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Career

Puggy has toured all over the world, opening for prestigious bands such as

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, Music in Belgium, retrieved 2011-05-26 Their first album, ''Dubois Died Today'', was released on independent label Talkieo in June 2007. In 2010, they appeared on the French television show ''

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'', presented by Nagui, to promote their follow-up album, ''Something You Might Like''. They also performed live on Belgian television.Mertens, Jonathan (2011)
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, 3 March 2011, retrieved 2011-05-26 The album resulted in three music videos, for the songs "I Do", "When You Know" and "How I Needed you". "When You Know" is also the theme song for the French television series Detectives. In 2013, the band released their third album ''To Win the World'', certified platinum in Belgium.Pierre-Yves Paque (2014)
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They have toured extensively in France, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands. In 2014 they played a sold-out Forest National in Brussels (9000 capacity) as well as a sold-out club tour all around Belgium."http://www.rtbf.be/culture/musique/detail_puissant-et-jouissif-puggy-au-sommet-a-forest?id=8208796" The band has had tracks included in the sequel to '' Largo Winch'' (the film adaptation). In 2016 their 4th album, ''Colours'', was released. In 2017 many of their songs were incorporated into the soundtrack of the film

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In popular culture

Grupo Antena 3, a Spanish business concern used the Puggy song "We Had It Made" in promotional campaign when Grupo Antena 3 announced its name change to Atresmedia Group on March 6, 2013.

Career

In popular culture

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

References