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2Cellos

Croatian cello duo known for instrumental covers of pop and rock songs.

2Cellos

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Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser, both classically trained, formed the Croatian cello duo 2Cellos.[1] The duo's repertoire consisted of instrumental cello renditions of pop, rock, classical, and film compositions.[2] Their YouTube cover of "Smooth Criminal" garnered over three million views within fourteen days, propelling them to fame in 2011.[3]

Making and release

Šulić is from Maribor, Slovenia, and Hauser is from Pula, Croatia.[4] Their debut album was recorded by May 2011 and carried the Menart Records label in Croatia.[5] The duo performed "Smooth Criminal" on the television show Glee in January 2012.[6] The duo stated that their song selections were based on which tracks could be effectively arranged for performance on only two cellos.[7]

What the cited sources add

The same source stated that the duo's YouTube video totaled three million contacts in less than two weeks.[8] The tportal.hr article noted that their "Smooth Criminal" cover became an official single on iTunes in April 2011.[9]

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2Cellos
Stefan Brending ( 2eight ) · CC BY-SA 4.0
2Cellos
Stefan Brending ( 2eight ) · CC BY-SA 4.0

References

  1. Wikipedia, "2Cellos" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 2Cellos biography "Young Croatian and Slovenian cellists Stjepan Hauser, together known as 2Cellos..."; "2Cellos | Yamaha Artists"; "CAA Signs 2Cellos", 10 May 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "2Cellos" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Koruga, "Hrvatski violončelisti potpisali ugovor sa Sony Music Entertainmentom", Nacional, 14 April 2011; "Glee Season 18: Sean and Catherine's Wedding", 28 January 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "2Cellos" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Slovenian, Croatian Cellists Make Breakthrough on YouTube", STA, 19 May 2011; Videtti, "Il violoncello da favola di Luka e Stjepan da YouTube ai concerti di Elton John", la Repubblica, 6 June 2011; "Video: Hrvaška violončelista videlo na milijone Američanov", Radiotelevizija Slovenija, 26 April 2011; Cervera, "Los chelos del pop", El Periódico de Catalunya, 7 June 2011; Videtti, "Il violoncello da favola di Luka e Stjepan da YouTube ai concerti di Elton John", la Repubblica, 6 June 2011; Cervera, "Los chelos del pop", El Periódico de Catalunya en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "2Cellos" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Luka Šulić otkriva kako mu je bez Hausera i progovara o svojim manama: 'Znam jako burno i divlje reagrati'", Gloria, February 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "2Cellos" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sony Masterworks Signs Viral Internet Sensation 2Cellos", TalkTunesworld.com, 19 April 2011; "Mariborski čelist bo z Eltonom Johnom nastopil tudi v Izoli", Radiotelevizija Slovenija, 9 May 2011; "2Cellos Luka Šulic & Stjepan Hausar izdaju album", MTV Croatia, 16 April 2011; D'Andrea, ""Welcome to the Jungle," As Performed by 2Cellos", Phoenix New Times, 6 June 2011 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "2Cellos" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Keck, "Keck's Exclusives: More Details on Glee Salute to Michael Jackson", TV Guide, 6 January 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "2Cellos" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Videtti, "Il violoncello da favola di Luka e Stjepan da YouTube ai concerti di Elton John", la Repubblica, 6 June 2011; Došen, "Telefonski poziv koji im je promijenio život", Jutarnji list, 12 April 2011; Cervera, "Los chelos del pop", El Periódico de Catalunya, 7 June 2011; Hartsell, "2Cellos Covers 'Welcome to the Jungle'", The Huffington Post, 8 June 2011 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Videtti, "Il violoncello da favola di Luka e Stjepan da YouTube ai concerti di Elton John", la Repubblica, 6 June 2011. facts only, no text reused. repubblica.it
  9. "2Cellos snimaju za Sony i sviraju s Eltonom Johnom", tportal.hr, 13 April 2011. facts only, no text reused. tportal.hr

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article 2Cellos (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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