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Operator Please were an Australian pop band, originating on the Gold Coast of Queensland, in 2005. Their final line-up consisted of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, bassist Ashley McConnell and violinist Taylor Henderson. The original members met and formed Operator Please as students of Elanora State High School in order to compete in the school's "Battle of the Bands" competition.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Operator Please )〕 In 2007, Operator Please released singles "Get What You Want", "Leave It Alone", "Just a Song About Ping Pong" and their debut studio album, ''Yes Yes Vindictive''. "Just a Song About Ping Pong", their most successful single to date, was nominated for two ARIA Awards in 2007, winning one for Breakthrough Artist – Single. ==History== Operator Please was formed in early 2005 by lead singer Amandah Wilkinson in an attempt to compete in her high school's annual "Battle of the Bands" competition. After winning the contest, the five members, aged 17 to 19, started working on getting their name out through an independently produced EP, ''On the Prowl''. Their second EP, ''Cement Cement'', generated interest both locally and internationally, from a combination of word of mouth and exposure on the Australian youth radio network Triple J (which featured their first single, "Crash Tragic", taken from the EP, on high rotation for quite some time).〔 (【引用サイトリンク】publisher = Radio & Records )〕 Within months, and with the help of a record label sponsored showcase in NYC, they had agreed a deal with Virgin/EMI Records for Australia, and for the UK with indie label Brille Records.〔 〕 "Just a Song About Ping Pong" was one of the most added songs at Australian commercial radio with the Hot 30 and Nova radio stations nationally leading the charge. The music video for the song was played on music programmes around Australia, UK, and Europe including MTV,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = MTV UK )〕 Channel V,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = Channel () )〕 and ABC's ''rage''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = ABC )〕 It was featured on the front page of MySpace and YouTube.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = YouTube )〕 Operator Please has since been labelled as "our favorite new band" and "the next big thing" by celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = Perez Hilton )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = Perez Hilton )〕 Since the announcement that the band were to play the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK in August, Operator Please continued to play industry showcases in the UK.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = Music-News Unsigned )〕 The single "Just a Song About Ping Pong", released in Australia on 28 July 2007, was added to national UK radio station BBC Radio 1 and London station XFM, following an ''NME'' feature which named them one of EMI's buzz bands. The single debuted in the ARIA Singles Chart on 6 August 2007at No. 15, and topped out at No. 12.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = Australian Record Industry Association )〕 The single is nominated for two ARIA Awards in 2007: Best Pop Release and Breakthrough Artist – Single,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = SameSame.com.au )〕 and won the award for Breakthrough Artist – Single. Also, this was on the same night of their television performing debut performing that single. The band recorded their debut studio album, titled ''Yes Yes Vindictive'' at The Groves, on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = The Courier Mail )〕 which was released on 10 November. It charted at number 28 on the ARIA Albums Chart on the week beginning 19 November.〔(Australian Top 50 ARIA Albums Chart ). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on 18 November 2007.〕 A track titled "Zero! Zero!" was heard on the ''Top Shelf'' program of Australian radio station Triple J on 2 October.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = JPlay )〕 The band also opened for Arctic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs on their Australian tours〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = Rave Magazine )〕 and then went on tour in the UK, Europe, and Asia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = MySpace )〕〔(The Ones to Watch? ), stv.tv blog, 7 September〕 The band finally released ''Yes Yes Vindictive'' in the UK on 17 March 2008. The band toured as a support act for The Futureheads and Lightspeed Champion; and played many festivals across Europe including Glastonbury Festival. They have also covered two songs: "Push It" by Salt-n-Pepa and "Whip It" by Devo; videos of these can be seen on YouTube. Operator Please spent most of 2009 composing their second album. They confirmed that two songs, "Logic" and "Back and Forth" will be in the album. The band stated that the new album will have a more electronic feel than ''Yes Yes Vindictive''. A demo version of "Back and Forth" was used on an update video of their progress on album number 2〔(Operator Please Album number 2 update ), Operator Please's YouTube Channel, 9 April 2009〕 which featured Wilkinson writing text onto paper and small slides of instruments, as well as shots of Commandeur and Wilkinson. On 15 January 2010, the band revealed their first single, "Logic", from the new album. "Logic" was released as a single on 8 February 2010. On the official website, "Logic" was available as a free download. Also on 8 February, the album title was revealed as ''Gloves'', and fans could pre-order it signed. On 13 February, the video for "Logic" premiered on ''Video Hits''. ''Gloves'' was released on 23 April 2010 in Australia and 31 May 2010 in the rest of the world. Three more singles have been released from the album since its release: "Back and Forth", "Like Magic" and "Volcanic". All three have also had accompanying music videos. In June 2010, the band completed their first headlining tour since late 2008; supported by Perth band Tim & Jean and Sydney band Chaingang. Shortly afterwards, they would play a variety of festivals, including Splendour in the Grass and Canberra festival Stonefest. They also played the Australian leg of the 2011 Big Day Out festival. March and April 2011 saw the band tour Australia once again, this time as the main support for Sydney musician Sparkadia. "Catapult" was released in January 2011 as the fifth and final single from ''Gloves''. Although the band have not officially split, they have been inactive since 2011 and the band members are currently part of other projects; Wilkinson has adopted the moniker Bossy Love, collaborated with other musicians and released her debut EP ''Me + You'' in October 2013;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bossy Love Announces Debut Ep 'Me + You' Out October 21st 2013 )〕 Holland and Commandeur formed the duo Colour Coding and released their debut EP ''Proof'' in March 2012, later announcing a hiatus for that project in November 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Colour Coding - It is a little sad to announce, but we... )〕 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「Operator Please」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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