One-T
Encyclopedia
One-T is a French electronic
/hip-hop/house project. The group was introduced in the summer of 2001, as cartoon characters, similar to the Gorillaz
. The music of One-T is currently being produced by Eddy Gronfier
and written by Thomas Pieds, also directing the music videos and creating the artwork of the characters.
One-T (main character): A young 13-year-old boy who takes drugs and insults his new-age parents. Despite his young age, he dreams of becoming a DJ and wants to unite all teenagers around the world against the war in Iraq, and continue to produce his influences in different languages.
Nine-T: A young Latino
and best friend of One-T. He organizes events in his father's bar
.
Fat-T: A fat Latino
MC, who appeared in "Hamburguesa".
E: A gifted Japanese computer hacker. He lives with his twin sister Ee and never goes outside.
Ee: The twin sister of E. Her personality is the complete opposite of E's.
Cool-T: Another friend of One-T, but of African descent. As explained in "The Magic Key" song, Cool-T gets shot by Travoltino and becomes the band's guardian angel. However, in later "Kamasutra" music video he looks alive.
Bull-T: One-T's pet dog. Bull-T was genetically manipulated to never bark loudly or be mean.
The enemies of One-T:
Travoltino: A mobster and television personality. He owns a record company, a TV channel, a newspaper, and a nightclub, where it is difficult to enter without being "jet-set." He is the enemy of One-T, and is the one who shot Cool-T.
Acidman: An inventor and dealer of his own drugs. His work is funded by Travoltino. Acidman is currently wanted by the police.
". The single was a success and was ranked the 82nd best-selling single over the year of 2001. It was followed shortly by the single "Bein' a Star".
One-T returned to the dance music
scene in the summer of 2003 with their single "The Magic Key", which introduced One-T's best friend, Cool-T, as the rap singer in the song. The title reached 9th place of the best-selling singles and is ranked the 22nd best-selling single for 2003. "The Magic Key" was also well received in Germany, where it reached 5th place of the best-selling singles, and Denmark, 4th place. Their first full-length album, The One-T ODC
, was released on July 2003.
Several singles followed over the years, including the theme song for Starsky & Hutch, and Kamasutra, released in early 2005.
One-T's second studio album, The One-T's ABC
, was released in early 2006 as a digital album, and was available only on a few legal downloading sites, such as iTunes
. In 2007, the album was released physically and garnered much success in France
and the rest of Europe
.
, the cartoon characters conceal real people. Eddy Gronfier
, responsible for the musical part of the project, is a former radio host (on NRJ, Fun Radio, Maxximum, M40 Rock ....), jingle producer (on RTL, Skyrock, M40, Radio Scoop ...), radio director (The monsters on Skyrock, Charly and Lulu on RTL 2 ...), and composer/ remixer of One-T. Thomas Pieds, author of the concept and the song lyrics, is also the director of the One-T music videos. Before One-T, Thomas was already directing music videos, TV ads and TV series.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
/hip-hop/house project. The group was introduced in the summer of 2001, as cartoon characters, similar to the Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
. The music of One-T is currently being produced by Eddy Gronfier
Eddy Gronfier
Eddy Gronfier started as a local radio host on Fun Radio Annecy in 1985, then NRJ Chambéry.In 1988, he moved to Paris to become the host of a national radio in primetime, this time on Fun Radio until 1990 alongside other hosts like Manu Levy, Max or Difool.He hosted live shows, like La Plus Grande...
and written by Thomas Pieds, also directing the music videos and creating the artwork of the characters.
The Concept
The concept of One-T is to create a lively world, living through the texts of songs, album artwork and video clips. This world is the symbol of the Next Generation, living between drugs, sex and electronic music. One-T is composed of several characters:One-T (main character): A young 13-year-old boy who takes drugs and insults his new-age parents. Despite his young age, he dreams of becoming a DJ and wants to unite all teenagers around the world against the war in Iraq, and continue to produce his influences in different languages.
Nine-T: A young Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
and best friend of One-T. He organizes events in his father's bar
Bar (establishment)
A bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go...
.
Fat-T: A fat Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
MC, who appeared in "Hamburguesa".
E: A gifted Japanese computer hacker. He lives with his twin sister Ee and never goes outside.
Ee: The twin sister of E. Her personality is the complete opposite of E's.
Cool-T: Another friend of One-T, but of African descent. As explained in "The Magic Key" song, Cool-T gets shot by Travoltino and becomes the band's guardian angel. However, in later "Kamasutra" music video he looks alive.
Bull-T: One-T's pet dog. Bull-T was genetically manipulated to never bark loudly or be mean.
The enemies of One-T:
Travoltino: A mobster and television personality. He owns a record company, a TV channel, a newspaper, and a nightclub, where it is difficult to enter without being "jet-set." He is the enemy of One-T, and is the one who shot Cool-T.
