ABOUT
Australian indie duo Royel Otis have soared to global virality in 2024 - since their formation in 2019, and across three EPs, Otis Pavlovic and Royel Maddell paved the way to this year’s crowning jewel in debut album, PRATTS & PAIN. The record landed at #1 on the ARIA Australian Albums Chart, #10 on the ARIA Albums Chart and garnered worldwide critical acclaim among Zane Lowe, BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders, Matt Wilkinson, Clash and NME (including a cover feature at home and in the UK).

Skyrocketing Royel Otis to even greater heights was their phenomenal triple j Like A Version recording of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “Murder On The Dancefloor.” Achieving #1 on the Alternative Airplay Chart and top 5 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay Chart and the Billboard Rock and Alternative Airplay Chart, and #2 on ARIA’s Top 20 Australian Singles - the cover quickly propelled to gold certification in Australia, alongside the duo’s beloved original, “Oysters In My Pocket”. Receiving nods from Elton John and Sophie herself, the cover continues to climb in single and streaming charts across the US, UK, Australia, and Europe. Come another rapturous cover moment in their SiriusXM Session performance of The Cranberries “Linger", Royel Otis can’t shake the spotlight. In a matter of weeks, their soul-wrenching rendition has topped viral charts and generated 20M+ TikTok views, 11M+ YouTube views, and 17M+ streams to date.

Amassing over 275 million streams across their discography to date, Royel Otis have covered global playlists on Spotify and Apple Music, plus accumulated almost 8 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Following a sold out 15-date headline
tour of Australia to celebrate PRATTS & PAIN, the duo jetted across the world on debut sold out headline tours of the UK, Europe and the US. Overwhelming demand saw each tour expand with additional dates and venue upgrades, adding to an already impressive resumé of festival appearances -from Primavera Festival and NOS Primavera Sound, to Reading & Leeds Festivals, Electric Picnic, Boston Calling and more.

Never failing to keep the fans on their toes - the world eagerly awaits Royel Otis’ next move.
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