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Nizlopi are a two piece band: Luke Concannon (guitar and vocals) and John Parker (double bass affectionately named Stephanie, human beatbox and vocals). John now owns and uses a total of three double basses. Stephanie, Catherine and a travel bass Jean-Philippe. They are based in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom and were educated at Trinity Catholic Technology College. The band is named after a Hungarian girl that Luke had a crush on at school. Image File history File links Nizlopi_1. ...
Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly just Leamington, (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, in England. ...
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Folk can refer to a number of different things: It can be short for folk music, or, for folksong, or, for folklore; it may be a word for a specific people, tribe, or nation, especially one of the Germanic peoples; it might even be a calque on the related German...
Hip hop (also see hip-hop or hiphop) is both a music genre and a cultural movement developed in urban communities starting in the 1970s, predominantly by African Americans and Latinos. ...
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Beatboxing is the vocal percussion of hip hop culture and music. ...
Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly just Leamington, (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, in England. ...
Trinity Catholic Technology College is a secondary school in Leamington Spa, England. ...
History
Half These Songs Are About You - Main Article: "Half These Songs Are About You"
Nizlopi released their first album, Half These Songs Are About You, in 2004 under FDM Records, and was generally very well received.[citation needed] It features the singles JCB and Girls. Half These Songs Are About You is the first album released by the band Nizlopi in August 2004. ...
Half These Songs Are About You is the first album released by the band Nizlopi in August 2004. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
JCB (or The JCB Song) is the second single from Nizlopis first album Half These Songs Are About You. ...
JCB - Main Article: "JCB (song)"
The JCB song is Nizlopi's most successful song to date, after reaching number one in the UK on its second release. The song was written about Luke's troubles with dyslexia at school and his escape to accompany his dad at work, and was released as a single in June 2005, reaching number 160 in the UK Singles Chart. The single was then re-released in the UK on 12 December 2005, reaching number one the following week on 18 December 2005, selling more than twice the number that the closest contender, Westlife. Dermot O'Leary gave the track extensive airplay on his BBC Radio 2 show. Some bookmakers put it in the running for the honour of Christmas number one but it was beaten by the winner of the second series of the UK version of The X Factor, Shayne Ward's debut single "That's My Goal". The video has received lots of airplay, mainly on music TV channel VH1. It is an animated video, made by Laith Bahrani (a.k.a. 'Monkeehub'), who also animated an unofficial video for an acoustic version of "Creep" by Radiohead. JCB (or The JCB Song) is the second single from Nizlopis first album Half These Songs Are About You. ...
Dyslexia is a condition or learning disability which causes difficulty with reading and/or writing, not due to an intelligence below the normal range or to sensory problems such as poor eyesight. ...
The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ...
December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ...
In the Gregorian calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), with 13 days remaining until the end of the year. ...
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Sean Dermot Finton OLeary (born 24 May 1973), better known as Dermot OLeary, is a television and radio presenter. ...
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Western House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. ...
Each year, record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. ...
The second UK series of The X Factor ran from 20 August to 17 December 2005. ...
Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984 in Clayton, Manchester) is a British pop singer who rose to prominence in the UK and Ireland after becoming the winner of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. ...
Thats My Goal is the first single by the second United Kingdom X Factor winner Shayne Ward. ...
VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division...
Creep was the third single from the British rock band Radiohead, although their first hit and a track on their debut album Pablo Honey. ...
Radiohead are an English rock band from Oxfordshire, initially formed in 1986 under the name On a Friday. ...
Girls Their next single, released on 3 April 2006, was track 2 on the album, "Girls". The band have described the song's video on radio interviews as "Tim Burton-esque". The video was directed by Karni & Saul of Flynn Productions, and is the first that the band appear in. It was released, in what is now traditional Nizlopi strategy, on the Internet first. April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
ExtraOrdinary - Main Article: "ExtraOrdinary"
An EP, containing six songs and titled "ExtraOrdinary", was released on 4 September 2006 . The six tracks included two which had been released before; 'Helen' and 'Yesterday' which were previously released on the JCB and Girls EPs respectively. This release contains the track, 'Homage To Young Men', a piece written and performed by Alastair McIntosh. Alastair is one of Luke Concannon's favourite authors (Tom Yorke of Radiohead fame is also a fan of Alastair's). Alastair is an 'eco activist' and human ecologist and was inspired to write this piece after working with Luke. He has performed live twice with the band, performing this song with them. The band have likened Alastair's performances to "..the howlings of a wild animal". Alastair is well known for his contributions to the Scottish version of 'Thought for the Day' and has been dubbed "The Rapping Reverend". September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
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Live Shows Nizlopi are renowned for crowd involvement at their gigs, giving an energetic performance. Often improvising, inviting people up on stage to sing and dance or unplugging and going into the crowd. They took part in 'healthy concerts' or 'gigs in digs' where artists play in someone's house.
They were the support act on Christina Aguilera's Back To Basics Tour in November 2006. They also supported Jamie Cullum in the same year. Support work for such high-profile artists has seen them perform at prestigious venues, including London's Wembley Arena. Christina Maria Aguilera (IPA pronunciation: [1] born December 18, 1980) is an American pop and R&B singer and songwriter. ...
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Discography
Albums/EPs Image File history File links NizlopiAlbumCover1. ...
Half These Songs Are About You is the first album released by the band Nizlopi in August 2004. ...
August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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ExtraOrdinary is an EP by Nizlopi, released in 2006. ...
September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
Singles Image File history File links Nizlopifinestory. ...
Fine Story is the first single from Nizlopis debut album Half These Songs Are About You, released April 4, 2005. ...
April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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JCB (or The JCB Song) is the second single from Nizlopis first album Half These Songs Are About You. ...
June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 1 day remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Image File history File links NizlopiJCBCover2. ...
JCB (or The JCB Song) is the second single from Nizlopis first album Half These Songs Are About You. ...
December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Image File history File links Girls-single. ...
April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
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