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school friends--Tom Chaplin (vocals), Dominic Scott (guitar), Richard Hughes (drums) and Tim Rice-Oxley (piano). The three originally started out as a cover band, but soon graduated to writing their own material. the group debuted in 2000 with the self-released single Call Me What You Like. Wolf at the Door followed one year later, but the band still struggled to find its momentum as Scott left the lineup in July, citing a desire to return to school. Keane's big break ultimately arrived in December 2002, when an executive with Fierce Panda Records attended a gig and offered to record their next single, Everybody's Changing on the spot. The single proved to be a favorite on U.K. radio and attracted the attention of major labels. Keane signed with Island Records in 2003 and released This Is the Last Time, the band's final single for the Fierce Panda label, before the year was up. The debut album Hopes and Fears then arrived in May 2004, hitting the top of the U.K. album charts during its first week of release. The tune Somewhere Only We Know became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, and Keane received two Brit Awards (for Best Breakthrough Act and Best Album 2005) while also snagging a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. The album went on to become the second highest-selling record of the year in the U.K., and established the trio as one of the top pop rock acts of the new millennium.



Keane opened several shows during U2's 2005 world tour, soon after returning to the studio to record the haunting Under the Iron Sea. Released in 2006, it debuted at number four on the Billboard Top 200 during its first week of release; the album also debuted on top of the U.K. charts and spawned the band's most successful single to date, Is It Any Wonder? The group's latest album, Perfect Symmetry was released in October 2008, with its first single 'Spiralling' available for free download. Half a million copies were downloaded worldwide, proving that Keane were also one of the musical visionaries of the decade.