Blonde (duo)

Blonde
Origin Bristol, England
Genres Deep house
Years active 2014 (2014)present
Labels FFRR, Parlophone, Eton Messy
Website soundcloud.com/blondesound
Members
  • Jacob Manson
  • Adam Englefield

Blonde are an English deep house production duo from Bristol, consisting of Jacob Manson and Adam Englefield.[1] They are signed to Parlophone.[2]

Career

Blonde premiered the track "It's You" via the dance music YouTube channel Eton Messy in July 2013.[3] In May 2014, Blonde released their debut single "Foolish", which features vocals from Ryan Ashley. In July 2014, they released their second single "Higher Ground", which features vocals from Charli Taft. They came to prominence in the UK after BBC Radio 1 playlisted their single "I Loved You", which the station named their track of the day in October 2014[4][5] and was heavily praised by Radio 1 DJ Greg James on his dance anthems programme.[6] "I Loved You", which features reggae and pop singer Melissa Steel, and received favourable coverage in Clash and Heat magazines.[7][8] The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number seven and the Scottish Singles Chart at number ten.

Blonde released a fourth single, "All Cried Out", featuring vocals from Glee actor Alex Newell; it reached number four in the UK.[9] The duo's fifth single, "Feel Good (It's Alright)", features Karen Harding.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[10]
UK Dance
[10]
AUT
[11]
BEL
(FL)

[12]
GER
[13]
IRE
[14]
SCO
[15]
SWI
[16]
"Foolish"
(featuring Ryan Ashley)
2014 82 Non-album singles
"Higher Ground"
(featuring Charli Taft)
"I Loved You"
(featuring Melissa Steel)
7 5 60 31 25 65 10 56
"All Cried Out"
(featuring Alex Newell)
2015 4 1 59 74 4
"Feel Good (It's Alright)"
(featuring Karen Harding)
76 19 99
"Nothing Like This"
(with Craig David)
2016 15 5 51
[18]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

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