The Carter Twins
| Company type | Musical duo |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Anthony Carter, Stephen Carter |
| Headquarters | Ireland |
| Products | Music albums, singles |
The Carter Twins consisted of Irish identical brothers Anthony and Stephen Carter, who formed a musical duo active during the late 1990s.[1] They issued a single studio album and secured three singles within the top ten rankings.[2]
History
In 1996, The Carter Twins were signed by Louis Walsh and received the Smash Hits Newcomers Award.[1]
Their initial single, "The Twelfth of Never"/"Too Right to Be Wrong," released in February 1997, reached number 7 on the Irish Singles Chart and number 61 on the UK Singles Chart. Later releases featured covers such as "Love Changes" by Climie Fisher (August 1998) and "The First of May" originally by The Bee Gees (November 1997). Their debut album, titled Number One, was launched towards the end of 1997.[2]
In 1998, they competed in Eurosong 1998 with "Make the Change," a track written by Ronan Keating, attempting to become Ireland’s Eurovision Song Contest entry. The song finished fourth in the national selection.[3]
July 1998 saw the release of the single "Let's Go Dancing (Oh La La La)," which included "Make the Change" as its B-side; this single attained number 6 on the Irish charts.[2]
Personal lives
Anthony Carter wed Amanda Lynch in Cancun, Mexico, during mid-2008.[1]
Stephen Carter married Avril Kelly in County Kildare in February 2011.[4]
Studio albums
| Title | Album information |
|---|---|
| Number One |
Singles
| Single | Year | Highest chart rankings | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | UK | |||
| "The Twelfth of Never" / "Too Right to Be Wrong" |
1997 | 7 | 61 | Number One |
| "Love Changes" | 5 | — | ||
| "The First of May" | 30 | — | ||
| "Let's Go Dancing (Oh La La La)" | 1998 | 6 | — | Template:Non-album single |
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- ↑ https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/carter-twins-reunite-as-stephen-ties-knot/27973111.html