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    Biography

    • Rufus Du Sol

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    Origin :
  • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Genres :
  • Indie dance
  • Alternative dance
  • House
  • Also known as :
  • RÜFÜS (Australia 2010-2018)
  • Labels :
  • MONEKELEON
  • On the Fruit
  • Gigpiglet
  • Continental
  • Sweat It Out
  • Columbia
  • Years active :
  • 2010 (2010)–present
  • Members :
  • Tyrone Lindqvist
  • Jon George
  • James Hunt
  • Rüfüs Du Sol (styled as RÜFÜS DU SOL and formerly known as simply RÜFÜS in Australia between 2010-2018) is an alternative dance group from Sydney, Australia, that consists of Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George and James Hunt. Their debut album Atlas peaked at number 1 in Australia, while their second album Bloom debuted atop the Australian albums chart in early 2016. Rüfüs won the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release in 2014. RÜFÜS have performed in the NSW Bluesfest at Byron Bay in 2013, Byron Bay's Splendour in the Grass in 2014, Electric Forest Festival at Double JJ Resort in 2016, and Mountain Sounds Festival 2017 in NSW.

    Contents 1 Career 1.1 2010–12: Formation 1.2 2013–14: Atlas 1.3 2015–2017: Bloom 1.4 2018: third studio album 2 Personnel 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.1.1 Studio albums 3.1.2 Extended plays 3.2 Singles 3.3 Music videos 4 Awards and nominations 4.1 AIR Awards 4.2 ARIA Music Awards 4.3 Electronic Music Awards 5 References 6 External links Career 2010–12: Formation

    The band formed consisting of Jon George, Tyrone Lindqvist and James Hunt in November 2010. On 1 January 2011 they released their debut EP RÜFÜS EP. "We Left" their debut single was released on 25 July 2011. Two tracks from the EP, "Paris Collides" and & "We Left" reached No.8 & No.13 on the Hype Machine charts simultaneously, while the video for "We Left" was nominated as one of 12 finalists internationally in the 2012 Vimeo awards for best music video.

    In April 2012 they released their second EP RÜFÜS Blue. The double-A sided single "This Summer"/"Selena" was released on 16 July 2012.

    2013–14: Atlas Main article: Atlas (Rüfüs album)

    Their debut studio album, Atlas, was released on 9 August 2013. It debuted at number 1 on the Australian Albums Chart on 25 August 2013. It was preceded by "Take Me" as the lead single on 8 March 2013, and "Desert Night" as the second single on 2 August 2013. "Tonight" was released as the third single 22 November 2013, followed by "Sundream" as the fourth single on 21 March 2014.

    2015–2017: Bloom Main article: Bloom (Rüfüs album)

    In June 2015, RÜFÜS released "You Were Right", the lead single from their forthcoming second album. It peaked at number 22 on the Australian ARIA chart and was certified double platinum. The album Bloom was released in January 2016 and become the band's second number 1 album.

    2018: third studio album

    In May 2018, the band changed its Australian name to RÜFÜS DU SOL. Band member Tyron Lindqvist told explained the name change "I guess we don't really know any other bands that have two names throughout the entire world so it just seemed fitting." They released "No Place" on 25 May 2018.

    Personnel Tyrone Lindqvist — vocals, guitar Jon George — keyboards James Hunt — drums Discography Albums Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications AUS AUS Indie NZ Atlas Released: 9 August 2013 (AU) Label: Sweat It Out Format: CD, digital download 1 1 — ARIA: Gold Bloom Released: 22 January 2016 Label: Sweat It Out Format: CD, digital download 1 1 14 ARIA: Gold "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

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