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M2M was a Norwegian pop music duo comprising Marion Raven and Marit Larsen. Raven and Larsen had been friends since the age of five, and formed their first band when they were eight. They released a children's album under the name "Marion & Mariot", which was nominated for a Spellemannprisen award when they were 12. They later changed their name to M2M and were signed to Atlantic Records in 1998. M2M were frequently praised for writing most of their songs and performing their own instruments, something which was considered to set them aside from the majority of pop music artists. Their debut single, ''Don't Say You Love Me'' (1999), was both a critical and commercial success, and remained their biggest hit. Their debut album, ''Shades of Purple'' (2000), was critically acclaimed and sold over 1.5 million units worldwide. Despite critical acclaim, their second album, ''The Big Room'' (2002), did not perform as well commercially, and the duo broke up the year of its release, with each pursuing a solo career. A 'best of' album, ''The Day You Went Away: The Best of M2M'' (2003) was released after they disbanded. M2M sold over 2 million albums. ==History== Marion Raven and Marit Larsen come from Lørenskog in the district east of Oslo. They became friends at age five, and formed their own band when they were eight, naming it "Hubba Bubba" after their favourite bubblegum. However, when they released a children's album, ''Synger Kjente Barnesauger'', they used the band name "Marit & Marion". The album was nominated for a Spellemannprisen award〔 when they were both 12-years-old. They later decided to shorten the name to M&M, though decided against that due to the candy that uses that name. Instead, they held a competition for fans to come up with a name, and one girl suggested M2M.〔 M2M began writing pop songs and sent demo recordings out; one of the demo's ended up at Atlantic records and they were signed to a worldwide contract in 1998. The group's first single, ''Don't Say You Love Me'', was featured in the closing credits of the film ''Pokémon: The First Movie'' and was chosen as the lead single from the film's soundtrack. Promoted by a "nonstop marketing effort", advanced airing on Radio Disney and the affiliation with Pokémon, the single was very successful.〔 It charted in over a dozen countries, including at No. 2 in Norway. It was certified gold in both Australia〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2000.htm )〕 and the US,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=m2m )〕 and was nominated for the year's best song at the 2000 Spellemannprisen awards. In November 1999 M2M performed the song on the episode "Band on the Run" of the TV series ''One World''. The duo released their debut album, ''Shades of Purple'', in early 2000. It was well received critically, and reached No. 7 in Norway, No. 89 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Top Heatseekers chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=M2M: Awards )〕 The second single from the album, ''Mirror Mirror'', was certified gold in the US. A third single, ''Everything You Do'', reached No. 21 on the US Hot Dance Singles Sales.〔 The track ''The Day You Went Away'' was distributed as a promotional recording in Mexico. Throughout 2000 M2M appeared on episodes of ''All That'', ''Top of the Pops'', ''Say What? Karaoke'' and MTV's ''Hot Zone''. M2M performed live at Walt Disney Worlds Epcot park on 12 February 2000. Their performance was recorded and appeared on an episode of Disney Channel in Concert on 29 April, which focused on both M2M and BBMak. In April 2000 they had to cancel a free concert in Arlington Heights, Illinois, as they were obligated to return to Norway to meet high-schooling commitments. In September that year, they toured the US with Hanson, performing as the boys' opening act. Despite having sold over 1 million copies of ''Shades of Purple'' and over 1.5 million singles by September 2000, M2M were still considered a risk by their investors, who had not recuperated the downpayment they had made to promote the duo.〔 In 2001 they were featured in ''Atlantic Records'' "Teensation" concerts. In 2002, the duo returned with a more mature, less pop-oriented sound with their second album, ''The Big Room''. The first single from the album was ''Everything'', which reached No. 6 in Norway, No. 27 in Australia and No. 44 New Zealand. The second single, "What You Do About Me", was less successful, only charting at No. 46 in Australia. The track "Don't" was released in the US-only as a promo single. The promotion for their second album including appearing on the 100th episode of ''Dawson's Creek''. That year, they also took part in the Pantene Pro-Voice concert series, a talent competition that promoted young, female songwriters in the United States. In 2002 M2M were chosen as the opening act for Jewel's "This Way" tour, which commenced on 14 June. 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「M2M (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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