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The Parlotones are a rock band from Johannesburg, South Africa. They have achieved multiplatinum-selling status in their home country. The band started in 1998. The band is known for the face make-up worn by lead singer Kahn Morbee. ==History== In October 2003, the Parlotones self-released their debut album, ''Episoda''. The first album to reach mainstream success was their second release, ''Radiocontrolledrobot'' through Sovereign Entertainment, which came out in July 2005 and won the "Best Rock Album" award at the 2006 South African Music Awards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/artist/the-parlotones/ )〕 The ballad "Beautiful" was used in an Irish Fujifilm television commercial, which led to a European licence deal with Universal Music.〔( The Parlotones Bio ), www.mtv.com, Retrieved〕 The album achieved Gold status in 2007. Their next album, ''A World Next Door to Yours'', was released in September 2007;〔 and became biggest-selling South African rock album of that decade. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Parlotones official website )〕 They are spokespersons for both Live Earth and Earth Hour, along with Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Prince Charles, and Rihanna. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Live Earth South Africa in Johannesburg 15-October-2014 )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Parlotones: goodbyes, Grammys then US tour )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Artslink.co.za - The Parlotones - a rocking good time )〕 The Parlotones' video to the single "Life Design" was added on MTV Europe. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Parlotones single, a hit in Europe )〕 In 2009 the Parlotones played the Midem Talent Showcase in Cannes, France, where they met the American band Blue October. The Parlotones were subsequently invited to play their first US tour as the opening act on Blue October's Pick Up the Phone Tour for their Approaching Normal album. The matchup proved successful and the Parlotones have gone on to play several more US tours as headliners. The band performed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration concert along with Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys, and Shakira. The Parlotones also recorded a song with the lead singer of Freshlyground, Zolani Mahola, called Stardust Galaxies. The Parlotones staged an original rock theatre production, ''Dragonflies and Astronauts'', which was broadcast live around the world in 3D via DIRECTV and in 2D on Facebook. The 3D broadcast was so well received in the United States that the satellite provider scheduled 100 re-airings, while more than half of the worldwide viewership on Facebook was from the US. ''Dragonflies and Astronauts'' featured songs from the band’s catalogue, including 16 songs that were Top 40 hits in South Africa. Their song "Rock Paper Scissors", featured on the popular American TV series ''One Tree Hill''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.oth-music.com/episode701.html )〕 In October 2011, The Parlotones were the opening act for the Cape Town and Johannesburg concerts of Coldplay's tour to South Africa. In September 2012, it was announced that the band was moving to Los Angeles, California. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Parlotones moving to Los Angeles )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Parlotones are set to relocate to America :: Media Update )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Parlotones Are Moving To America - Rolling Stone South Africa )〕 In 2013 The Parlotones' manager Raphael Domalik released a book called ''The Parlotones "Sold Out!"''. It narrates the trials and tribulations, according to Raphael, of the rise of the South African super group and is a retelling of what it took for the band to get where they are from a management perspective.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NEW BOOK CHRONICALS THE RISE OF THE PARLOTONES OUT MID NOVEMBER )〕 After 12 successful years alongside record/management label, Sovereign Entertainment, The Parlotones officially announced their departure from the record label on 10 July 2014. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=THE PARLOTONES PART WAYS WITH RECORD LABEL )〕 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「The Parlotones」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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