The Mitchell Brothers

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The Mitchell Brothers
Origin
Vocals
Years active2004–2008
LabelsThe Beats / Warner Music
MembersOwura "Tony" Nyanin
Kofi "Teddy" Hanson

The Mitchell Brothers were a Ghanaian British rap duo from London, England. They consisted of cousins Owura "Tony" Nyanin from Manor Park and Kofi "Teddy" Hanson from Stockwell. They were the first signing to Mike Skinner's The Beats imprint and are sometimes known as the "geezers with skills".[citation needed]

History

Tony Nyanin and Teddy Hanson named themselves The Mitchell Brothers after siblings Phil and Grant Mitchell in the British soap EastEnders.[1]

As teenagers, they pressed up 1,000 remix CDs called Sorted.[citation needed]

Teddy Hanson spotted

Fit But You Know It".[citation needed
]

The Mitchell Brothers released their debut single "

UK Singles Chart in March 2005. Their debut album, A Breath of Fresh Attire, was released in August 2005 and reached No. 56 on the UK Albums Chart. Their second album, Dressed for the Occasion, was released in November 2007. It was preceded by the singles "Solemate" and "Michael Jackson", the latter of which was produced Scottish producer Calvin Harris. Despite disappointing sales of this album, it was described as "still born and fresh" by Skinner.[citation needed
]

Most recently, Tony Nyanin signed to Paramount Music and is now pursuing a solo career as Mr Mitchell. Mr Mitchell's first solo single titled "On the Rooftop" was released in 2012.

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • "
    UK #42[2]
  • "Harvey Nicks" (2005) - UK #62[2]
  • "Excuse My Brother" (2005) - UK #58[2]
  • "Alone with the TV" (2006) - UK #92
  • "She's Got It All Wrong" (2006)
  • "SoleMate" (2007)
  • "Michael Jackson" (2007) - UK #65

References

  1. ^ "Keepin' it geezer!". The Independent. 6 March 2005. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .

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