AlunaGeorge

The duo first met in June 2009, when Reid remixed Francis' band My Toys Like Me's track "Sweetheart".^[3][4]

AlunaGeorge released the single "You Know You Like It" as a digital download on 20 April 2012, followed by a vinyl release on 11 June 2012. The duo's first commercial single, "Your Drums, Your Love", was released on 10 September 2012, debuting at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart.^[5][6] During a visit to BBC Radio 1 on 3 January 2013, AlunaGeorge announced that their debut album would be titled Body Music and released in June 2013, along with the premiere of the full-length version of the song "Diver".^[7][8] On 4 June 2013, the duo unveiled the cover art and track listing for Body Music, and confirmed the album would be released on 29 July 2013.^[9]

It was announced in December 2012 that AlunaGeorge had been shortlisted for the 2013 BRIT Award of Critics' Choice.^[10] Then, later in December, the BBC announced that the duo had also been nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll, in which they finished in second place.^[11]

In February 2013, AlunaGeorge scored their first top-40 entry, a collaboration with Disclosure on "White Noise". The single reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. Huw Stephens also premiered a track from the group on his BBC Radio 1 show titled "Attracting Flies", which was eventually included on their debut album.^[12] The duo performed at the Evolution Festival in Newcastle upon Tyne on 27 May 2013.

A collection of previously released and brand new remixes, Body Music Remixed, was released on 16 June 2014.^[13] On 3 October 2014 AlunaGeorge released a single called "Supernatural".^[14]

On 14 July 2015, it was announced that AlunaGeorge had signed with the American record label Interscope Records.^[15]

The duo released the single "I'm in Control", featuring Jamaican artist Popcaan, on 20 January 2016.^[16] That same day, Francis revealed in an interview with BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac that the duo's second studio album was titled I Remember, which was set to be released on 16 September 2016 via Island Records in the UK and Interscope Records in the US.^[16][17] AlunaGeorge was an opening act with Miguel for the North American Arena tour of Australian star Sia.^[18]The Nostalgic for the Present Tour ran through November 2016.

In 2017, AlunaGeorge was the main opening act for the European leg of A Head Full of Dreams Tour of the band Coldplay.^[19]

In 2020, AlunaGeorge was put on an indefinite hiatus, as Francis announced that she would be releasing music as a solo artist.^[20] Francis stated that AlunaGeorge was "definitely still going" and is "on hiatus rather than being over".^[2] Her first single, "Body Pump", was released on 30 April 2020.^[21] This was followed by her debut solo album Renaissance, which released on 28 August 2020.^[22]

In 2023, Francis featured on the Skrillex track "Inhale Exhale" alongside Kito.^[23] Later that year, on 7 July, Francis released her second album MYCELiUM. The big promotional track from the album "Running Blind" featuring Tchami and Kareen Lomax counts as her first solo number one on Billboard's Dance Mix/Show Airplay chart as of the week charted October 14, 2023.^[24][25]

Aluna Francis nació en Gales el 2 de julio de 1983, hija de un padre jamaicano y una madre india. Tras la separación de sus padres, se crió en Nueva Jersey y Londres. ^{[ 28 ] [ 29 ]} Su nombre “Aluna” significa “ven aquí” en el dialecto Mwera de Tanzania , “alumna” en portugués y “Madre Tierra” en maya . ^{[ 30 ]} Antes de trabajar en la industria musical, Francis trabajó como reflexóloga . ^{[ 31 ]} La primera incursión de Francis en la industria musical se produjo cuando cantó en un grupo llamado My Toys Like Me . ^{[ 3 ]} En 2013, Francis apareció como panelista en el programa de juegos musicales de la BBC Never Mind the Buzzcocks . ^{[ 32 ]} En julio de 2019, Francis anunció que esperaba un hijo para finales de año. Francis anunció el 17 de noviembre de 2019 a través de Instagram que había dado a luz a una niña llamada Amaya.

Francis lanzó un álbum en solitario, Renaissance el 28 de agosto de 2020 a través de Mad Decent . ^{[ 33 ]} En enero de 2022, Francis se unió a Diplo, Kelli-Leigh y el productor italiano Durante ^{[ 34 ]} para un sencillo indie-dance llamado “Forget About Me”, que fue nominado a un Grammy. ^{[ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] [ 39 ]} En 2023, Francis apareció en la canción de Skrillex " Inhale Exhale " junto a Kito. ^{[ 23 ]} Más tarde ese año, el 7 de julio, Francis lanzó su segundo álbum, titulado MYCELiUM , que incluye colaboraciones con productores como Route 94 , MNEK , Tchami , MK y Chris Lake . ^{[ 24 ]}

George Reid nació en 1989. Anteriormente, Reid fue guitarrista en la banda de indie - math rock Colour. Ha citado el hip hop minimalista estadounidense de The Neptunes , así como a Lil Wayne , como fuentes de inspiración. Reid ha dicho que su enfoque para hacer música surge de que es "tan fácil perderse en el software, que llegas a un punto en el que tantos ruidos pueden estar sosteniendo la canción, en lugar de que la canción sostenga todo lo demás. Así que esa es mi excusa para no tener nada ahí". ^{[ 3 ]}