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One-T
One-T is a DJ/musician, and an eponymous pop/electronic band created in 2000.
History
Created by French musicians and radio personalities Eddy Gronfier and Thomas Pieds to conceal their involvement, One-T first appeared in 2001 with single Music is the One-T ODC. The single was a success and was ranked the 82nd best-selling single over the year of 2001 overall. The next release was the single Bein' a Star, followed by the 2003 single The Magic Key; this title reached number 9 of the best selling singles and is ranked at place 22 of the best-selling singles for 2003 overall, making The Magic Key the most successful release of the band to date. The same year saw the release of the first album, The One-T ODC.
The concept of the band is showing the world's diversity and addressing social issues like drugs, gangs and violence.
Band members
One-T consists of:
- One-T - Frontman, a young DJ
- Nine-T - MC, young Latino best friend of One-T, organizes One-T's gigs in his father's bar
- Cool-T - Rapper, of American descent. In the course of the band's history, he gets shot and killed, and returns to earth after getting "kicked out" of heaven
- E - Electronics, Japanese computer specialist and hacker
- Ee - Twin sister of E, albeit with a completely different personality
- Bull-T - One-T's pet dog and mascot of the band
- Fat-T - MC, Latino who appeared only once
Discography
Downloads/single
- U!!! (2005)
- Hamburguesa (2005)
- Tomorrow's War (2006)
Downloads/albums
- The One-T's ABC (2006)
Singles
- Music is the One-T ODC (2001)
- Bein'` a Star (2002)
- The Magic Key (2003)
- Starsky & Hutch (2004)
- Kamasutra (2004)
Albums
- The One-T ODC (2003)
All singles are credited with One-T exempt Starsky & Hutch and Kamasutra, which were from Cool-T. Hamburguesa is the only single with Fat-T, featured alongside Cool-T by One-T.
Charts
All physical releases made the French charts, with Bein' A Star at peak position 59, Kamasutra position 40, Starsky & Hutch 16 and Music is the One-T ODC at peak position 12. The single The Magic Key peaked at 9 in France, 5 in Germany, and 4 in Denmark, earning gold in France and Germany. The album The One-T's ABC peaked at position 72 in France.
The song Starsky & Hutch was also featured in the 2004 movie Starsky & Hutch.
