OneRepublic
OneRepublic
is an American rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by
Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved massive success on MySpace,
becoming the most prominent unsigned act on the website then. They signed onto
Mosley Music Group in 2006, and released their debut album, Dreaming Out Loud
in 2007.
OneRepublic
made radio history when with their first single, "Apologize",
received the largest amount of airplay in history with 10,331 plays in one
week, the record only being broken again by "Bleeding Love" by Leona
Lewis, a song Tedder also co-wrote. The remix version, featured on Timbaland's
album Shock Value was a smash hit internationally, reaching number-one in
sixteen countries and gaining 10 million downloads subsequently earning them a
Grammy Award nomination. The band also achieved national success with their
second single, "Stop and Stare". Dreaming Out Loud was certified
platinum in the United States, and gold in Austria, Australia and Canada.
The
band's second album, Waking Up, was released on November 17, 2009. The lead
single from the album, "All the Right Moves", charted in the top 10
in Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland and in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot
100. Other singles from the album include, "Secrets", "Marchin
On", and "Good Life."
Origin:
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Genres:
Pop rock, alternative rock
Years
active: 2002–present
Labels:
Mosley, Interscope
Associated
acts: Timbaland, Leona Lewis, Sara Bareilles, B.o.B.
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