The Blizzards ( Mullingar, Ireland)

The Blizzards' indepedently-released debut single "First Girl to Leave Town" went to No. 11 in the Irish Charts in 2005. In July of that year, the band performed at the Oxegen festival. The following year the band signed a recording contract with Universal Music , Ireland with the band's second single "Trouble" reaching No. 6 in the Irish Single Charts in spring 2006. The single stayed in the Top 40 for four weeks. Follow-up singles "Miss Fantasia Preaches" and "War of Words" were released in August and October 2006 respectively. The Blizzards returned to Oxegen in July 2006, moving up the billing to perform on the NME scene.

The band's debut album, A Public Display of Affection, was released in November 2006 and debuted at no. 4 in the Irish Album Charts. Although critical responses to the album were generally positive, the album remained in the Top 50 for only three weeks. However, the band's growing popularity saw the album re-enter the charts early in 2007. A Public Display of Affection reached No. 21 in the Irish Albums Chart and remained in the Top 50 for eighteen weeks from January to June 2007. Two further singles, "Fantasy" and "On the Right Track" were released in 2007 before a Main Stage appearance on the Sunday Of Oxegen.

In late June 2008, the band confirmed via their official website that work on their second album had been completed. Produced once again by Michael Beinhorn, The Domino Effect was released on the 12th September, with a single entitled "Trust Me I'm A Doctor" released in July. The single, alongside other new and old material as well as a cover of Sam Sparrow's " Black And Gold", was performed during their July 13 hour-long set on the Main Stage of Oxegen 2008.

The Blizzards released their second album, The Domino Effect on 15 September 2008 to mostly postive reviews stating the album "does a concrete job in guiding the sextet through their new-found maturity". The album peaked at #2 on the Irish Album Charts, losing out to Metallica's Death Magnetic. The lead single from the album, " Trust Me , I'm A Doctor"" was released on 29 August 2008 and debuted at #2, again just being beaten to the top spot, this time by the Katy Perry single " IO Kissed A Girl". "Trust Me, I'm a Doctor" remained in the Top Ten for 4 weeks before dropping down to #13 on 10 October. The second single from the band's sophomore album will be "The Reason".

Music Style: Pop/Ska/Punk/Rock/Alternative

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