Pomplamoose () is an American musical husband-and-wife duo composed of multi-instrumentalist

Jack Conte Jack Conte (; born July 12, 1984) is an American musician and co-founder and CEO of Patreon. He and his wife Nataly Dawn comprise the musical duo Pomplamoose, and he is co-leader of the band Scary Pockets and founder of the band Magaziine. Car ...

and singer-songwriter and bassist

Nataly Dawn Nataly Dawn is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is one half of the duo Pomplamoose with her husband Jack Conte and has released four studio albums and four EPs, in addition to numerous collaborations with other artists. Early l ...

. Formed in 2008, the duo sold about 100,000 songs online in 2009. They are known for their viral YouTube videos and covers of popular songs. As of March 2025, they had more than 2.01 million subscribers and over 640 million views on their YouTube channel. Their first song, "Hail Mary", was featured on YouTube's front page. Their videos mostly take the form of "VideoSongs", a medium Conte defines with two rules: #What you see is what you hear. (No

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for instruments or voice) #If you hear it, at some point you see it. (No hidden sounds)

Etymology

The name of the band derives from a misspelling of the French word '' pamplemousse'' (), meaning

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History

On April 11, 2010, the band was interviewed on

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's ''

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''. Conte discussed the "glitz-free" manner in which they record: Also in April 2010, their cover of

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' " Mr. Sandman" was used in a commercial for

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series, set in an

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train station. In September 2010, Pomplamoose recorded "Jungle Animal" with

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, who contacted the duo after hearing their cover of "

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" by

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and offered to write a new song for them. Willis also provided the art for the song's release as a

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. During the Christmas season of 2010, Pomplamoose performed in several ads in the style of their YouTube videos for

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, singing their versions of Christmas classics such as "

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", and "

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". In 2011, Pomplamoose began a webcast named ''Hey, It's Pomplamoose: A Show about Pomplamoose and Other Things''. On November 5, 2013, Pomplamoose launched the second season of the webcast: a three-part sequel to the band's early years, including but not limited to, videos, a tour, and an album (released on July 29, 2014). Conte and Dawn married in late 2016. On May 18, 2021, Dawn announced her diagnosis with

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and that due to her condition, Pomplamoose would be releasing fewer videos per month.

Charity work

In November 2010, Pomplamoose created a book drive for a charter school in

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, offering a free download of an album to anyone who purchased a book for the school district. The drive paid for over 11,000 books. The duo did a rare live performance on November 8, 2013, performing at "Lens",

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's 16th annual benefit concert at Seattle's Benaroya Hall for Seattle Children's Hospital.

Awards and nominations

Discography

;Studio albums *''

Pomplamoose Pomplamoose () is an American musical husband-and-wife duo composed of multi-instrumentalist Jack Conte and singer-songwriter and bassist Nataly Dawn. Formed in 2008, the duo sold about 100,000 songs online in 2009. They are known for their v ...

'' (2009) *''Tribute to Famous People'' (2010) *''Hey It's Pomplamoose'' (2016) *''Winter Wishes'' (2018) *''Invisible People'' (2020) *''Impossible à Prononcer'' (2021) *''Photogénique'' (2025)

References

External links

Pomplamoose official website
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