Splendid was a musical duo of

Angie Hart Angela Ruth Hart (born 8 March 1972), billed as Angie Hart, is an Australian pop singer best known for her role as lead vocalist in the alternative pop rock band Frente! and the indie pop duo Splendid with her then husband Jesse Tobias. Hart ...

and

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, who at the time were also husband and wife.

History

They met in

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, August 1996, when the Australian band

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, fronted by Hart, arrived to play over two weeks of support dates for

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's ''

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'' tour, Jesse's band for the last two years – previously with Mother Tongue and the

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. After the tour, Frente! dissolved. Hart and Tobias married, and decided to form a band, the result being Splendid. Splendid released its only album, ''Have You Got a Name for It'', in 1999. To their dismay it was released only in Australia, with the American release cancelled by the record company (

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) even though the discs had already been manufactured.Blackman, Guy
"Bleeding Hart"
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'', January 16, 2005. Frustrated with the music industry, they thought the best approach was to produce their music independently. They divorced in 2005. Splendid appeared on the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' three times beginning with the episode "

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" in which Hart sang "Charge", to the episode " The Freshman" in which she sang "You and Me". Hart also co-wrote (with the ''Buffy'' creator Joss Whedon) and performed the song "Blue" for the seventh season episode "

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". No other musical guest on the series was involved in more episodes.

Discography

Albums

* ''Have You Got a Name for It'' (1999)

EPs

* ''States of Awake'' (2004)

Singles

* "Less Than Zero" (1999) * "Come Clean" (1999)

References

{{Authority control American musical duos Musical groups established in 1999 Indie pop groups from Los Angeles Musical groups disestablished in 2005 1999 establishments in California