Neverest Explained

Neverest
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Origin:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre:Pop, pop-Rock, R&B
Years Active:2007–2014[1]
Label:Vic Park Group / Fontana North / Universal Music
Current Members:Spyros "Spee" Chalkiotis
Paul Loduca
Greg Keyes
Mykey Thomas
Past Members:Alex Ciccone
Michael Basilone
Brendan Colameco
Mike Klose

Neverest was a Canadian pop-rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band was formed by Spyros "Spee" Chalkiotis and Mike Klose.[2]

Music career

About Us EP (2010–breakup)

The band released their first single, "About Us", in October 2010. It quickly reached Number 1 on the MuchMusic Top 30 countdown,[3] and Number 30 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. Their second single, entitled "Everything", was released in March 2011 and quickly charted the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.[4] The band was managed by Backstreet Boys member Howie Dorough.Neverest was a supporting act on the Canadian tour dates of the NKOTBSB Tour.[5]

Their music video for "Everything" received a nomination for the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards for Cinematography of the Year.[6]

Neverest released their first EP About Us on March 29, 2011. Soon after, the band embarked on their first ever concert tour, supporting Juno-nominated band Stereos. In 2011, they co-toured with Canadian artist Alyssa Reid all around Canada.[7] Their EP consisted of 8 songs:

  1. About Us - 3:17
  2. Everything - 3:14
  3. Hate It - 3:18
  4. The Chase - 3:25
  5. Blame Me - 3:13
  6. Hello/Goodbye - 3:22
  7. About Us (Acoustic) - 3:29
  8. About Us (Club Mix) - 3:39

The band's single "About Us" received gold certification from Music Canada on December 2, 2011. In 2012, they sang the Canadian National Anthem at the All Star NBA game.[8]

Neverest performed at We Day Halifax on November 27, 2013. This was the very first time that this event had ever been held east of Montreal. We Day was held at the Metro Centre, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The band officially broke up in 2015.[9]

Discography

Extended plays

YearAlbum detailsPeak
CAN
2011About Us EP —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year Title Peak Album
CAN
[10]
2010"About Us"30About Us EP
2011"Everything"52About Us EP
2011"Lovesick"-N/A
2011"The Chase"-About Us EP
2013"Rewind"-N/A
2014"Starlight"-N/A
2014"Someday"-N/A

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neverest | Official Website - About . Neverestmusic.com . March 29, 2011 . June 25, 2012.
  2. Web site: Introducing…Neverest! " Fridae Tv . Fridaetv.wordpress.com . November 24, 2010 . June 25, 2012.
  3. Web site: herenb.com - Neverest goes pop | laura lyall - Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada . Herenb.canadaeast.com . June 25, 2012.
  4. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=neverest|chart=all}} Canadian Hot 100 ]. Billboard.com . June 25, 2012.
  5. News: CA . No rest for Neverest - Entertainment - Arts . The Cape Breton Post . May 10, 2011 . June 25, 2012.
  6. Web site: MMVA 2011 Nominees | MuchMusic Video Awards . Mmva.muchmusic.com . June 21, 2012 . June 25, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520231740/http://mmva.muchmusic.com/nominees/ . May 20, 2011 . dead .
  7. Web site: Neverest | Official Website - News . Neverestmusic.com . June 25, 2012.
  8. Web site: Gold and Platinum Search. musiccanada.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20120502114458/http://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssd=12%2F1%2F2011&ssb=Artist . May 2, 2012.
  9. Web site: Neverest calls it quits!. bestfan.com . Knopf. Krystal. June 23, 2015 . March 31, 2019.
  10. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=neverest|chart=all}} Neverest – Canadian Hot 100]. Billboard. August 3, 2011.

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