Big Time Rush

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Biography

Big Time Rush (also known as BTR) is an American boy band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2009. . They were featured on a nickelodeon television show called Big Time Rush. The show has featured other American stars, including the Pussycat Doll's Nicole Scherzinger, Jordin Sparks, and How to Rock's Cymphonique Miller. The band consists of members Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr. and Logan Henderson. The band released its debut album, BTR in October 2010. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. A second studio album, Elevate was released on November 21, 2011. Songfacts.com reports that Windows Down is the first single from the boys' third album. BTR performed the song live for the first time at the B96 Pepsi Summer Bash in Chicago on June 16, 2012 and it was released a week later.

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Item Name	Item Details
Year Formed	2009
Number of Albums	16
Record Label	Columbia
Website
Wikipedia	Big Time Rush on Wikipedia
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Who are the four hockey players from Duluth, Minnesota?

Kendall Knight, James Diamond, Carlos Garcia, and Logan Mitchell

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Who selected the hockey players to form a boy band?

Gustavo Rocque

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When did Big Time Audition first air on Nickelodeon?

November 28, 2009

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When did the second season of Big Time Rush begin?

September 25, 2010

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What was the name of the pilot episode that first aired in 2009?

Big Time Audition

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When did season three premiere?

May 12, 2012

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How many male lead characters were auditioned to play in the series?

four

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What was the name of the song that broke the Billboard Hot 100?

Halfway There

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Where were the dates for the tour planned?

2030

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What was the name of their sophomore set?

Elevate

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What company did Nickelodeon partner with to produce the show?

ColumbiaEpic Label Group

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When was the first single from the show released?

November 2009

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What was the name of The Citys Ours Big Time Rush's debut album?

B.T.R.,

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When was Famous released on iTunes?

June 29, 2010

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How many days was Famous on iTunes released?

three

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Which Swedish band remade Famous?

Play

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When was City Is Ours released?

August 3, 2010

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When was the music video for City is Ours aired?

Big Time Video

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In what year did casting begin?

2007

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When was Big Time Rush formed?

2009

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Who are the members of Big Time Rush?

Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson, and Carlos PenaVega

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In what year did BTR release 24Seven?

2013

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