The Magnets are a five piece

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a cappella group, comprising Callum McIntosh, Michael Conway, Nick Girard, Stevie Hutchinson, Ross Hunter and Mc Zani. Hobbit, Alfredo Austin III and Aaron J Boykin also perform with the group. The group formed while at

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together in a production of ''

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''. They signed to

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and released their debut

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, ''Giving It All That'', in 2001. The following few years saw them tour with

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, Tom Jones and

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, 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' "

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". Their next album, ''Gobsmacked'', featured songs such as " Girls & Boys" originally by

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, and " Sweet Dreams" by Beyoncé, as well as live favourites such as " Poker Face" by

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" 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.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

References

External links

The Magnets official website

Show Review (Leister Square)

Interview with the Band
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