Us the Duo

Us the Duo
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Folk pop
Years active 2011 (2011)–present
Labels Republic, UMG, Alvarado
Website ustheduo.com
Members
  • Michael Alvarado
  • Carissa Alvarado

Us the Duo are an American folk pop duo consisting of husband-and-wife Michael and Carissa Alvarado. The duo met in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 2011 on the set of a music video. They married in 2012. In 2013, the duo started uploading six-second cover versions of popular songs to their Vine account, where they have amassed over 4.8 million followers as of August 2015. In March 2014, they were signed to Republic Records. They are widely regarded as the first musicians to have signed to a major record label due of their presence on Vine.[1][2]

Career

In spring of 2016, Us the Duo joined Pentatonix on their 2016 World Tour visiting many states in the United States, before heading abroad to a variety of international destinations including London, Paris, Prague, Rome and Tokyo, among many others. In addition to their two full-length albums, Us the Duo regularly releases new music, such as the songs "(Stop) Just Love", and "Slow Down Time" as well as a variety of covers, including "2015 Top Hits in 3.5 Minutes". Oprah Winfrey booked the duo for a tour in November 2014 after she saw the film The Book of Life, which featured the duo's song "No Matter Where You Are".[3] Besides touring with Pentatonix, the duo will embark on the Just Love Tour in support of their album Just Love, which was released on July 22, 2016.[4][5]

Members

Carissa Alvarado

Carissa Alvarado was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She's a Filipino American. She started singing at the age of 5 with a church choir.[6] She has a fashion blog called Wear I Am.[7]

Michael Alvarado

Michael Alvarado was born and raised in North Carolina. He is of Puerto Rican descent. He started piano lessons at the age of 7, and started singing when he was in a garage band in high school.

Discography

Studio albums

References

  1. ↑ Locker, Melissa (December 3, 2014). "Listen to the Hit Songs of 2014 in Just 2.5 Minutes". TIME. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Hampp, Andrew (March 24, 2014). "Folk-Pop Duo Us Becomes Vine's First Major Label Signing (Exclusive)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ Gallo, Phil (October 7, 2014). "Vine Stars Us the Duo Earn Oprah's Seal of Approval (Plus, a Label Deal and Movie Too)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tour Dates". Us The Duo. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Us The Duo on Twitter: "new album JUST LOVE available 7.22.16 "". Twitter. 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  6. ↑ "The Last Word: Us The Duo". YouTube. 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  7. ↑ "Wear I Am". Weariam.co. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
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