- 2ge+her
Infobox Musical artist
Name = 2ge+her
Img_capt =Alex Solowitz as Mickey Parke,Kevin Farley as Doug Linus,Evan Farmer as Jerry O'Keefe,Michael Cuccione as Jason "Q.T." McKnight, andNoah Bastian as Chad Linus
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Genre = Pop,dance-pop ,teen pop
Years_active = 1999-2001
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Past_members =Noah Bastian Michael Cuccione Kevin Farley Evan Farmer Alex Solowitz 2ge+her, aka "2gether: The Series" (pronounced "Together") was a fictional boy band (similar to Spinal Tap) whose composition, songs, and formation story directly parody the
boy band s of the1990s , such asNew Kids on the Block ,*NSYNC andBackstreet Boys . [ http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/2gether/related_artists.jhtml Related Artists on MTV ] They were part of anMTV TV movie andspin-off television series, both of the name 2ge+her. The band, movie, and TV series were created by writersBrian Gunn andMark Gunn , who also wrote many of their songs. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/2gether/artist.jhtml 2Ge+her Bio on MTV ]Members
Each member was "drafted" into the band to fill a particular niche or market to a particular group.
* Jerry O'Keefe - "The Heartthrob" (Evan Farmer )cite book|title=Anthology of Awesomeness: The Official 2Gether Scrapbook |first=Brian and Mark|last=Gunn|year=2001|publisher=MTV/Pocket Books|id=ISBN 0-7434-2693-2, p. 14, 31, 76, 48, 63, 5.]
* Chad Linus - "The Shy One" (Noah Bastian )
* Jason 'Q.T.' McKnight - "The Cute One" (Michael Cuccione )
* Doug Linus - "The Older Brother" (Kevin Farley )
* Mickey Parke - "The Bad Boy" (Alex Solowitz )Performances
In the movie, the band had a breakout single, "U + Me = Us (Calculus)", which they followed up with "Say It (Don't Spray It)". A soundtrack was released in real life, which also included songs from other fictional bands, including Whoa and Unity. The actors who played the characters did the vocals for their performances. They opened several shows for
Britney Spears '2000 summer tour, always appearing in character. Their sophomore record, though its music was used throughout the TV series, was full-length and solely performed by 2ge+her. Like the soundtrack, the music was comedic but also satirical of pop song conventions. The first and only single released was "The Hardest Part of Breaking Up (Is Getting Back Your Stuff)" which charted at 87 onThe Billboard Hot 100 [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3039022&cdi=7622298&cid=09%2F16%2F2000 Billboard Hot 100 Chart from Sept 16, 2000, the last week the single was on the 100. ] and spent several days on MTV'sTotal Request Live .Broadcast history
The band debuted in the movie of the same name on MTV; it was actually the first full-length movie produced exclusively for MTV, and was broadcast without interruption on
February 21 ,2000 . [ http://imdb.com/title/tt0221789/trivia 2Ge+her: the Movie Trivia on imdb.com ] Following the success of the movie's broadcast, MTV used the same characters as part of a regular series, "2ge+her: The Series", which ended near the end of its second season due to the untimely death of Michael Cuccione. [ http://imdb.com/title/tt0256542/trivia 2Ge+her: the Series Trivia on imdb.com ]The last episode produced for the series, "Fat", was never shown in the U.S., though it was in Canada and Britain.
Discography
*"2Gether" - February 15, 2000. http://www.amazon.com/2Gether/artist/B000APGIOM/103-2945202-6571039 Amazon.com - 2Gether]
*"" - August 29, 2000.References
Books
* Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn, "Anthology of Awesomeness: The Official 2Gether Scrapbook", ISBN 0-7434-2693-2
External links
* [http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/2gether/artist.jhtml Official artist page] from MTV.
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* [http://www.fakebands.com/fakeband_t.html#2gether 2gether] fromThe Rocklopedia Fakebandica .
*imdb title|0221789|title=2Ge+her: the Movie
*imdb title|0256542|title=2Ge+her: the Series
*tvtome show|id=1652|title=2Ge+her: the Series
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