Hurts

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Formed 2009.

Electro-pop duo from Manchester, UK

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Sound of 2010 - Hurts

The band chat about coming in at number 4 in the Sound of 2010 poll without ever releasing a single or playing a gig.

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Biography

Hurts are an English synthpop duo formed in 2009, consisting of singer Theo Hutchcraft (born 30 August 1986 in Richmond) and synthesist Adam Anderson (born 14 May 1984 in Manchester). Their debut album, Happiness, released in September 2010, reached the top ten in twelve European countries, and has sold over two million copies worldwide. The band has also sold more than two million singles worldwide.

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Latest News Stories

News from the BBC

  1. Stars pick 'best albums of 2010'

    Mon 27 Dec 2010 07:27

    Part one: Plan B to Paramore, Katy Perry to Taylor Swift, JLS to Kasabian - the stars...

  2. Hurts singer on how Kylie gave them an X Factor connection

    Thu 18 Nov 2010 11:57

    Theo from Hurts on how Kylie lead them to Dannii and the X Factor

  3. Hurts Pop Duo

    Tue 24 Aug 2010 16:27

    From Pet Shop Boys to Wham, Manchester's rising stars give their verdict

Latest Blog Posts

Blogs from the BBC

  1. Hurts - 'Wonderful Life'

    Fri 15 Jan 2010 14:35 I know, I know, ANOTHER one of the blessed Sound of 2010 lot has a single out and of... Fraser McAlpine

BBC Reviews

  1. Exile 2013

    Review of Exile

    Reviewed by Tom Hocknell

    A second set occupying a murkier world than that of Hurts’ glossy debut.

  2. Happiness 2010

    Review of Happiness

    Reviewed by Alix Buscovic

    No opportunity is spared to slip in a choir or a chorus that demands a flame thrower.

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