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Dragonette is a Canadian electronic music band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2005.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dragonette )〕 The band consists of singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara, bassist and producer Dan Kurtz (also in The New Deal), and drummer Joel Stouffer. Dragonette released a self-titled EP in 2005 before being signed to Mercury Records and relocating to London, where they recorded and released their debut studio album, ''Galore'', in August 2007 to moderate critical appreciation. A second studio album, ''Fixin to Thrill'', was released in September 2009. The group's third studio album, ''Bodyparts'', was released in September 2012. ==History== Sorbara and Kurtz met at a Canadian music festival and formed a duo named The Fuzz, making music together in their basement recording studio for fun. The duo formed Dragonette after these initial recordings, and supported New Order on only their second live performance. In 2005, the band released the six-track ''Dragonette EP'', prior to signing a record deal with UK record label Mercury Records. Dragonette relocated to London to record their debut studio album, ''Galore'', released on August 6, 2007, and toured the UK supporting local acts, including Basement Jaxx (with whom Sorbara also recorded the track "Take Me Back to Your House") and Sugababes and played headline gigs in small venues across the UK and Canada. British musician Will Stapleton replaced Simon Craig on guitar following the relocation. Dragonette filmed two music videos, one for "Jesus Doesn't Love Me" and another for "I Get Around". The former video leaked onto the Internet, while the other served as promotion for their first single release. Despite the promotion from the band, "I Get Around" reached number 92 on the UK Singles Chart. A follow-up single release, "Take It Like a Man", fared no better, failing to enter the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart. Dragonette did, however, receive some airplay with a cover of Calvin Harris' hit single "The Girls", which was retitled "The Boys". "I Get Around" was released in the band's home country of Canada where it outperformed the UK release, peaking at number 57 on ''Billboard''s Canadian Hot 100. When ''Galore'' failed to sell as expected, Dragonette parted ways with Mercury Records. Dragonette received a nomination for New Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Yearly Summary )〕 Kurtz and Sorbara co-wrote and co-produced the song "Grab a Hold" for Cyndi Lauper's 2008 album ''Bring Ya to the Brink''. That same year Will James Stapleton left the band, to be replaced by Chris Huggett. Dragonette's second studio album, ''Fixin to Thrill'' was released on September 29, 2009. The album was nominated for Dance Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2011 Juno Award Winners )〕 Dragonette have collaborated with several house DJs for releases, to varying degrees of success. Although Basement Jaxx's 2006 song "Take Me Back to Your House" only featured Sorbara on vocals, it was promoted by the band as a Dragonette collaborative. The band have since recorded several tracks with French DJ Martin Solveig, including "Boys & Girls" in 2009, "Hello" in 2010, and "Can't Stop" and "Big in Japan" in 2011; all of these tracks appear on Solveig's 2011 album ''Smash''. Solveig and Dragonette won the Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year for "Hello" in April 2012. In 2010, the band also collaborated with Kaskade on "Fire in Your New Shoes" and with Don Diablo on "Animale". A double A-side single containing the songs "Our Summer" and "Volcano" was released digitally on July 27, 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Our Summer Volcano – Single by Dragonette )〕 On August 3, 2010, Dragonette released the compilation album ''Mixin to Thrill'' digitally, while a limited-edition CD was sold via the band's online store. The compilation contains three new songs—"Volcano", "Our Summer", and "My Things"—as well as several remixes from the previous year. In 2011, Dragonette worked with Girls Aloud member Nicola Roberts, co-writing and producing the single "Lucky Day" for her debut solo album ''Cinderella's Eyes''. On June 21, 2012, Dragonette announced the title of their third studio album, ''Bodyparts'', which was released on September 22, 2012. The album's lead single "Let It Go" was released on April 2, 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Let it Go – Single by Dragonette )〕 "Rocket Ship", a track from the album, was made available as a free download on the band's official SoundCloud page. The album's second single, "Live in This City", was released on August 7, 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Live In This City – Single by Dragonette )〕 In February 2013, Dragonette recorded a version of "Won't You Be My Neighbour?", the theme song to the American children's television series ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', for use in Target Canada's first ad campaign. In 2014, Dragonette collaborated with Dutch producer and DJ Mike Mago on the single "Outlines". The band also released the single "Let the Night Fall" on June 16, 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dragonette」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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