# Theaudience > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Theaudience > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Theaudience.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theaudience > Source revision: 1342488999 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English rock band}} {{about||this band's self-titled studio album|Theaudience (album)|the German band|The Audience (band)|other uses|Audience (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Theaudience | image = | caption = Band photo | background = group_or_band | origin = London, England | genre = {{hlist|[Britpop](/source/Britpop)|[indie rock](/source/indie_rock)|[alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock)}} | years_active = 1996–1999 | label = {{hlist|eLLeFFe|[Mercury](/source/Mercury_Records)}} | past_members = * [Sophie Ellis-Bextor](/source/Sophie_Ellis-Bextor) * [Billy Reeves](/source/Billy_Reeves) * Kerin Smith * Nigel Butler * Patrick Hannan * Dean Mollett }} '''Theaudience''' (styled as '''theaudience''') were an English rock band, formed in London in 1996.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/theaudience-mn0000755237/biography|title=Theaudience | Biography & History|website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|accessdate=21 December 2019}} They released one album and saw three singles enter the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart).{{cite book | first= Martin C. | last= Strong | year= 2000 | title= The Great Rock Discography | edition= 5th | publisher= Mojo Books | location= Edinburgh | page= 980 | isbn= 1-84195-017-3}} The band's lead vocalist [Sophie Ellis-Bextor](/source/Sophie_Ellis-Bextor) became a successful solo artist after the band's disbandment.{{cite book|title=[The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music)|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[Virgin Books](/source/Virgin_Books)|date=2000|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0427-8|page=391}} == History == theaudience were founded by guitarist [Billy Reeves](/source/Billy_Reeves), formerly of the [indie](/source/indie_(music)) group Congregation. The group was fronted by [Sophie Ellis-Bextor](/source/Sophie_Ellis-Bextor) and included drummer/producer "Patch" Hannan (ex-[The Sundays](/source/The_Sundays)), keyboard player Nigel Butler (ex-The Bridge), guitarist Dean Mollett (ex-Porcupine) and bass guitarist Kerin Smith.{{cite web |url=http://sophie-online.net/en/info/theaudience.php |title=Sophie Ellis-Bextor - www.sophie-online.net • Your 24/7 resource for all things Sophie Ellis-Bextor |accessdate=2015-01-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224012354/http://sophie-online.net/en/info/theaudience.php |archivedate=2015-02-24 }} Their one, [self-titled album](/source/Theaudience_(album)) received critical acclaim and reached No. 22 in the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart), with two of four singles released reaching the Top 40 in the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart). Reeves left the band in December 1998, and although the remaining band members wrote and demoed at least 33 songs for a second album, it was rejected by record label [Mercury Records](/source/Mercury_Records), who then dropped the band, which split in 1999. Approximately half of these tracks were leaked onto the internet, and most of those appeared as a fan-made 14-track bootleg album in 2009 under the title ''Quiet Storm''. Ellis-Bextor started a solo career in [major label](/source/major_label) artist-driven [dance-pop](/source/dance-pop) music following the success of her collaboration with [Spiller](/source/Spiller) on "[Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)](/source/Groovejet_(If_This_Ain't_Love))" in 2000. == Discography == {{Infobox artist discography | Artist = theaudience | Image = | Caption = | Studio = 1 | Music videos = 4 | Singles = 4 }} The discography of theaudience consists of one studio album, four singles and four music videos. The album track ''Keep In Touch'' was earmarked as a potential fifth single. 33 songs were recorded as full band demos in 1998-1999 for a second album. Just over half of these circulate as bootleg/download tracks. One such track, ''Out With The Old School'', was released contemporarily on [NME](/source/NME) sampler cassette "Wicked Women" in late 1998. === Studio albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:6em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Album details ! scope="col"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [UK](/source/UK_Albums_Chart)
{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_A.HTM |title=Chart Log UK: 1994–2010, A – Azzido Da Bass|website=Zobbel.de|accessdate=21 December 2019}} |- ! scope="row"| ''[Theaudience](/source/Theaudience_(album))'' | * Released: 17 August 1998 * Formats: [CD](/source/Compact_Disc), [CS](/source/Compact_Cassette), [LP](/source/LP_album) * Label: [Mercury](/source/Mercury_Records) | 22 |} === Singles === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:30em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [UK](/source/UK_Albums_Chart)
|- ! scope="row" | "[I Got the Wherewithal](/source/I_Got_the_Wherewithal)" | 1997 | 170 |rowspan="4"| ''theaudience'' |- ! scope="row" | "[If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?](/source/If_You_Can't_Do_It_When_You're_Young%3B_When_Can_You_Do_It%3F)" |rowspan="3"| 1998 | 48 |- ! scope="row" | "[A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed](/source/A_Pessimist_Is_Never_Disappointed)" | 27 |- ! scope="row" | "[I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)](/source/I_Know_Enough_(I_Don't_Get_Enough))" | 25 |} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{cite news | first = | last = | author-link = | author = | title = Entertainment feature | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/new_music_releases/151039.stm | format = | work = | publisher = [BBC News](/source/BBC_News) | location = | id = | date = 16 August 1998 | accessdate = 25 May 2010 | language = | quote = }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090409150052/http://www.sophie-online.net/en/info/theaudience.php Theaudience page] at Sophie-Online.net * [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19980814/ai_n14172273 Album review] {{Theaudience}} {{Sophie Ellis-Bextor}} {{Authority control}} Category:English rock music groups Category:Musical groups established in 1996 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1999 Category:Alternative rock groups from London Category:Indie rock groups from London Category:Britpop groups Category:Sophie Ellis-Bextor Category:Female-fronted musical groups Category:Mixed-gender bands Category:Mercury Records artists Category:1996 establishments in England --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Theaudience](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theaudience) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theaudience?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.