Gabrielle Aplin and Bastille

English singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin and English band Bastille have so far only collaborated for one project: a rendition of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams". Both artists have found popularity through not only their individual covers, but their original songs. Since 2010, Gabrielle Aplin has released three EPs and toured the UK and Europe. In February 2012, Aplin announced she had signed to Parlophone and was recording her debut album. She gained mainstream attention the following November when she was selected to soundtrack a John Lewis television commercial with a cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "The Power of Love", which topped the UK Singles Chart on 9 December 2012. The second single "Please Don't Say You Love Me" followed in 2013, it became her second UK Top 10 hit, peaking at #6. Her debut album English Rain was released in May 2013 to positive reviews, debuting and peaked at #2 in the UK album chart, along with new single "Panic Cord", which reached #19. The 4th single, "Home", was released in July 2013. It joined BBC Radio 1's 'C' list and BBC Radio 2's 'B' list and peaked at #48. First formed in 2010, Bastille began as a solo project by singer-songwriter Dan Smith, who later decided to form a band. The four-piece consists of members Dan Smith, Chris 'Woody' Wood, Will Farquarson and Kyle Simmons. The name of the band derives from Bastille Day – an event celebrated on Dan Smith's birthday, July 14. In December 2010, record label EMI Music announced that they had offered Bastille a record contract with Virgin Records. Their debut single, "Overjoyed" was subsequently released in April 2012. Their second single, "Bad Blood" – which shares the same title as the band's first studio album, followed in August 2012, and received moderate success in the United Kingdom, charting at number ninety. The third track to be taken from Bad Blood, titled, "Flaws", became the group's first to enter the charts inside the Top 40, debuting at number twenty-one. In February 2013, ahead of the release of their debut album, the band's fourth single, "Pompeii", was released to huge demand, charting at number two in the UK. Their first studio album, titled Bad Blood, was released in March 2013 and debuted atop the UK Albums Chart. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.