# The Magnets > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Magnets > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Magnets.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magnets > Source revision: 1354295081 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **The Magnets** are a [British](/source/United_Kingdom) [a cappella](/source/A_cappella) group, comprising Callum McIntosh, Michael Conway, Stevie Hutchinson, Ross Hunter, Eddie King and Mc Zani. Hobbit, Alfredo Austin III, Andres Cruz, Sam Pope and Aaron J Boykin also perform with the group. None of the original members are listed here. Nick Girard,[1] writes the majority of the arrangements and also performs within the group. The group formed while at [University College London](/source/University_College_London) together in a production of *[Guys and Dolls](/source/Guys_and_Dolls_(musical))*. They signed to [EMI](/source/EMI) and released their debut [album](/source/Album), *Giving It All That*, in 2001. The following few years saw them tour with [Lisa Stansfield](/source/Lisa_Stansfield), [Michael Ball](/source/Michael_Ball_(singer)), [Tom Jones](/source/Tom_Jones_(singer)) and [Geri Halliwell](/source/Geri_Halliwell), with appearances on *[The Michael Parkinson Show](/source/The_Michael_Parkinson_Show)*, *[Blue Peter](/source/Blue_Peter)* and *[GMTV](/source/GMTV)*.[citation needed] In 2004, the group released *Another Place*, which featured nine original songs and two [covers](/source/Cover_version), including a rendition of [Stephen Stills](/source/Stephen_Stills)' "[For What It's Worth](/source/For_What_It's_Worth_(Buffalo_Springfield_song))". Their next album, *Gobsmacked*, featured songs such as "[Girls & Boys](/source/Girls_%26_Boys_(Blur_song))" originally by [Blur (band)](/source/Blur_(band)), and "[Sweet Dreams](/source/Sweet_Dreams_(Beyonc%C3%A9_Knowles_song))" by [Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9_Knowles), as well as live favourites such as "[Poker Face](/source/Poker_Face_(Lady_Gaga_song))" by [Lady Gaga](/source/Lady_Gaga) and "[Livin' on a Prayer](/source/Livin'_on_a_Prayer)" by [Bon Jovi](/source/Bon_Jovi). The band has performed in five years of the last eight at the [Edinburgh Fringe Festival](/source/Edinburgh_Fringe_Festival). The Magnets undertook a European tour in November and December 2010.[citation needed] In June 2011, they performed in Adelaide, Australia, as part of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Following this, they toured Melbourne, Sydney and Noosa.[citation needed] On 12 January 2014, the group played their first US date in New York City.[2] 2025 - The band is currently enjoying a residency aboard the "[Valiant Lady](/source/Valiant_Lady_(ship))" Cruise ship ([Virgin Voyages](/source/Virgin_Voyages)).[citation needed] ## Discography ### Studio albums Date Title Chart positions align="center" rowspan=1"|UK 30 April 2001 Giving it All That Debut studio album - 1 May 2004 Another Place Second studio album - 2009 under the covers - Special Edition Third studio album - 20 September 2010 Gobsmacked Fourth studio album - 2013 All This Time Fifth studio album - 17 February 2017 Can You Feel It Sixth studio album - ### EPs Date Title Chart positions UK 2002 Young Voices Debut EP - 26 March 2011 Human Second EP - 8 October 2012 Homegrown Third EP - ### Singles Date Title Chart positions Album UK 20 November 2000 "How Deep"/"She's Not There" No. 87 Giving It All That 16 April 2001 "All the Wrong Reasons" No. 80 14 June 2010 "Poker Face" - Gobsmacked 15 December 2011 "Walking in the Air" - Non album single ## References 1. ["Press and Journal - Article - Experience the musical pull of the Magnets"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222403/http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3228953). Archived from [the original](http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3228953) on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013. 1. ["Tour"](https://themagnets.com/tour-2/). *Themagnets.com*. Retrieved 2020-06-25. ## External links - [The Magnets official website](http://www.themagnets.com) - [Show Review (Leister Square)](http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?H=The-Magnets&nReviewID=7426) - [Interview with the Band](http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?H=The-Magnets&nReviewID=7436) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Magnets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magnets) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magnets?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.