JONAS BROTHERS


The 'Jonas Brothers' are an American pop rock band from Wyckoff, New Jersey.

Contents
Biography
Television
Live performances
Members
Discography
Albums
Singles
Other songs
References
External links

Biography


The Jonas Brothers started as a solo project of the youngest member and second youngest brother, Nick Jonas. Once the recording company became aware that he had two other musically talented brothers (Kevin and Joe), they were quickly signed to Columbia Records.[1] The brothers considered naming their group "Sons of Jonas," before settling on the name the "Jonas Brothers". Their father manages the group, and was in charge of getting the band's record deals. The Jonas Brothers released their first album, ''It's About Time'', on August 8 2006. After switching labels to Hollywood Records, their self-titled second album, ''Jonas Brothers'' was released on August 7th 2007.
The Jonas Brothers have been featured on MTV's ''Total Request Live'', with their music video for "Mandy" reaching number four.[2] The Jonas Brothers made number 2 in TRL's top ten with their video "Hold On" from their second album. The group's music has also been featured in the Nickelodeon television film '' and on the Cartoon Network's ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'' program. They have also reached the top of Radio Disney's chart with their song "Year 3000", followed by "Mandy", "Hold On", "Kids of the Future", and "Poor Unfortunate Souls". The brothers' full names are Paul Kevin Jonas II, Joseph Adam Jonas, and Nicholas Jerry Jonas. There's a fourth Jonas, Frankie William Jonas, is also known as the 'Bonus Jonas' or 'Frank the Tank'.
Television

The Jonas Brothers guest starred in an episode of the Disney Channel Show Hannah Montana titled ''Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas,'' which appeared after the DCOM High School Musical 2 and 10.7 million people saw it.[3]
In 2007, the pilot to a new fictional television series entitled ''J.O.N.A.S!'' starring the trio as a group of government hired spies was filmed, and is expected to debut on the Disney Channel in 2008.1[4]
Also in 2007, the brothers began appearing in commercials for Baby Bottle Pops, singing the slogan.1
The Jonas Brothers appeared with Miley Cyrus presenting an award at the Teen Choice Awards on August 26, 2007.[5]
The new single "I Wanna Be Like You" appeared on Disney Channel.
Live performances

The Jonas Brothers performed at the closing ceremonies of the Disney Channel Games on April 29, 2007, as the Disney Channel Games were pre-recorded, and the ending ceremonies were just broadcasted in August. The Jonas Brothers will be opening for Miley Cyrus on a 54-date North American concert tour starting October 18, 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri and ending January 9, 2008 in Albany, New York.[6]

Members



★ Paul Kevin Jonas II (b. ) - Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals[7]

★ Joseph "Joe" Adam Jonas (b. ) - Lead Vocals/Keyboard7

★ Nicholas "Nick" Jerry Jonas (b. ) - Lead Vocals/Guitar7

Discography


Main articles: List of songs by the Jonas Brothers

Albums

AlbumChart positions[8]US SalesRIAA CertificationRelease Date
Billboard 200 iTunes
''It's About Time''91-40,000+uncertifiedAugust 8, 2006
''Jonas Brothers''56145,000+uncertifiedAugust 7, 2007
''uncertifiedOctober 30, 2007

Singles

Year Title Chart positions[9] Album
U.S. Pop 100 U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Hot Digital iTunes Top 100
2006"Mandy"----''It's About Time''
2006"Year 3000"33311510''It's About Time'' & ''Jonas Brothers''
2006"Poor Unfortunate Souls"----''Disney's The Little Mermaid Platinum Edition''
2007"Kids of the Future"----''Meet the Robinsons'' & ''Jonas Brothers''
2007"Hold On"38531718''Jonas Brothers''
2007"SOS"171741''Jonas Brothers''


★ The dash (-) means that the song did not chart.

★ On August 7th 2007 The iTunes Music Store named the single "Hold On" as number three on their "Best of the Store" Playlist.
Other songs

YearTitleAlbum
2006"Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)"''DisneyMania 4''
2007"I Wanna Be Like You"''DisneyMania 5''
2007"Girl Of My Dreams"''A Disney Channel Holiday''

References


1. Star-Telegram.com - Disney gives trio an encore on TV
2. Girl Power - Whateverlife.com - Ashley Qualls - Nabbr
3. Millions Sold on 'HSM2' - Multichannel News
4. IMDB - "J.O.N.A.S!"
5. http://www.fox.com/teenchoice/
6.

7. Sony - Jonas Brothers
8. Billboard Artist Chart History - Jonas Brothers Albums
9. Billboard Artist Chart History - Jonas Brothers Singles

External links



Sony page

Jonas Brothers Music on MySpace

Jonas Brothers Official Website

Jonas Brothers Music on YouTube

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