Keane consists of Richard Hughes (drums), Tim Rice-oxley (piano), Tom Chaplin (vocals).
Keane is an English band from Battle, East Sussex.
Tom Chaplin- vocals, acoustic guitar Tim Rice-Oxley- bass Richard Hughes- drums Dominic Scott- guitar
Tom Chaplin - vocals, keyboard Tim Rice-Oxley - piano Richard Hughes - drums
All the members of Keane were at Tonbridge School in Kent. They started out in college in 1997 as a covers band, playing songs by U2, Oasis, and The Beatles but soon wanted to perform their own material, and released two short-run EPs. Simon Williams of Fierce Panda Records was asked by a mutual friend to attend a Keane gig at the Betsey Trotwood in London and was so impressed that he offered to issue the band's next single. After another single on Fierce Panda, they signed to Island and released the single "Somewhere Only We Know", which reached number three in the U.K. in February 2004. Their album Hopes and Fears followed in May. It reached number one and was the second-biggest selling album of the year in the U.K., after the Scissor Sisters, losing the top spot on the final day of the year.
The band won two awards at the 2005 Brit Awards — Best British album for Hopes and Fears and the British breakthrough act award, as voted by listeners of BBC Radio 1. In May 2005, they received the Ivor Novello award as songwriters of the year. " Everybody's Changing" was nominated for the song of the year but the award was given to The Streets " Dry Your Eyes".