The two had previously performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show of 25 April 2011. John, who personally called Šulić, said that he had watched the "Smooth Criminal" video and wanted 2Cellos to participate in the thirty-city tour. During many of the numbers performed, they are accompanied by the drummer, Dušan Kranjc, who is an occasional member of the group.Įlton John asked the duo to appear with him on his 2011 summer tour, which began in Cardiff, Wales on 8 June. In anticipation of the release, 2Cellos released their second single "Welcome to the Jungle," a cover of the Guns N' Roses song of the same name. Hauser told la Repubblica that the album would also feature a cello version of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature." The duo said that they chose songs that could be adapted into covers playable on only two cellos. Released on 19 July 2011, their debut eponymous album, includes covers of songs by U2, Guns N' Roses, Nine Inch Nails, Sting, Coldplay, Nirvana, Muse, and Kings of Leon. In fact, before they became partners, the two cellists were sometimes considered rivals, competing against each other in music contests.ĢCellos is currently signed to record label Sony Masterworks, and finished recording their first album in May 2011, which carried the Menart Records name in Croatia. The duo met in Pula, where one of Hauser's friends, a director, proposed that they try the pop music market by creating a video to "Smooth Criminal." The video, originally posted on 20 January 2011, features Šulić and Hauser facing off alone in a large white room, playing Jackson's tune. The creation of the music video was prompted by the cellists' financial difficulties, despite their musical success in the UK. The duo rose to fame after their cover of "Smooth Criminal" became a hit on YouTube, receiving over three million views in the first two weeks and over ten million views as of April 2011. Hauser attended the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, after completing his studies at Trinity College in London. Šulić later entered London's Royal Academy of Music. Šulić-the younger of the two by a year- attended the Academy of Music in Zagreb, and then studied in Vienna.
Šulić, born in Maribor, SR Slovenia (now Slovenia) and Hauser, born in Pula, SR Croatia (now Croatia), both classically trained musicians, met at a master class in Croatia while still in their teens.
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The duo have performed internationally and featured in the TV series Glee. Signed to Sony Masterworks since 2011, they released three albums and play mainly instrumental arrangements of well-known pop and rock songs. 2Cellos - Discography (2011-2015)ĢCellos (stylized 2CELLOS) is a Croatian cello duo, consisting of classically trained Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser.
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