in 1999. Musicologist

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said their "sound combined elements of R&B, soul and New Jack Swing tied to dexterous vocal harmonies and arrangements."

History

Career beginnings: 1991–1999

CDB were formed in Melbourne in 1991 as a vocal harmony quartet by

, Brad Pinto and his brother

, and Danny Williams. CDB performed local gigs around Melbourne for three years including providing backing vocals for

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when supported

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on her Australian

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. CDB signed a contract with

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in 1994. CDB's first single " Hook Me Up" was released in October 1994 and peaked at number 11 on the Australian

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. "

" was released in March 1995 and peaked at number 14 in Australia followed by a cover version of

's "

" which peaked at number 2 in Australia. CDB released their debut studio album, ''

'' in November 1995, which debuted and peaked at number six on the

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and number 12 on the

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. "Let's Groove" and "Hey Girl (This is Our Time)" both peaked at number 1 in New Zealand in 1996. " Don't Stop", peaked the top 30 in both Australia and New Zealand. and the album was certified platinum. At the

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"Let's Groove" won the Highest Selling Single category. In New Zealand it was their second number-one hit. CDB promoted the album across Asia and toured South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Fiji including a special concert with

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, celebrating the

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n bid to host the

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. In 1997, Jude Nicholas joined the group replacing

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" was released in August 1997 and peaked at number 28 in Australia. CDB's second studio album, '' Lifted'' was released in November 1997. The album had a more pop-oriented sound and reached the ARIA top 50. It provided three more singles " Back Then", "

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" and "So Badd". CDB then collaborated with

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and Renee Geyer. They disbanded in 1999.

2000–present

In 2006 CDB were asked to reunite to play some charity shows, after which they reportedly reformed. The band went on to record songs for Myer shopping centre in the 2006 ''Spirit of Christmas'' album and for the ABC's ''Anthems of Australia'' initiative. In 2008, they released a cover version of

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". The song was due to be the lead single from their third studio album, ''The Funk Sessions'' a covers album paying tribute to their heroes. The album was however cancelled prior to release. ''

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'' was released in October 2010 and included "P.Y.T.". In April 2017, the band announced they would release a new album titled ''Tailored for Now''. "This Is How We Do It", a cover of Montell Jordan's 1995 hit was released to radio in April 2017. In November 2020, the group will release its first Christmas album, titled ''Christmas Is Here: The CDB Mixtape''.

Solo work

has worked as a vocal coach on several series of ''

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'' and ''

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'' and has worked extensively with

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, co-writing the hit " Taller, Stronger, Better" among other songs. Gary co-wrote the theme for

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, " Receive the Power" with Guy and penned "Behold the Cross", which features on the WYD08 Official Soundtrack. Gary co-wrote and recorded the song "Saint Mary MacKillop" for the

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of Australia's first Saint,

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in 2010. He has toured extensively with Jimmy Barnes who recorded one of Pinto's tunes, originally written for his own album. Gary has recorded two further albums, one for his Music Ministry in schools—''As-U-R Volume 1'' (2010) and also his solo album ''Take Back Our World'' (2010). * Brad Pinto was nominated as a writer for Song of the Year at the 2012 Australian ARIA Awards for the four-times platinum hit " Boys like You", performed by

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artist 360, who also performed on the night. *

reached the top 40 with his solo single "Just Like Good Music" in 2005, but no album release eventuated. In 2012, he competed in the sixth series of '' Australia's Got Talent'', and his audition was seen on Australian TV on 28 April 2012, where he received an enthusiastic "yes" from all three judges. He went all the way to win the grand final on 25 July 2012. De Silva supported

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on her 2013 Australian tour and released the songs "Miracle" (2013), "I See the Future" (2015) and an EP ''Now That I Believe'' in 2015. De Silva joined Boom Crash Opera in 2016.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards

ARIA Music Awards

The

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. , - , 1996 , "Let's Groove" , ARIA Award for Highest Selling Single , , -

References

External links

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