Carmen and Camille

Carmen Thomas and Camille Thomas are Canadian musicians and twin sisters who perform as Carmen & Camille. Their hit single, "Shine 4U," received a nomination for the 2010 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year. Their début studio album, Two, was released in 2006 followed by 2 EPs.[1]

Carmen & Camille
Background information
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresPop
Years active2006 (2006)–present
LabelsTwinSpin Music
Websitecarmenandcamille.com
MembersCarmen Thomas
Camille Thomas

History

The sisters were raised in White Rock, British Columbia and graduated from Semiahmoo Secondary School in nearby Surrey. Their father, John Thomas, currently serves as their professional manager.[2] Their parents are also musical and part of the reason why the twin sisters went into business.[3] Carmen holds an Associate of Arts degree[1] in broadcast journalism from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. She appeared as a host on Tommy Wolski's Sport of Kings, a weekly Citytv sports news show on horse racing.[4] Camille, who began her studies in fashion design, later transferred to Vancouver Community College, where she completed the jazz vocal program.[1]

Carmen & Camille displayed a love of performing music from early childhood. They have cited Sheryl Crow, Depeche Mode, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, No Doubt, and Pink Floyd as among their musical influences.[5] As students in elementary school, Carmen played the flute, while Camille joined a jazz choir. Shortly after graduation from high school, they decided to perform and record music professionally.[6] The sisters, who write their own songs as well as play guitars and flute, began singing at clubs and other venues in major cities throughout North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

The twins are currently active on their youtube channel titled (Carmen & Camille).

Career

In March 2006, Carmen & Camille released their début album, Two, on their own label, TwinSpin Music. Several songs from this record were featured on the MTV reality show series The Hills, giving the sisters' music widespread exposure for the first time. Their 2009 single "Shine 4U," co-written with producer Ryan Stewart, won the CHUM Emerging Artist Initiative. Consequently, the song enjoyed national airplay across Canada, and the music video was televised on MuchMusic. In March 2010, "Shine 4U" received additional recognition as a nominee for the 2010 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.[1][7] Carmen and Camille have sung the Canadian National Anthem at several games for the Canucks hockey team.

Carmen & Camille divide their time between Vancouver and Los Angeles, where they set up residence in December 2009.

Discography

Studio albums
YearTitleRelease dateLabelTracks
2013NEON [EP]March, 2013TwinSpin Music1. Without You
2. Until the Walls Come Down
3. IDGAF
4. Neon Lights
5. Big Love
6. Savior
7. Haunting Me
8. Away
2010Shine 4U (Limited Edition EP) [EP]May, 2010TwinSpin Music1. When You Choose
2. Battle Scars
3. Don't Play Me Out
4. Headlines
5. Say What You Want
6. Shine 4U
7. Boom Boom
2009Don't Play Me Out [EP]March 3, 2009TwinSpin Music1. Don't Play Me Out
2. Anymore
3. When You Choose
4. Phone
5. Sensible
6. My Love
2006TwoOctober 17, 2006TwinSpin Music1. Lose My Voice
2. Another Lie
3. Without Reason
4. I Will Never
5. Call Display
6. Breaking Down
7. How Deep is the Water
8. What's Left
9. Let Me Be Me
10. Understand
11. This Again
12. Fantasy
13. To Believe

Singles
YearTitleRelease dateLabel
2013"Christmas Kiss"November 19, 2013TwinSpin Music
2012"IDGAF"November 2, 2012TwinSpin Music
2010"Boom Boom"April, 2010TwinSpin Music
2009"Shine 4U"June 23, 2009TwinSpin Music

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2010 Juno Awards[7] Dance Recording of the Year Shine 4U Nominated
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gollark: Which means piles of technical docs are in English, *programs* are in English, people working on technological things are using English a lot...It probably helps a bit that English is easy to type and ASCII text can be handled by basically any system around.
gollark: I don't think it was decided on for any sort of sane reason. English-speaking countries just dominated in technology.
gollark: It's probably quite a significant factor in pushing English adoption.
gollark: Indeed; most programming stuff is still mostly English.

References
  1. "Peace Arch News". Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved Sep 26, 2019.
  2. "Carmen & Camille". Eventful. Retrieved Sep 26, 2019.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Pitchperfect Reviews". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  5. "Official Site". Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved Sep 26, 2019.
  6. ELLEGirl Archived March 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "UPDATE: Juno Awards in St. Johns to include Metric, Buble, Bieber - Living - The Telegram". www.thetelegram.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
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