Lilygreen & Maguire
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Lilygreen & Maguire
| image =
| caption =
| origin = Newport / Blackwood
| years_active = 2011–January 2014
| genre = Pop Rock
| label = Warner Bros. Records / Warner Music Group (2011-2013)
| associated_acts = Olly Murs, Scouting For Girls, Westlife, Union J
| website = {{url|lilygreenandmaguire.com}}
| current_members = Jon Lilygreen
Jon Maguire
}}
Lilygreen & Maguire are a Welsh pop rock duo formed in 2011. Jon Lilygreen and Jon Maguire signed with Warner Bros. Records{{cite web|title=Lilygreen & Maguire : Artists |url=http://www.warnerbrosrecords.co.uk/artists/lilygreenandmaguire.htm |publisher=Warner Bros. Records UK |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601000323/http://www.warnerbrosrecords.co.uk/artists/lilygreenandmaguire.htm |archivedate= 1 June 2012 }} in 2011 and have since released three singles, Given Up Giving Up, Ain't Love Crazy and Come On Get Higher.{{cite news|url=http://asoundreaction.walesonline.co.uk/2012/04/16/warner-music-group-signings-lilygreen-and-maguire-take-to-the-road-for-big-welsh-busk/|newspaper=Wales Online|title=Warner Music Group signings Lilygreen and Maguire take to the road for Big Welsh Busk|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306184051/http://asoundreaction.walesonline.co.uk/2012/04/16/warner-music-group-signings-lilygreen-and-maguire-take-to-the-road-for-big-welsh-busk/|archivedate=6 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}
Music career
=2011: Formation=
Before forming Lilygreen & Maguire both members were heavily involved in music. Lilygreen was Cyprus' 2010 entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/8506123.stm|newspaper=BBC News|title=Wales-based musicians sing for Cyprus in Eurovision | date=10 February 2010}} and Jon Maguire was producing music and a former member of Pop Punk band The Story So Far.{{cite news|url=http://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/9672683.Lilygreen_and_Maguire__Singer_songwriter_pays_a_nostalgic_visit_to_Barry_Island/|newspaper=Barry and District News|title=Lilygreen and Maguire: Singer-songwriter pays a nostalgic visit to Barry Island}}{{cite web|title=The Story So Far on Myspace|url=http://www.myspace.com/tssf}} Also, they were both in the band Editions. The pair met while Lilygreen was performing covers at an open mic night at the Kama Lounge in Newport.{{cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/music-in-wales/2012/04/17/acoustic-duo-lilygreen-and-maguire-come-home-for-big-busk-91466-30773704/|newspaper=Wales Online|title=Acoustic duo Lilygreen and Maguire come home for big busk}}
=2012-2014: ''Have a Good Time All the Time''=
In 2012 Lilygreen & Maguire have supported Olly Murs and Westlife on their UK arena tours.{{cite news|url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/9753731.Newport_duo_to_sing_at_Tredegar_House/|newspaper=South Wales Argus|title=Newport duo to sing at Tredegar House}} The duo also did an open-air busking tour of Wales, stopping at Bangor, Wrexham, Aberystwyth, Carmarthen, Swansea, Barry, Caerleon, Caerphilly, Cardiff and Newport.{{cite news|url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/9662521.Home_gig_for_busking_tour_musicians/|newspaper=South Wales Argus|title=Home gig for busking tour musicians}} In October 2012 they have supported Scouting For Girls on tour also. In November 2012, Lilygreen & Maguire announced via Twitter that they would be releasing a new single in 2013 called "Dear Photograph". The song was inspired by the popular blog Dear Photograph.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} They have teamed up with Taylor Jones who runs DearPhotograph.com to construct the music video.{{cite web|title=Lilygreen & Maguire Join Forces With DearPhotograph.com|url=http://www.entertainment-focus.com/news/lilygreen-maguire-join-forces-with-dearphotographcom|publisher=Entertainment Focus}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} They were due to release their debut studio album Have a Good Time All the Time on 4 November 2013, including previous singles, B-Sides and brand new songs.
=2014: Breakup=
Lilygreen and Maguire announced in January 2014 on their Facebook page that they are splitting up because '2013 was a tough year'.{{cite web|title=Newport music duo Lilygreen and Maguire split up|url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10911341.Newport_music_duo_Lilygreen_and_Maguire_split_up/ |work=South Wales Argus |date=2 January 2014}}
In June 2014 they announced that they were reforming, and soon released the single 'Counting Cars'.
=Songwriting=
As songwriters the duo have worked alongside writers such as Gregg Alexander, Roy Stride, Peter Vettese, Ricky Ross and Karen Poole.{{cite web|title=Lilygreen & Maguire NapsterLive|url=http://www.napster.co.uk/blog/post/lilygreen_maguire_napsterlive}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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| scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Album details |
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| scope="row"| Have a Good Time All the Time
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=Extended plays=
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! scope="col"| Album details |
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| scope="row"| Roll On
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=Singles=
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| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK |
| rowspan="3"| 2012
! scope="row"| "Come On Get Higher" | — | Non-album single |
| scope="row"| "Ain't Love Crazy"
| 66 [http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/lilygreen%20and%20maguire/ Lilygreen & Maguire > UK Charts]. Official Charts Company | rowspan="2"| Have a Good Time All the Time |
| scope="row"| "Given Up, Giving Up"
| 141 {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/121020cluk.txt|title=Zobbel - Chart Log UK}} |
| colspan="17" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. |
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Category:Musical groups established in 2011