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Owl City
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Key facts
- Origin
- Owatonna, Minnesota , U.S.
- Genres
- Electronica dream pop synth-pop indietronica pop CEDM CCM
- Works
- Discography songs tours
- Years active
- 2007–present
- Labels
- Republic Sky Harbor
- Members
- Adam Young
- Website
- owlcitymusic .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Owl City is an American electronic music project created in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. It is one of several projects by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young, who created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement. Owl City developed a following on the social networking site Myspace, like many musicians who achieved success in the late 2000s, before signing with Universal Republic Records, now Republic Records, in 2008.
After two independent releases, his debut EP Of June (2007) and debut studio album Maybe I'm Dreaming (2008), Owl City gained mainstream popularity with its 2009 major-label debut and second studio album, Ocean Eyes, which includes the Diamond certified & Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Fireflies". The album was certified 2× Platinum in the United States, with "Fireflies" being certified Diamond in January 2023.
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