Emotional Oranges is an American R&B/

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History

Emotional Oranges was formed in 2017 when Azad "A" Right, an

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, and Vali "V" Porter, a

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, met at a bar mitzvah. The group released its first single "Motion" on SoundCloud on May 4, 2018. It was later used as the theme song of ''

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''. On May 10, 2019, the group released their first mixtape, ''The Juice: Vol. I.'' Their second, ''The Juice: Vol. II''. was released on November 8, 2019. Both were released through Avant Garden Records and

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. Emotional Oranges has cited

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as influences.

Career

On May 10, 2019, the Emotional Oranges released ''The Juice: Vol. I.'' Emotional Oranges sold out its first headline run, called The Chill, Baby Chill tour. After playing the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles and the

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in Brooklyn, the group toured in London, Paris and Amsterdam. Leading up to the release of its second mixtape, Emotional Oranges went back on the road for A Very Emotional Tour with support from Avant Garden label-mates

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. This tour took them to Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, and Europe. Emotional Oranges performed "Personal" and "Your Best Friend Is a Hater" for Vevo's DSCVR Program. On November 8, 2019, the duo released their second mixtape ''The Juice, Vol. II'' through Avant Garden Records and

. On October 13, 2020, the group released the song "All That" with

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from their mixtape ''The Juicebox''. They later released the second single, "Bonafide", with experimental band

on January 13, 2021. On April 13, 2021, the group released the single "Down to Miami" ft.

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. On June 11, 2021, their third mixtape, ''The Juicebox'', released featuring the previous four singles as well as features from

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, and

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. On August 30, 2022, the duo announced plans to return to Australia and New Zealand for The Sad Fruit Tour, with performances at

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, Max Watts in

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, and the Powerstation in

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. All performances took place in October 2022.

Discography

Studio Albums

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://emoranges.com Island Records artists 2017 establishments in California Bands with fictional stage personas American contemporary R&B musical groups American pop music groups American neo soul singers Musical groups established in 2017 Musical groups from Los Angeles