| Name |
The Xx |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
English |
| Date of Birth |
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| Place of Birth |
London, England |
| Famous for |
singing |
The xx are an English indie pop band, formed in London Wandsworth in 2005. The group released their debut album, xx in August 2009. The album ranked highly on many best of 2009 lists, placing number one on the list compiled by The Guardian and second for NME. In 2010, the band won the Mercury Music Prize for their debut album. Their second album, Coexist, was released on 10 September 2012.
The band met whilst studying at Elliott School, the same school that produced Hot Chip, Burial and Four Tet. The group, however, have downplayed the influence of the school on their career: "A teacher from Elliott who had never even taught us said how great we were. It's a bit annoying. We were left alone, more than anything - although I'm sure that helped us in its own way." Oliver Sim and Romy Madley-Croft started the band as a duo when they were 15. Guitarist Baria Qureshi joined once they began performing in 2005, with Jamie Smith joining a year after.
On 1 June 2012, it was announced that the second album Coexist would be released on 10 September. On 16 July 2012, they announced and released "Angels" as the lead single from Coexist.On 3 September 2012, in a collaboration with Internet Explorer, the xx released the entire Coexist album to stream on their website until 11 September, the worldwide release date of the album.The xx performed at Bestival on 9 September 2012 in front of the largest ever crowd at the festival. The group are scheduled for their first North American tour starting on 5 October in Vancouver, Canada, with dates throughout the US and Mexico.In 2013 The XX was nominated for the Brit Awards as best British Band.
