Locnville

Locnville
Birth nameAndrew Chaplin
Brian Chaplin
Born (1990-05-14) 14 May 1990 (age 34)
New York City, United States
OriginCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
GenresPop, electro, hip hop
LabelsContraBanned
Just Music
Sony Music Entertainment[1]
Jive Records (Worldwide)[1]
Epic Records (UK)[1] Warner Music South Africa
MembersAndrew Chaplin
Brian Chaplin
Websitelocnville.com

Locnville (sometimes abridged as LCNVL) is a South African electro hop music duo. Identical twin brothers Andrew and Brian Chaplin formed Locnville in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2009. The twins are singer-songwriters, song producers and musicians, in addition to being guitarists, drummers and business entrepreneurs.[2]

Their debut studio album titled Sun in My Pocket was released in South Africa in February 2010[3][4] and had proven to become a major success, peaking at No. 1 on the RISA South African Albums Chart and later winning them the award for "best newcomer" at the 2010 MK Awards.[5]

Their second studio album titled Running To Midnight was released on 1 July 2011, including a high-definition music video for one of the album's tracks titled "Stars Above You".

The twins released their third studio album titled Taste the Weekend on 17 June 2016.

The twins are related to the late Charlie Chaplin (their grandfather was the first cousin of Charlie Chaplin).[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Locnville signs with Sony". News24.com. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Locnville's debut album breaks records". entertainmentafrica.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Locnville Now Available on Mxit Music!". locnville.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Vote Locnville for the 2010 MK Awards". SLXS – Cape Town news and activities, beaches, clubs and entertainment. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  6. ^ [1] Archived 22 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine