Artist:One eskimO
Song:Kandi
Album:One eskimO
British singer songwriter Kristian Leontiou was having success as a solo artist when after a split with his record company, he decided to turn it into the band One eskimO and release a 2009 album on his own label. Despite the success of the single Kandi, One eskimO have not released a second album and their future is unclear. Leontiou was born Feb. 1982 in London. He worked day jobs while working on his music. He signed with Polydor and his 2004 debut single Story of My Life reached #9 on the British Singles chart. Some media outlets were calling Leontiou "the new Dido". So you can imagine what Polydor is thinking. The 2005 album Some Day Soon was certified Gold in England. After a meeting in the US with Island Def Jam chairman LA Reid, Leontiou decided to split with Polydor. He must have thought his music was too commercial. It appears the original plan was to record solo on his own label. But then he decided to form One eskimO with Pete Rinaldi on guitar, Jamie Sefton on bass and Adam Falkner on drums. After the 2007 single Hometime was used in a Toyota commercial, the 2009 album One eskimO was released. The single Kandi is a tribute to the 1971 Candi Staton single He Called Me Baby. It did OK but to date this is the only One eskimO album. They continued to play live until 2020 which is the last time they posted on Facebook. To me it looks like One eskimO is through and Leontiou may have quit the music business. Here's the video for Kandi by One eskimO.
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