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Years & Years are a British electronica trio founded in London. The group consists of frontman and keyboardist Olly Alexander, bassist Mikey Goldsworthy and synth player Emre Turkmen. Years & Years' music has been described as electropop, mixing R&B and '90s house elements, with Flying Lotus, Diplo, Radiohead and Jai Paul being their core influences. They have had a number-one hit with "King".

Career

Early years

The band formed in 2010, after Goldsworthy moved to London from Australia and met Turkmen online. Shortly afterwards, Alexander joined the band as lead vocalist after Goldsworthy heard him singing in the shower. The band was originally a five-piece group, with Noel Leeman and Olivier Subria. Leeman left the band in 2013.

2012–present: Communion

Years & Years' debut single "I Wish I Knew" was released in July 2012 on the label Good Bait, with the band performing as a five-piece group. In 2013 the group signed to French label Kitsuné Records as a three-piece and released their second single "Traps" in September 2013. Their third single "Real" was released via Kitsuné in February 2014 and its music video featured an appearance from Alexander’s Peter and Alice costar, Ben Whishaw, and former Misfits actor Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. In 2014 the group signed to Polydor Records and released their fourth single "Take Shelter". The EP reached the number 1 spot on the iTunes UK Singles Electronic Chart. In December 2014, the group's fifth single "Desire" was released, peaking at No. 22 on the UK singles chart. In January 2015, Years & Years' sixth single "King" was previewed on BBC Radio 1, selected as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record of the day. In March 2015, the single reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. In January 2015, Years & Years won the prestigious BBC Sound of 2015. Years & Years were also nominated for the Critics Choice Award at the Brit Awards 2015 Their single "King", released on 1 March, reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on 8 March 2015. On March 18, 2015 Years & Years announced their debut album Communion. The album is to be released on 10 July 2015 by Polydor.

Members

• Olly Alexander – vocals, keyboards
• Mikey Goldsworthy – synthesizers, keyboards, bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar
• Emre Turkmen – synthesizers, keyboards, beats, samples, sampling, sequencers, laptop, acoustic guitar

• Dylan Bell – drummer (live performances)

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

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2. ^ Baggs, Michael (20 May 2014). "Years & Years talk tours, 'Real' success, their mums and more". Gigwise.
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8. Cragg, George (7 August 2013). "Years & Years – Traps: New music". The Guardian.
9. Etheart, Zac. "Passing time with Years & Years". Interview (magazine).
10. "YEARS & YEARS". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
11. "Years & Years - King". Radio 1. BBC. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
12. Youngs, Ian (2015-01-09). "BBC News - Years & Years top BBC Sound Of 2015 list". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
13. Singh, Anita (2015-01-15). "Brit Awards nominations list 2015: year of the male". Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
14. "Years & Years on Twitter: OK you can now pre-order our debut album Communion out 10-07-15". Retrieved April 15, 2015.
15. https://twitter.com/Vevo_PL/status/591938721341173760
16. ^ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
    • For all except where noted: "Years & Years". Official Charts Company.
    • For "Take Shelter": "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update - 30 August 2014". Zobbel.de.
    • For "Worship": "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update - 4 April 2015". Zobbel.de.
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20. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Years & Years". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
21. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Years & Years" (enter "Years & Years" into the "Suchen" box). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
22. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Years & Years". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
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24. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Years & Years". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
25. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Years & Years". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
26. "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Years & Years" and select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
27. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
28. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
29. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2015". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
30. "Years & Years - I Wish I Knew". Vimeo. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
31. "Years & Years 'Real' by Robert Francis Müller". Promo News. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
32. "Take Shelter (2014)". IMVDB. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
33. "Years & Years 'Desire' by Sing J Lee". Promo News. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
34. "Premiere: Years And Years Dance Like They're Possessed In Sia-Esque New Music Video". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
35. "Years & Years 'Shine' Official Video". Vevo. Universal Music Publishing. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
36. Strauss, Matthew. "Years & Years Come Back from the Dead in "Foundation" Video". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media Inc. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
37. "The 2014 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: as it happened". Popjustice. Popjustice Ltd. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
38. "Brit Awards 2015: James Bay wins Critics' Choice prize". The Independent. The Independent. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

External links

• Official website

• British electronic music groups