Bars and Melody also known as BAM for short are a British singing/rapping duo consisting of rapper Leondre Devries ("Bars") and singer Charlie Lenehan ("Melody").
Background:
Devries and Lenehan first met in September 2013 on Facebook, after Devries had seen Lenehan's solo performances. They first met each other in person in January 2014 and decided to form a music duo as Bars and Melody
Career:
2014: Britain's Got Talent
On 8 February 2014, Bars and Melody auditioned in Manchester for the eighth series of Britain's Got Talent. They performed a song based on Twista and Faith Evans' "Hope", with Leondre Devries replacing the original verses with ones protesting against bullying. After the audition, the audience began chanting "Push the gold!" and Simon Cowell responded by pressing the golden buzzer, sending them through. Their audition has since been viewed on YouTube more than 70 million times.Before the semi-finals, the boys were interviewed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in the United States, and numerous adverts were posted on Facebook. They advertised Britain's Got Talent and themselves, as well as performing their audition piece. In the BGT semi-final on 29 May, they performed Puff Daddy and Faith Evans' "I'll Be Missing You", coupled with new verses about someone who had recently lost a friend; audience members having been given candles to wave during their performance. They won their semi-final and progressed through to the final.In the final, they performed the song they sang in their first audition and ultimately finished third behind Lucy Kay and Collabro.[6]
2014–present: Debut single
Despite not winning, it was reported that Bars and Melody were set to sign a £500,000 record deal. On 15 June 2014, it was announced that Bars and Melody had signed an initial one-single deal with Simon Cowell's record label, Syco. The music video of their song "Hopeful" was released on YouTube on 7 July 2014. Their debut single was released on 27 July 2014 and went straight to number five on the UK Singles Chart. They also released the single "Shining Star", which came out as part of Hopeful Acoustic. In 2015, B.A.M released a new single called "Keep Smiling", The video was released on 9 February 2015, it peaked at 52 in the Official Charts Company. The duo went on their debut headline tour in March/April 2015 to preview songs (Stay Strong, Stay Young) from their upcoming debut studio album, which is expected to be released in the fourth quarter of 2015. The boys have scheduled another '143 tour' around the UK in November.
Background:
Devries and Lenehan first met in September 2013 on Facebook, after Devries had seen Lenehan's solo performances. They first met each other in person in January 2014 and decided to form a music duo as Bars and Melody
Career:
2014: Britain's Got Talent
On 8 February 2014, Bars and Melody auditioned in Manchester for the eighth series of Britain's Got Talent. They performed a song based on Twista and Faith Evans' "Hope", with Leondre Devries replacing the original verses with ones protesting against bullying. After the audition, the audience began chanting "Push the gold!" and Simon Cowell responded by pressing the golden buzzer, sending them through. Their audition has since been viewed on YouTube more than 70 million times.Before the semi-finals, the boys were interviewed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in the United States, and numerous adverts were posted on Facebook. They advertised Britain's Got Talent and themselves, as well as performing their audition piece. In the BGT semi-final on 29 May, they performed Puff Daddy and Faith Evans' "I'll Be Missing You", coupled with new verses about someone who had recently lost a friend; audience members having been given candles to wave during their performance. They won their semi-final and progressed through to the final.In the final, they performed the song they sang in their first audition and ultimately finished third behind Lucy Kay and Collabro.[6]
2014–present: Debut single
Despite not winning, it was reported that Bars and Melody were set to sign a £500,000 record deal. On 15 June 2014, it was announced that Bars and Melody had signed an initial one-single deal with Simon Cowell's record label, Syco. The music video of their song "Hopeful" was released on YouTube on 7 July 2014. Their debut single was released on 27 July 2014 and went straight to number five on the UK Singles Chart. They also released the single "Shining Star", which came out as part of Hopeful Acoustic. In 2015, B.A.M released a new single called "Keep Smiling", The video was released on 9 February 2015, it peaked at 52 in the Official Charts Company. The duo went on their debut headline tour in March/April 2015 to preview songs (Stay Strong, Stay Young) from their upcoming debut studio album, which is expected to be released in the fourth quarter of 2015. The boys have scheduled another '143 tour' around the UK in November.