Gnarls Barkley
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Bio
Gnarls Barkley is a collaboration between instrumentalist and producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) from New York, and rapper / vocalist Cee-Lo (Thomas Callaway), from Atlanta.
Their first album, St. Elsewhere, was released in 2006; it and their first hit, "Crazy," were major commercial successes, and were noted for their large sales by download.
Gnarls Barkley won Best Song (for "Crazy") and the Future Sounds award at MTV's European Music Awards 2006 in Copenhagen.
The duo won a pair of Grammy awards in 2007 for Best Urban / Alternative Performance ("Crazy") and for Best Alternative Music Album (St. Elsewhere).
Gnarls Barkley has a propensity to appear in costume live.
For each live performance, as well as each photo shoot and interviews, the duo and their backing band dress in a different set of themed costumes.
When performing, the group will open with a cover suited to their costume. For example, when they appeared as chefs in San Francisco, they opened with a cover of Duran Duran's "Hungry Like the Wolf."
