Us the Duo is an American folk pop duo consisting of ex husband-and-wife[1] Michael and Carissa Alvarado. The duo met in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 2011 on the set of an AJ Rafael music video. They got married in 2012. In 2013, the duo started uploading six-second cover versions of popular songs to their Vine account, where they amassed 5 million followers as of the time when vine shut down in January of 2017. In March 2014, they were signed to Republic Records. They are reported as being the first musicians to have signed to a major record label due to their presence on Vine.[2][3]
In spring of 2016, Us the Duo joined Pentatonix on their 2016 World Tour visiting various states in the United States, before heading abroad to different venues including London, Paris, Prague, Rome and Tokyo. In addition to their two full-length albums, Us the Duo regularly releases new music, such as the songs "(Stop) Just Love", and "Slow Down Time" as well as a variety of covers, including "2015 Top Hits in 3.5 Minutes". Oprah Winfrey booked the duo for a tour in November 2014 after she saw the film The Book of Life, which featured the duo's song "No Matter Where You Are".[4] Besides touring with Pentatonix, the duo embarked on the Just Love Tour in support of their album Just Love, which was released on July 22, 2016.[5][6]
On June 5, 2018, they auditioned for America's Got Talent, where they advanced to the next rounds and got eliminated at the semifinals. Shortly after exiting the show, their daughter, Xyla, was born in October of that year.
On March 28, 2024, the couple announced on a Facebook post that they had been living separate for some time and are in the process of a divorce.[7]
Membersedit
Carissa Alvarado (née Carissa Martin) was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She is Filipino American. She started singing at the age of 5 with a church choir, and has a fashion blog called Wear I Am.[8][9] Michael Alvarado was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina and attended Appalachian State University. He is of Puerto Rican descent. He started piano lessons at the age of 7, and started singing when he was in a garage band in high school.
Discographyedit
Studio albumsedit
Us (2012)
No Matter Where You Are (2014)
Just Love (2016)
Our Favorite Time of Year (2017)
Up Until Now (2020)
Covers from Home (2021)
Extended playsedit
Public Record (2016)
Together (2018)
Referencesedit
^Phillipp, Charlotte (March 28, 2024). "Us the Duo Reveal They've Divorced". People. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^Locker, Melissa (December 3, 2014). "Listen to the Hit Songs of 2014 in Just 2.5 Minutes". TIME. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^Hampp, Andrew (March 24, 2014). "Folk-Pop Duo Us Becomes Vine's First Major Label Signing (Exclusive)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^Gallo, Phil (October 7, 2014). "Vine Stars Us the Duo Earn Oprah's Seal of Approval (Plus, a Label Deal and Movie Too)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^"Tour Dates". Us The Duo. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^"Us The Duo on Twitter: "new album JUST LOVE available 7.22.16 "". Twitter. May 9, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2016, learn, when, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Us the Duo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Us the Duo is an American folk pop duo consisting of ex husband and wife 1 Michael and Carissa Alvarado The duo met in Los Angeles California United States in 2011 on the set of an AJ Rafael music video They got married in 2012 In 2013 the duo started uploading six second cover versions of popular songs to their Vine account where they amassed 5 million followers as of the time when vine shut down in January of 2017 In March 2014 they were signed to Republic Records They are reported as being the first musicians to have signed to a major record label due to their presence on Vine 2 3 Us the DuoUs the Duo live in Cologne GermanyBackground informationOriginLos Angeles California United StatesGenresFolk popYears active2011 2011 presentLabelsRepublic UMG AlvaradoMembersMichael Alvarado Carissa AlvaradoWebsiteustheduo wbr com Contents 1 Career 2 Members 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Extended plays 4 References 5 External linksCareer editIn spring of 2016 Us the Duo joined Pentatonix on their 2016 World Tour visiting various states in the United States before heading abroad to different venues including London Paris Prague Rome and Tokyo In addition to their two full length albums Us the Duo regularly releases new music such as the songs Stop Just Love and Slow Down Time as well as a variety of covers including 2015 Top Hits in 3 5 Minutes Oprah Winfrey booked the duo for a tour in November 2014 after she saw the film The Book of Life which featured the duo s song No Matter Where You Are 4 Besides touring with Pentatonix the duo embarked on the Just Love Tour in support of their album Just Love which was released on July 22 2016 5 6 On June 5 2018 they auditioned for America s Got Talent where they advanced to the next rounds and got eliminated at the semifinals Shortly after exiting the show their daughter Xyla was born in October of that year On March 28 2024 the couple announced on a Facebook post that they had been living separate for some time and are in the process of a divorce 7 Members editCarissa Alvarado nee Carissa Martin was born and raised in Los Angeles California She is Filipino American She started singing at the age of 5 with a church choir and has a fashion blog called Wear I Am 8 9 Michael Alvarado was born and raised in Raleigh North Carolina and attended Appalachian State University He is of Puerto Rican descent He started piano lessons at the age of 7 and started singing when he was in a garage band in high school Discography editStudio albums edit Us 2012 No Matter Where You Are 2014 Just Love 2016 Our Favorite Time of Year 2017 Up Until Now 2020 Covers from Home 2021 Extended plays edit Public Record 2016 Together 2018 References edit Phillipp Charlotte March 28 2024 Us the Duo Reveal They ve Divorced People Retrieved March 28 2024 Locker Melissa December 3 2014 Listen to the Hit Songs of 2014 in Just 2 5 Minutes TIME Retrieved August 11 2015 Hampp Andrew March 24 2014 Folk Pop Duo Us Becomes Vine s First Major Label Signing Exclusive Billboard Retrieved August 11 2015 Gallo Phil October 7 2014 Vine Stars Us the Duo Earn Oprah s Seal of Approval Plus a Label Deal and Movie Too Billboard Retrieved August 11 2015 Tour Dates Us The Duo Retrieved August 26 2016 Us The Duo on Twitter new album JUST LOVE available 7 22 16 Twitter May 9 2016 Retrieved August 26 2016 https www instagram com p C5EJ9jprXRL The Last Word Us The Duo YouTube July 9 2014 Retrieved August 26 2016 Wear I Am Weariam co Retrieved August 26 2016 External links editOfficial website Us The Duo s profile on Republic Records Us The Duo s Vine account Us The Duo s channel on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Us the Duo amp oldid 1216508506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
