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UK’s Keane Making Big Waves in the US

Mar 2 2005
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BMI songwriter/artist Tom Chaplin (left), lead vocalist of UK alt-pop trio Keane, is congratulated by BMI London's Nick Robinson, who presented the singer with a bottle of champagne in recognition of the band's many successes.

Keane's Tom Chaplin and BMI London's Nick Robinson

The piano-dominated group, whose debut album Hopes and Fears has just been certified Gold in the US, recently picked up two Brit Awards and an IFPI Platinum Award for more than two million album sales in Europe. A BMI Los Angeles "Pick of the Month" artist in 2003, Keane is currently opening for U2 on the European leg of their Vertigo tour.

 

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