MKTO
| MKTO | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2010–2017 |
| Labels | Columbia |
| Website | wearemkto |
| Members |
Malcolm Kelley Tony Oller |
MKTO was an American pop duo, consisting of Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller, active from 2010 to 2017. Their self-titled debut album was released on January 30, 2014 by Columbia Records. In July 2015, the duo released their first extended play, titled Bad Girls EP.
Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller met in 2010 while filming the Nickelodeon television series Gigantic, in which their characters played best friends. They later formed as a duo and came up with the name MKTO, which represents the combined initials of their names and surnames, MK for Malcolm Kelley and TO for Tony Oller. They elaborated upon the inspiration for their name, saying: "It also stands for what our album kind of is: Misfit Kids and Total Outcasts – just like the kids we were in high school".
The duo signed to Columbia Records and released their debut single "Thank You" on November 12, 2012. The song's genre is a crossover between pop and hip hop. The song has attained commercial success, reaching the top ten on both the Australian and New Zealand singles charts.
The song's music video was released on YouTube via Vevo on January 4, 2013, and garnered over 500,000 views within two days of being released. In the music video, Harold Perrineau, who played the father of Kelley's character on Lost, appeared as a reference to the show. MKTO released their second single, "Classic" along with the music video on June 20, 2013. Classic peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and the music video has since compiled over 50 million views on YouTube.
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