Justice Crew

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Justice Crew
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Justice Crew in May 2012
Background information
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genres Dance-pop
Years active2009–present
MembersJohn Pearce
Len Pearce
Lukas Bellesini
Paul Merciadez
Samson Smith
Solo Tohi
Past membersOmar Kamari
Anastasios Repousis
Emmanuel Rodriguez
Website justicecrew.com

Justice Crew is an Australian dance and music group consisting of John and Len Pearce, Lukas Bellesini, Paul Merciadez, Samson Smith, and Solo Tohi. Although the group is Australian, members Samson and Solo are from New Zealand. The group originally formed in 2009 as a dance troupe and rose to fame the following year as winners of the fourth season of Australia's Got Talent . Justice Crew subsequently signed a record deal with Sony Music Australia and became recording artists. As of 2018, they are an independent music group.

Contents

Justice Crew's first three singles "And Then We Dance", "Friday to Sunday" and "Dance with Me" achieved moderate success on the ARIA Singles Chart. The group earned their first number-one single with "Boom Boom", which was certified six times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Subsequent singles "Best Night" and "Everybody" were top-ten hits, and "Que Sera" became their second number-one single. Since becoming recording artists, Justice Crew has been nominated for eight ARIA Music Awards and has toured with international artists such as Chris Brown, Janet Jackson, One Direction, Kesha and Pitbull.

History

2009–2011: Formation, Australia's Got Talent and music releases

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Justice Crew in October 2012

The members of Justice Crew were originally in two separate dance troupes, but they merged as one group in 2009. [1] [2] Justice Crew learnt all their dance moves from YouTube videos such as Michael Jackson's. [1] They entered the 2009 World Hip Hop Dance Championships competition held in Las Vegas, as one of the several groups who represented Australia. [2] Justice Crew placed 13th in the competition. [2]

After being inspired by Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity, Justice Crew decided to audition for the fourth season of Australia's Got Talent in 2010. They wanted to "encourage young people to follow their dreams and believe that anything is possible." [3] Justice Crew won the season and were awarded a prize of $250,000. [1] [4]

In August 2010, it was announced that Justice Crew had signed a record deal with Sony Music Australia. [5] Their debut single "And Then We Dance", released on 27 August 2010, [6] peaked at number 26 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales of 70,000 copies. [7] [8] It was followed by the release of their first video album also titled And Then We Dance on 27 September 2010. [9] The album featured a documentary of Justice Crew's first dance experiences as individuals and how they came together as a group. It also showcased their dance routines and individual tricks. [9] Justice Crew's second single "Friday to Sunday", released on 17 December 2010, [10] peaked at number 18 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified double platinum for sales of 140,000 copies. [7] [8]

Justice Crew's third single "Dance with Me", which features American rapper Flo Rida, was released on 29 March 2011 to moderate success; [11] it peaked at number 44 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold for sales of 35,000 copies. [7] [8] The following month, Justice Crew and Jessica Mauboy were the supporting acts for Chris Brown's Australian leg of his F.A.M.E. Tour. [12] Justice Crew later embarked on the Dance with Me Live Tour, their first headlining concert tour, across Australia in August 2011 and ended in September 2011. [13] [14] After the release of their fourth single "Sexy and You Know It", [15] Justice Crew toured with Janet Jackson on the Australian leg of her Number Ones: Up Close and Personal tour in October 2011. [16] Justice Crew released their first compilation album Justice Crew Party Mix on 18 November 2011, which features a DJ mix of five of their songs and fourteen songs from other artists, as well as a bonus DVD. [17] The album debuted at number five on the ARIA Compilation Albums Chart. [18]

2012–2018: Live by the Words

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Justice Crew performing during One Direction's Up All Night Tour in Sydney

From January to February 2012, Justice Crew embarked on their Sexy and You Know It Live Tour across Australia. [19] [20] In April 2012, Justice Crew and Johnny Ruffo were the supporting acts for One Direction's Australian leg of their Up All Night Tour. [21] The group's fifth single "Boom Boom", released on 2 July 2012, [22] became their first number-one single on the ARIA Charts and was certified six times platinum for sales of 420,000 copies. [7] [23] On 1 October 2012, it was announced that Justice Crew had signed to Pitbull's record label Mr. 305 Inc., a joint venture with RCA Records, to release "Boom Boom" in the United States. [24] The group's seventh single "Best Night", released on 30 November 2012, [25] peaked at number seven on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified double platinum. [7] [23] Their next single "Everybody", released on 11 October 2013, [26] peaked at number six and was certified double platinum. [7] [27]

