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GenreRock, Indie, Pop, Punk, Electronic
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Albums8
Songs47
AboutThe Ting Tings are an English indie/electronic band, consisting of two members: Jules De Martino (drums, vocals) and Katie White (vocals, guitar, bass drum). They formed in 2006 while based at Islington Mill, Salford.
Katie White first appeared, as a teenager, in girl group TKO - short for Total Knock Out. The band, consisted of Katie and two friends. TKO supported acts like Steps and Five but never signed a record deal or released a record.
Jules De Martino started out in a teenage band called Babakoto, and released a single called "Just To Get By" in 1987. After Babakoto split up De Martino was singer in an indie rock group "Mojo Pin". Mojo Pin released two singles, "You" in 1995 and "My Imagination" in 1996.
Their first single That's Not My Name was released on local label Switchflicker, and together with their second single Fruit Machine were on heavy rotation in British radio (amongst others BBC 6 Music, played regularly by many DJs including a session for Steve Lamacq), are considered Indie music hits. Fruit Machine was a limited-edition, 500-only seven-inch single on Legendre Starkie Records, which was only available at the group's gigs at Islington Mill in Salford, Eleckrowerkz in Islington, West Germany in Berlin and at Glasslands in Brooklyn, New York City.
They have released four singles on their current label Columbia Records UK, including the single That's Not My Name which charted straight at Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 18 May 2008. The album We Started Nothing was released on 19 May 2008 and also charted at Number 1 in the UK.
Hang It Up was the first single to be released from The Ting Tings' second album, Sounds From Nowheresville. The song was made available on December 27, 2011.
Katie White first appeared, as a teenager, in girl group TKO - short for Total Knock Out. The band, consisted of Katie and two friends. TKO supported acts like Steps and Five but never signed a record deal or released a record.
Jules De Martino started out in a teenage band called Babakoto, and released a single called "Just To Get By" in 1987. After Babakoto split up De Martino was singer in an indie rock group "Mojo Pin". Mojo Pin released two singles, "You" in 1995 and "My Imagination" in 1996.
Their first single That's Not My Name was released on local label Switchflicker, and together with their second single Fruit Machine were on heavy rotation in British radio (amongst others BBC 6 Music, played regularly by many DJs including a session for Steve Lamacq), are considered Indie music hits. Fruit Machine was a limited-edition, 500-only seven-inch single on Legendre Starkie Records, which was only available at the group's gigs at Islington Mill in Salford, Eleckrowerkz in Islington, West Germany in Berlin and at Glasslands in Brooklyn, New York City.
They have released four singles on their current label Columbia Records UK, including the single That's Not My Name which charted straight at Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 18 May 2008. The album We Started Nothing was released on 19 May 2008 and also charted at Number 1 in the UK.
Hang It Up was the first single to be released from The Ting Tings' second album, Sounds From Nowheresville. The song was made available on December 27, 2011.