Ballas Hough Band
is an American pop rock band fronted by Mark Ballas and Derek Hough, both of whom play lead guitar and sing lead vocals. The band's other members are Sam Marder (bass guitar), Harry Sullivan (drums) and Emily Grace (keyboards, background vocals). Both Ballas and Hough are Dancing with the Stars
champions.
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History
Before the band's foundation,
Derek Hough and sister
Julianne performed as professional dancers. They and
Mark Ballas competed on the
ABC television series
Dancing with the Stars
.
[1] Derek Hough and Mark Ballas, while living in
Great Britain, founded a band called Almost Amy, which also included Sam Marder, Harry Sullivan and Emily Grace.
This band was renamed Ballas Hough Band a short while after its members relocated to
Los Angeles, California.
Ballas Hough Band was signed to
Hollywood Records in 2008 and released its debut album,
BHB
, in March 2009. The album spent one week on
The Billboard 200, peaking at #98 there. Its two singles, "Do It for You" and "Do You Love Me", both failed to chart. On June 21, 2009, the band announced on their MySpace page that they are now currently signed with Morey Management.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year
| Album details
| US
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| 2009
| BHB
- Released: March 10, 2009
- Label: Hollywood Records
| 98 [2]
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Singles
| Year
| Title
| Album
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| 2009
| "Do It for You"
| BHB
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| "Do You Love Me"
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References
- Ballas Hough Band biography
- Search results for Ballas Hough Band