Lynk, previously known as At Sunset were an Australian

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band currently consisting of brothers Harrison, Andrew and Matthew Kantarias. Past members include Jae Curtis and 2008

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competitor Tom Jay Williams. The band currently reside in

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. They are best known as winners of the Nova FM Fresh Discovery and

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Brand New competitions.

Music career

Formation and early years

At Sunset formed in January 2012 in Adelaide, when university friends Harrison Kantarias and Jae Curtis got together and started playing covers at their local pubs. During a rehearsal session, Harrison's brother Andrew joined in which led to the curation of At Sunset. The band began by performing covers and posting them to YouTube, which received significant social media attention, particularly for their cover of

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's ''One Thing''. They also amassed over a million views for their cover of

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's ''As Long As You Love Me''. When later asked the reasons for the name "At Sunset", Harrison Kantarias noted 'At Sunset' was decided upon because: "the name is a metaphor for our feeling towards music. We like to be upbeat, positive and really just enjoying life. Playing music, setting suns, beaches, pools, girls in bikinis... it doesn't get better than that, does it?" In 2012, At Sunset released their first EP, 'Back in Time'. The EP was released digitally, with physical copies only being sold at live shows.

2014-2016: Departure of Curtis and final releases as At Sunset

On 24 February 2014, Curtis announced via his YouTube channel that he was leaving the band. Following this news, on 26 March 2014 the band announced local

solo act Tom Jay Williams would be joining in Jae's place. Williams was formerly a contestant on

in 2008. He was the youngest ever top ten finalist during an Australian Idol series. Following Williams joining the band, 'Back in Time' was re-released on 23 April 2014 and featured on MTV "Buzzworthy". Their first cover video as a new band, 'Replay', received over 400,000 views in the first two weeks of uploading and was endorsed by the original artist

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. On 30 March 2015, At Sunset were announced the winner of Nova FM's Fresh Discovery, an Australian-wide search for unsigned talent, ahead of 1500 other acts. This win was followed by a mentoring session with

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and a recording deal with

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for their debut single Every Little Thing, which was released on 10 April 2015. Later in 2015, At Sunset were nominated for

's Brand New competition. After receiving more than 200,000 votes, At Sunset were announced the winner at an MTV special event at

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on 22 September 2015, ahead of runner up

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. On 22 January 2016, At Sunset released their single Kiss Me.

2016: Name change and formation of LYNK

On 30 June 2016, At Sunset announced on their social media accounts that they were disbanding, and LYNK was formed. Harrison and Andrew have continued together in this band with their younger brother Matthew Kantarias, however Tom has veered onto a solo pathway and is currently writing songs. On 16 November 2016, LYNK released the first cover with the new name on their

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channel, a cover/mashup of 'Closer' by The Chainsmokers and Troye Sivan's 'Youth'.

2017-present: Best Cover Ever series and first release as Lynk

In November 2017, Lynk appeared on the

series Best Cover Ever. The same month, they also announced the release of the first song under the new band name, titled ‘Rude’, featuring American singer, songwriter and actress Elle Winter. The song was released on YouTube on 21 November 2017. An iTunes and Spotify release followed on 8 December 2017.

Touring

In May 2012, At Sunset travelled to Singapore to perform at the Music Matters with

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. In January 2013, At Sunset toured with Australian pop artist

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. Following the Reece Mastin regional tour, At Sunset headlined the Teen Rush Australian Tour from 6–20 April 2013 with bands Titanium and Kristina. This tour played

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and Sydney. In May 2014, At Sunset undertook a promotional tour in the USA, consisting of performances in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and New York. The band did interviews with

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, The Rhode Show, KIIS FM, KARE 11 News and KDWB. At Sunset toured with Nickelodeon Slimefest in September 2015 to Melbourne and Sydney, alongside other acts such as

and

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. In January 2016, At Sunset toured Australia and New Zealand with American acts R5 and

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. At the conclusion of this tour, At Sunset also opened for UK band The Vamps at their Wake Up World Tour in Sydney. This was held at

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on 23 January 2016. In February 2016, At Sunset toured in

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. They opened for

at their arena show at the

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on 16 February 2016. As part of promotion for this show, At Sunset performed alongside

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at a Valentine's Day event at

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on 14 February 2016. Following their return from the Philippines, At Sunset conducted a headline tour of Australia to coincide with their new single, Kiss Me. The Kiss Me Tour toured to Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in March 2016. In July 2016, Lynk travelled back to

for the first time as the new line up to perform at the 'Own It' concert with other

sensations. This took place at the

, where they opened for

back in February of that year when the band were still known as ‘At Sunset’, and the announcement that they would perform at this concert was made before the band was renamed. They also performed at the

again with a few other 'Own It' performers. In late October 2016, it was announced that Lynk would be opening for

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at his debut Australian shows in Sydney. These shows took place at the

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on 1 and 2 November 2016.

Members

Current members

*Harrison Kantarias - vocals, lead guitar *Andrew Kantarias - vocals, keyboards and piano *Matthew Kantarias - vocals, bass guitar

Former members

*Jae Curtis *Tom J Williams - vocals, rhythm guitar

Timeline

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Discography

Extended plays

*2012: Back in Time EP

Singles

*2012: Back in Time *2012: This is Who I Am *2013: Rush *2014: Back in Time (re-released) *2014: Us Against the World *2015: Every Little Thing *2016: Kiss Me *2017: Rude (featuring Elle Winter)