Karmin
Karmin was an American pop duo consisting of Amy Renee Noonan and Nick Noonan.[5] Starting as a novelty act that released covers on YouTube, they signed in 2011 with Epic Records. In May 2012, Karmin released their debut EP Hello, which spawned the singles "Brokenhearted" and "Hello", and received mixed reviews. Rolling Stone named Karmin's lead singer Amy as the winner of "Women Who Rock" 2012 contests.[6] In March 2014, the duo released their debut album, Pulses. The album's lead single, "Acapella", charted in the top 10 in Australia and New Zealand, and went Gold in the United States. They left Epic Records in the middle of 2014 and have since released music independently. Their second album Leo Rising was released on September 9, 2016.[7]
For other uses, see Karmin (disambiguation).In 2017, the duo disbanded Karmin to focus on Qveen Herby, Amy Noonan's alter ego. The project moves away from pop in favor of more of an R&B and hip-hop/rap sound.
Life and career[edit]
Early life and career beginnings[edit]
Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan met while attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, from which they graduated in 2008.[8] Heidemann is a graduate of Seward High School in Nebraska. Noonan graduated from Old Town High School in Maine, where he was a member of the concert band and jazz ensemble. The duo has also been a couple since September 2005 and in March 2016 confirmed that they had married. That month, Amy changed her Twitter name from "Amy Heidemann" to "Amy Noonan".[9]
The duo's popularity grew due to exposure on YouTube, achieving more than 320 million views between two channels.[10] The name of the band is an American-accented homophone made from the Latin word carmen meaning "song" (also a Spanish female name), and the word karma, making the name Karmin.[11]
Music career[edit]
Karmin signed with Epic Records,[12][13] and in late June 2011 entered the studio to record their debut studio EP, Hello,[14] which was released on May 7 via digital download.
On February 26, 2013, the duo released a studio cover of Drake's song "Started from the Bottom" as a promotional single; a week later they also released a mash-up studio cover for "Karate Chop/Sweet Dreams" by Future also as a promotional single. They released the single digitally for free download. The single "Acapella" was released in July and debuted at number 98 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and two weeks later peaked at number 72.[15]
On October 28, 2013, they announced their 2014 Pulses tour,[16] and released the full-length album Pulses on March 25, 2014; Rolling Stone gave it 1–1/2 stars.[17]