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ELO


Background information
Origin Birmingham, England, UK
Genre(s) Rock
Symphonic Rock
Pop Rock
Years active 1970—2001
Label(s) Epic Records
Columbia Records
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Legacy Recordings
Jet Records
Associated acts Black Sabbath
Traveling Wilburys
The Move
The Idle Race
Wizzard
Violinski
ELO Part II
The Orchestra
Website Website
Members
Jeff Lynne
Roy Wood
Bev Bevan
Former members
Colin Walker
Michael Edwards
Mike de Albuquerque
Richard Tandy
Mik Kaminski
Louis Clark
Kelly Groucutt
Hugh McDowell
Melvyn Gale



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The Beatles and Susan Boyle Boost British Sales In The US

April 16, 2010
The Beatles and Susan Boyle Boost British Sales In The USNew figures show that British music is still making waves in the US largely thanks to The Beatles and Susan Boyle.

Over the post 12 months, The Sun claims British artists have accounted for one in ten albums sold Stateside – a significant percentage of the market.

The phenomenal rise of Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle gave British sales a massive boost. MOI Dreamed A Dream' in the US in the last six weeks of 2009 alone.

Meanwhile, The Beatles reissued all of their 14 albums in a remastered format – a collection of works that shifted in excess of 3.2million units.

The recent success of Jay Sean in reaching number one in the US could herald more success for British artists.

(by Scott Colothan)



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