Six60 are a five piece band who formed in 2008 while studying at Otago University. Eli, Chris, Ji, Marlon, and Matiu all lived together in Dunedin and named themselves after the street number of the house that they lived in (see photo above!). They gained a huge following from uni students around the country, their first single 'Rise Up 2.0' which went double platinum, was *the* song of my third year. The bands self-titled debut album was released in october 2011 on their own label Massive Entertainment and it debuted at number one on the NZ charts, was certified gold in its first week, and its now gone four times platinum! The band also have three EPs 'Rise Up 2.0 (2010), iTunes Session EP (2013), Forever EP (2014), and they recently released their second self-titled album. So far seven of their ten singles have gone platinum, double platinum, triple platinum, and gold. Now the world better get ready to let this incredible Kiwi band blow their minds because they've signed to the legendary LA label Capitol Records!

Benny is a 25 year old from Palmerston North who came in third place in the first season of X Factor New Zealand. But like a couple of other X Factor contestants around the world, he went on to have a slightly more successful career than the winner Jackie. During high school he was in a band called 'The Nerines' before he auditioned solo for the X Factor in 2013. After finishing the competition in third place he was quickly signed up to Sony Music and released his debut single 'Walking On Water' just a few weeks later, which was certified platinum at the end of that year. He released his EP 'Toulouse' and debut album 'Bricks' in 2014 and has since had his songs featured in several NZ and Australian ads, performed at a few big NZ festivals including the massive New Years festival Rhythm & Vines, and his EP earned him an NZ music award nomination. 

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