Kish Mauve is a British

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group. The group was formed in 2005 in

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, and consists of Mima Stilwell (vocals) and

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(

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, vocals).

Career

The group released their debut

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, ''Kish Mauve EP'', in July 2005 through Sunday Best Recordings, including the song " Two Hearts", which was later recorded by Australian singer

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for her album '' X'' (2007). They released their debut album, '' Black Heart'', in March 2009 on their own label, YNYS Recordings."Black Heart on iTunes"

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. Retrieved 11 April 2009. Kish Mauve's music has been featured in multiple

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and

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. Several of their songs appeared on the United States television series ''

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'', the song "Can't Get Enough" was featured in a

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, and

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used their version of "2 Hearts" in a computer advertisement.Lestor, Paul
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''. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2009. The group are particularly well known for their collaborations with

. In 2007, the duo produced Minogue's cover version of their song " 2 Hearts", which was released as the lead single to X. It reached number one in Australia and number four in the United Kingdom. Minogue also co-wrote on "You Make Me Feel", a track recorded and released by Kish Mauve when it did not make it to the final cut for ''X''. In 2010, they again wrote and co-produced a single for Minogue, "

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"; released as the first single from Minogue's eleventh studio album, ''

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'', it peaked at number three in the UK. Stilwell and Eliot also contributed to

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's fifth studio album, '' Echoes'', released in 2011. Six songs co-written with Young are featured on ''Echoes'', including the lead single, "

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"; also appearing on the album is a cover of their 2009 single "

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". Kish Mauve worked with

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on tracks to feature on her fourth studio album, ''

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'' (2011), but none of these tracks made the final cut. Jim Eliot worked with Ladyhawke and

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on their respective debut albums, '' Ladyhawke'' and ''

'' (both 2008), and with

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on her second studio album, ''

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'' (2012). He has written and produced material for

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, and

Olly Murs Oliver Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and television presenter. He was runner-up on the sixth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2009 and was subsequently signed to RCA Records and Sony Music in the United Kingdom, ...

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Black Heart'' (2009)

Extended plays

* ''Kish Mauve EP'' (2005)

Singles

* "Modern Love" (2006) * " Lose Control" (2008) * "Come On" / "Morphine" (2009)

References

External links

Official Myspace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kish Mauve English electronic music duos Musical groups from London 2005 establishments in England Electropop groups English synth-pop groups Musical groups established in 2005