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TV Rock | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | House |
| Years active | 2004–2014 |
| Labels | Warner Music |
| Members | Grant Smillie |
| Past members | Ivan Gough |
| Website | tvrock |
TV Rock were an Australian dance music duo consisting of Grant Smillie and Ivan Gough.
TV Rock entered the mainstream in February 2006 with their hit "Flaunt It" featuring Seany B which reached #1 for five weeks, spent 39 weeks in the Australian ARIA Top 50 (including 31 weeks inside the Top 40), and won the 2006 ARIA Music Award for highest-selling single and best dance release.
TV Rock collaborated with Melbourne dance team Dukes of Windsor for their third single release "The Others" which reached No.10 in Australia in June 2007 and spent 20 weeks inside the Australian Top 50. [1]
Their debut album, Sunshine City , was released on 25 November 2006.
The duo founded a dance record label, Neon Records, which manages fellow Melburnian DJs Dirty South & Denzal Park and singer Zoe Badwi.
In early 2013, Gough left TV Rock to pursue solo projects.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Dance [2] | AUS Hitseek. [3] | ||
| Sunshine City |
| 15 | 9 |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] | AUS Club [6] | FIN [7] | NZ [8] | UK [9] | ||||
| 2006 | "Flaunt It" (featuring Seany B) | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | Sunshine City | |
| "Bimbo Nation" (featuring Nancy Vice) | 32 | 5 | 11 | — | — | |||
| 2007 | "The Power" (TV Rock vs. Tom Novy vs. Snap!) | — | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| "The Others" (TV Rock vs. Dukes of Windsor) | 10 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Non-album singles | |
| 2008 | "Been a Long Time" (featuring Rudy) | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| "Release Me" (with Zoë Badwi) | — | 1 | — | — | — | Zoë | ||
| "Happiness (I'm Hurting Inside)" (with Luke Chable) | — | 2 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 2009 | "In the Air" (featuring Rudy) | 37 | 1 | — | — | 43 | Until One | |
| 2010 | "I Am Techno" [11] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Elevated" (with Tara McDonald) | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| "Beatboxer" [12] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2011 | "FIVEg" (Dave Spoon and TV Rock) [13] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Diamonds in the Sky" (with Hook n Sling featuring Rudy) | — | 2 | — | — | — | |||
| 2012 | "Save Me Now" (featuring Dino) [14] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "See Me Run" (with Walden) | — | 43 | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | "Release Me 2019" (Zoë Badwi and TV Rock) | — | 26 | — | — | — | ||
The APRA Awards have been presented annually since 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). [15]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Flaunt It" (Sean Berchik, Ivan Gough, Grant Smillie) – TV Rock featuring Seany B | Most Performed Dance Work [16] | Won |
| Most Performed Australian Work [17] | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | "The Others" (Cory Blight, Scott Targett, Jack Weaving) – TV Rock vs the Dukes of Windsor | Dance Work of the Year [18] | Nominated |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.. [19]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Flaunt It" (with Seany B) | Best Dance Release | Won |
| Highest Selling Single | Won | ||
| Breakthrough Artist - Single | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | "The Others" (with Dukes of Winsor) | Best Dance Release | Nominated |
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