There are at least 15 different artists named Iris:
2) A Romanian hard rock group formed in 1977.
4) An instrumental band featuring
Marillion members Ian Mosley and Pete Trewavas.
5) A Spanish singer from Barcelona.
6) A music group specialized on Touhou and it's music.
7) An Australian pop-rock band.
8) A German progressive band.
9) A Portuguese hard rock band.
10) A British band from Derby.
11) A Hungarian metal band.
12) A Dutch singer.
13) A Slovene singer of Indian descent.
14) A Japanese improvisational jazz/post rock band from Nagoya.
15) An American Indie-Rock project of singer/songwriters Austin Hafer and Gabe Simon in 2007.
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16) A French progressive rock band.
1) IRIS originally called "Forgiving Iris", started in 1993 when two members of a Texas college electronic music class, Reagan Jones and Matt Morris, realized they had identical tastes in music. The band began playing covers of their favorite songs at clubs in town, and slowly gained a following. A lucky break led to Iris playing at the KRBE 104.1 festival in Houston with acts like C&C Music Factory and Lucas, as well as a performance at the side stage of the Duran Duran / Waterlilies concert that same year. After the appearance of an early version of the track "Annie, Would I Lie To You" on various compilations, the band signed with Todd Durrant from A Different Drum, and work began on the first record.
In 1999, Forgiving Iris changed their name to Iris and released their debut album, "Disconnect". The album sold thousands of copies and achieved considerable club and radio success. Reagan's evocative vocals combined with Matt's refined production made the record an instant modern synthpop classic.
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