Onetwo were an English

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duo formed in 2000 by singer

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) and keyboardist/singer

Paul Humphreys Paul David Humphreys (born 27 February 1960) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who is best known for his contributions to Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), a new wave band which he founded alongside Andy McCluskey in 1978. ...

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). Their collaboration had no name until 2004.

History

Brücken and Humphreys met in the early 1980s and became romantically involved in 1996. The two started working together on material for a planned Propaganda album, but when the Propaganda reunion fell through, the pair concentrated on working on their own songs. In 2000 the duo toured the United States, where they played songs by both OMD and Propaganda, along with some new material. After four years of writing the duo finally recorded a five-track EP entitled ''Item'', released in June 2004 via their own label, There(there). They also gave their first live performance as Onetwo at the Carling Academy Islington in London on . In 2006, they performed live at

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in August and at the London venue Too2Much in November. This was followed by a three-date Central/South American tour the same month. Onetwo's debut studio album, ''Instead'', was released in February 2007 by There(there). In April, Onetwo toured Germany. Later that year they supported

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and

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. In March 2013, Brücken and Humphreys ceased living and working together.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Instead'' (2007) 01 - The Theory of Everything Part 1 02 - The Theory of Everything Part 2 03 - Sequential 04 - Home (Tonight) 05 - Signals 06 - Have a Cigar 07 - I Don't Blame You 08 - Cloud Nine Guitar – Martin L. Gore Guitar xtra– Rupert Webster Keyboards xtra Electronics – Chuck Norman Keyboards xtra Programmed By – Jon Russell Written-By – Gore* 09 - Anonymous 10 - Heaven 11 - Kein Anschlu? 12 - The Weakness in Me 13 - A Vision in the Sky

EPs

* ''Item'' (2004) 01 - Sister 02 - Cloud 9 03 - Element of Truth 04 - Signals 05 - One and Only (Sister)

Singles

* "Cloud Nine" (2007)

References

External links

Onetwo at MySpace

There(there)
{{Authority control English synth-pop groups English electronic music duos Musical groups established in 2000 Musical groups disestablished in 2013