The Carter Twins were an Irish musical duo considering of twin brothers Anthony and Stephen Carter who were active from the late 1990s. They released one studio albums and achieved three top ten singles.

History

In 1996, The Carter Twins were signed by

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and won the Smash Hits Newcomers Award in 1996. In February 1997, The Carter Twins released their debut single "The Twelfth of Never"/"Too Right to Be Wrong". The song peaked at number 7 on the

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and 61 on the UK Singles Chart. This was followed by a cover of

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's " Love Changes" in August 1998 and

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' " The First of May" in November 1997. The duo released their debut studio album ''Number One'' in late 1997. In 1998, The Carter Twins entered the

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-penned "Make the Change" for ''Eurosong 1998'' in an attempt to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. The song placed 4th in the national final. In July 1998, The Carter Twins released "Let's Go Dancing (Oh La La La)" with "Make the Change" as the B-side. The song peaked at number 6 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Personal lives

In mid-2008, Anthony married Amanda Lynch in Cancun, Mexico. In February 2011, Stephen married Avril Kelly in

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Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

{{Authority control Musical groups from Dublin (city) Musical groups established in 1996 Musical groups disestablished in 1998 Pop music duos Sibling musical duos