Minus One (band)
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Minus One in May 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Members | Andreas Kapatais Constantinos Amerikanos Harrys Pari Orestis Savva Christopher Ioannides |
Minus One are a Cypriot rock band formed in Nicosia in 2009. They gained prominence in 2016 for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest.
History
Minus One began as a cover band, but later started performing their own music.[1]
They tried to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Shine", but placed third in the national final.[2] After being internally selected, they represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Alter Ego", which they co-wrote with Swedish musician Thomas G:son.[3][4] The band reached 8th place with 164 points in the semi-final,[5] and finished in 21st place with 96 points in the final.[6]
As a part of their "Alter Ego Tour" in 2016, the band performed in Amsterdam, Limassol, London, and Moscow.[7]
In February 2017, they opened for British musician Glenn Hughes on his Resonate Tour in Vienna, Bologna, and Milan.[8] On 16 December 2017, the band released a cover of the 1964 song "You Don't Own Me", originally performed by Lesley Gore. In the Minus One version, the band is joined by 15-year-old Cypriot singer Semeli Panayiotou.[9]
Minus One's first album, Red Black White, was released on 14 December 2018. It was recorded at Medley Studios in Copenhagen and released by Danish label Mighty Music.[10]
Band members
Current
- Andreas Kapatais – lead vocals
- Constantinos Amerikanos – guitar, backing vocals
- Harrys Pari – guitar
- Orestis Savva – bass
- Christopher Ioannides – drums
Previous
- Francois Micheletto – lead vocals
- George Solonos – guitar, backing vocals
- Antonis Loizides – bass
- Maxim Theofanides – bass
Discography
Studio albums
- Red Black White - 2018
- Got It Covered - 2021
EP
- The Bologna Season - 2017
Singles
- Alter Ego - 2016
- The Potato Song - 2016
- Save Me - 2016
- You Don't Own Me - 2017
- Girl - 2018
- What's Up - 2019
- My Girl - Where Did You Sleep Last Night - 2020
- What's Up? - 2021
- Oh Pretty Woman - 2021
References
- ^ "About". Minus One. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Cameron, Iain (1 February 2015). "Cyprus: Giannis Karagiannis Is Off To Vienna". ESCReporter.com. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ K, Andreas (4 November 2015). "Cyprus: Minus One selected for Stockholm". eurovisionworld.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (31 Jan 2016). "Cyprus: Minus One to Perform "Alter Ego"". eurovoix.com.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2016 First Semi-Final | Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Grand Final | Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ^ "The Alter Ego Euro-Tour is ON! [April Dates & Locations]". minusoneband.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ^ "GLENN HUGHES "Resonate tour" op. Stone Broken + Minus One - Live @ Zona Roveri Music Factory, Bologna 17-2-2017". TUTTOROCK (in Italian). Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Η 15χρονη Σεμέλη ερμηνεύει εξαιρετικά τη νέα διασκευή των Minus One". City Free Press (in Greek). 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ "Minus One – Red Black White". Mighty Music. Retrieved 23 November 2018.