Justice Crew represented Australia at the ABU TV Song Festival in Hanoi, Vietnam on 26 October 2013, performing a mix of "Boom Boom" and "Best Night". [28] On 24 January 2014, they released a cover of "I Am Australian" with Dami Im, Jessica Mauboy, Nathaniel Willemse, Samantha Jade and Taylor Henderson, to coincide with the Australia Day celebrations. [29] [30] The song peaked at number 51 on the ARIA Singles Chart. [7] Justice Crew embarked on the #HypeTour, their third headlining concert tour, across Australia in April 2014 with special guest Jai Waetford. [31]

In May 2014, Justice Crew released their tenth single "Que Sera", which debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and remained at number one for nine consecutive weeks. [7] It was certified five times platinum for sales of 350,000 copies. [32] The group's eleventh lead single "Rise & Fall" was released on 24 October 2014, [33] and debuted at number 11. [7] Their debut studio album Live by the Words was released on 28 November 2014, [34] and debuted at number seven on the ARIA Albums Chart. [7] Justice Crew embarked on the Live & Local Tour, their fourth headlining concert tour, across regional New South Wales in January 2016. [35] This was followed by the 'What We Do' tour throughout September and October 2016.

2019: America's Got Talent and "So Long"

In January 2019, Justice Crew competed in America's Got Talent: The Champions , but were eliminated in the first episode. On 18 January 2019, Justice Crew independently released "So Long". [36]

Other ventures

Commercial endorsements

In June 2010, Justice Crew appeared in one of the television commercials promoting the second season of The X Factor Australia . [37] In December 2010, they appeared in promotional images for underwear label Sly. [38] In May 2011, Justice Crew appeared in Swisse Vitamins' television commercials dancing to their single "Dance with Me". [39] In January 2012, the group appeared in Meat and Livestock Australia spokesman Sam Kekovich's music video for his Australian rendition of Aqua's "Barbie Girl", which was released to promote the lamb industry. [40]

Philanthropy

In 2010, Justice Crew began running free dance lessons. The lessons became so popular they caught the eye of Karen Day who helped get some funding and helped Justice perform at some major events. The free dance lessons became a program known as MMAD Moves and came under a charity known as Musicians Making a Difference (MMAD) which is an organisation that inspires young people through dance & music. [41] MMAD teamed up with The Salvation Army to connect the program with a key partner. [41] Justice Crew have previously joined various Salvation Army corps, including Miranda, New South Wales and Hurstville, New South Wales. [41] They also regularly perform at annual Christmas Carol events such as the Carols in the Domain and Carols in the City, where performers donate their time to raise money for various charities. [42] [43]

In 2011, four members of Justice Crew made a surprise appearance at Canowindra High School's anti-bullying day launch. They performed for the students and communicated that bullies should back off as part of the school's "back off bully" campaign.

Members

Current members

Former members

Discography

Tours

Headlining

Supporting

Awards and nominations

YearTypeAwardResult
2011 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards [51] Aussie MusosNominated
ARIA Music Awards [52] [53] Most Popular Australian ArtistNominated
Most Popular Australian Live ArtistNominated
Poprepublic.tv IT List Awards [54] Favourite Australian GroupNominated
2012 ARIA No. 1 Chart Awards [55] Number One Single ("Boom Boom")Nominated
ARIA Music Awards [56] Song of the Year ("Boom Boom")Nominated
Channel [V] Awards [57] [V] Oz Artist of the YearNominated
2013ARIA Music Awards [58] Song of the Year ("Best Night")Nominated
Best Video ("Best Night")Nominated
Channel [V] Awards [59] [V] Oz Artist of the YearNominated
Poprepublic.tv Awards [60] Favourite Australian GroupNominated
2014ARIA No. 1 Chart Awards [61] Number One Single ("Que Sera")Nominated
World Music Awards World's Best Group [62] Nominated
World's Best Live Act [63] Nominated
World's Best Entertainer of the Year [64] Nominated
World's Best Song ("Everybody") [65] Nominated
Channel [V] Awards [66] [V] Oz Artist of the YearNominated
MTV Europe Music Awards [67] Best Australia Act Nominated
ARIA Music Awards [68] Song of the Year ("Que Sera")Nominated
Best Pop Release ("Que Sera")Nominated
Best Video ("Que Sera")Nominated

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winner of Australia's Got Talent
2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Australia in the ABU TV Song Festival
2013
with "Boom Boom" and "Everybody"
Mashup
Succeeded by