The Mitchell Brothers were a

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duo from

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, England. They consisted of

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s Owura "Tony" Nyanin from Manor Park and Kofi "Teddy" Hanson from

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. They were the first signing to Mike Skinner's The Beats imprint and are sometimes known as the "geezers with skills".

History

Tony Nyanin and Teddy Hanson named themselves The Mitchell Brothers after siblings

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and Grant Mitchell in the British soap ''

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''. As teenagers, they pressed up 1,000

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CDs called ''Sorted''. Teddy Hanson spotted Mike Skinner from

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in their local

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, soon after Skinner had released his debut

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, ''

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''. Hanson slipped a copy of his and Nyanin's

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CD into Skinner's bag, with his phone number on it. Skinner signed them to The Beats label and produced their first album. Hanson performed with Skinner on the latter's

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, "

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". The Mitchell Brothers released their debut single "

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" which peaked at No. 42 on the

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in March 2005. Their debut album, ''A Breath of Fresh Attire'', was released in August 2005 and reached No. 56 on the

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. Their second album, '' Dressed for the Occasion'', was released in November 2007. It was preceded by the

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"Solemate" and "Michael Jackson", the latter of which was produced Scottish producer

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. Despite disappointing sales of this album, it was described as "still born and fresh" by Skinner. Most recently, Tony Nyanin signed to

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and is now pursuing a solo career as ''Mr Mitchell''. Mr Mitchell's first solo single titled "On the Rooftop" was released in 2012.

Discography

Albums

* ''Sorted'' (

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) (2004) * ''A Breath of Fresh Attire'' (2005) - UK #56 (BPI silver) * '' Dressed for the Occasion'' (2007) * ''Beam Us Up Scotty'' (mixtape)

Singles

* "

" (2005) - UK #42 * "Harvey Nicks" (2005) - UK #62 * "Excuse My Brother" (2005) - UK #58 * "Alone with the TV" (2006) - UK #92 * "She's Got It All Wrong" (2006) * "SoleMate" (2007) * "Michael Jackson" (2007) - UK #65

References

External links

Official site

"Michael Jackson" music video on YouTube
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