Acidman: An inventor and dealer of his own drugs. His work is funded by Travoltino. Acidman is currently wanted by the police.
History
One-T made their first appearance in France during the summer of 2001, with the release of the hit single "Music Is The One-T ODCMusic Is The One-T ODC
"Music Is The One-T ODC" is the first single taken from One-T's first album, The One-T ODC.- Song :The song is a house/pop song. It has been released during the summer of 2001. The lyrics deal with the power of music and are meant to be joyful...
". The single was a success and was ranked the 82nd best-selling single over the year of 2001. It was followed shortly by the single "Bein' a Star".
One-T returned to the dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
scene in the summer of 2003 with their single "The Magic Key", which introduced One-T's best friend, Cool-T, as the rap singer in the song. The title reached 9th place of the best-selling singles and is ranked the 22nd best-selling single for 2003. "The Magic Key" was also well received in Germany, where it reached 5th place of the best-selling singles, and Denmark, 4th place. Their first full-length album, The One-T ODC
The One-T ODC
ODC from ""One-T & Cool T"" is the debut album by a french group duo. ODC`s album music genre is mainly electro-clubbing but since the dissolution of the Berlin Wall they`ve targetted more commercial genres close relating to Pop music and electrodance.-Release:After O.D.C.album was releasd to the...
, was released on July 2003.
Several singles followed over the years, including the theme song for Starsky & Hutch, and Kamasutra, released in early 2005.
One-T's second studio album, The One-T's ABC
The One-T's ABC
The One-T's ABC is a 2006 album by electronic/hip-hop/house project One-T released on the Polydor label.- Track listing :# "Overture"# "U!!!"# "Tomorrow's War"# "Hamburguesa"# "Show Me U Can Do It"# "I Woke Up"# "Voulez-Vous des Bonbons"...
, was released in early 2006 as a digital album, and was available only on a few legal downloading sites, such as iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
. In 2007, the album was released physically and garnered much success in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the rest of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
The Creators
Like GorillazGorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
, the cartoon characters conceal real people. Eddy Gronfier
Eddy Gronfier
Eddy Gronfier started as a local radio host on Fun Radio Annecy in 1985, then NRJ Chambéry.In 1988, he moved to Paris to become the host of a national radio in primetime, this time on Fun Radio until 1990 alongside other hosts like Manu Levy, Max or Difool.He hosted live shows, like La Plus Grande...
, responsible for the musical part of the project, is a former radio host (on NRJ, Fun Radio, Maxximum, M40 Rock ....), jingle producer (on RTL, Skyrock, M40, Radio Scoop ...), radio director (The monsters on Skyrock, Charly and Lulu on RTL 2 ...), and composer/ remixer of One-T. Thomas Pieds, author of the concept and the song lyrics, is also the director of the One-T music videos. Before One-T, Thomas was already directing music videos, TV ads and TV series.
Albums
| Year | Chart Statistics | Singles |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The One-T ODC The One-T ODC ODC from ""One-T & Cool T"" is the debut album by a french group duo. ODC`s album music genre is mainly electro-clubbing but since the dissolution of the Berlin Wall they`ve targetted more commercial genres close relating to Pop music and electrodance.-Release:After O.D.C.album was releasd to the...
|
Music Is The One-T ODC "Music Is The One-T ODC" is the first single taken from One-T's first album, The One-T ODC.- Song :The song is a house/pop song. It has been released during the summer of 2001. The lyrics deal with the power of music and are meant to be joyful... " The Magic Key (song) "The Magic Key" is a 2003 hip-hop/electronic song recorded by French animated feature One-T + Cool-T. It was the third single from the album The One-T ODC and was released in April 2003... " |
| 2006 | The One-T's ABC The One-T's ABC The One-T's ABC is a 2006 album by electronic/hip-hop/house project One-T released on the Polydor label.- Track listing :# "Overture"# "U!!!"# "Tomorrow's War"# "Hamburguesa"# "Show Me U Can Do It"# "I Woke Up"# "Voulez-Vous des Bonbons"... |
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Singles
| Charts Statistics |
|---|
| One-T Music Is The One-T ODC (aka Odyssey)
|
| One-T
Bein' A Star
|
| One-T + Cool-T
The Magic Key
No. 3 of the most played songs on European radio and television during 2003 summer. One of the longest-running singles in 2003 French Charts (41 weeks). |
| Cool-T Starsky & Hutch
It is the first song ever released by One-T's best friend (Cool-T). One-T produced the single. |
| Cool-T Kamasutra
|
| One-T feat. Fat-T & Cool-T
Hamburguesa
|
| One-T
U!!!
|
| One-T + Cool-T
Tomorrow's War
|