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“[[Magic (Disco Montego song)|Magic]]”, the next single, also featured Underwood, reached No. 22. The final single “[[U Talkin’ to Me]]” peaked at No. 17.<ref name=”AusChartsDM”/> “Beautiful” was nominated as ‘Best Pop Release’ and ‘Best Video’ at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2002|2002]] ARIA Awards.<ref name=aap131002>AAP Report “This Year’s ARIA Award Nominees” 13 October 2002</ref> “[[U Talkin’ to Me]]” won an [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) Award for ‘Most Performed Dance Work’ during 2003 at [[APRA Awards of 2004]].<ref name=aap240504>AAP Report “Winners of 2004 APRA Awards” 24 May 2004</ref> The track “Autumn Breeze”, written by the Dowluts, was recorded by German pop group [[No Angels]] for their second album ”[[Now… Us!]]” (2002), which achieved popularity in Europe.<ref name=”autcert”>{{cite web | title = Austrian Certification: Platinum | work = Ifpi.at | url = http://www.ifpi.at/u_frame.php3?seite=search.php3&a_id=9 | accessdate = 6 September 2010 | archive-url = https://www.webcitation.org/6AxvvBg4r?url=http://www.ifpi.at/u_frame.php3?seite=search.php3&a_id=9 | archive-date = 26 September 2012 | url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name=”deucert”>{{cite web | title = German Certification | work = Ifpi.de | url = http://www.ifpi.de/wirtschaft/gpergebnis.php?strAktion=suche&txtSuche=Elle_ments | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201834/http://www.ifpi.de/wirtschaft/gpergebnis.php?strAktion=suche&txtSuche=Elle_ments | url-status = dead | archive-date = 27 September 2007 | accessdate = 6 September 2010 }}</ref>
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“[[Magic (Disco Montego song)|Magic]]”, the next single, also featured Underwood, reached No. 22. The final single “[[U Talkin’ to Me]]” peaked at No. 17.<ref name=”AusChartsDM”/> “Beautiful” was nominated as ‘Best Pop Release’ and ‘Best Video’ at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2002|2002]] ARIA Awards.<ref name=aap131002>AAP Report “This Year’s ARIA Award Nominees” 13 October 2002</ref> “[[U Talkin’ to Me]]” won an [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) Award for ‘Most Performed Dance Work’ during 2003 at [[APRA Awards of 2004]].<ref name=aap240504>AAP Report “Winners of 2004 APRA Awards” 24 May 2004</ref> The track “Autumn Breeze”, written by the Dowluts, was recorded by German pop group [[No Angels]] for their second album ”[[Now… Us!]]” (2002), which achieved popularity in Europe.<ref name=”autcert”>{{cite web | title = Austrian Certification: Platinum | work = Ifpi.at | url = http://www.ifpi.at/u_frame.php3?seite=search.php3&a_id=9 | accessdate = 6 September 2010 | archive-url = https://www.webcitation.org/6AxvvBg4r?url=http://www.ifpi.at/u_frame.php3?seite=search.php3&a_id=9 | archive-date = 26 September 2012 | url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name=”deucert”>{{cite web | title = German Certification | work = Ifpi.de | url = http://www.ifpi.de/wirtschaft/gpergebnis.php?strAktion=suche&txtSuche=Elle_ments | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201834/http://www.ifpi.de/wirtschaft/gpergebnis.php?strAktion=suche&txtSuche=Elle_ments | url-status = dead | archive-date = 27 September 2007 | accessdate = 6 September 2010 }}</ref>
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The Dowlut brothers ran Bomb Music with partner George Said and were developing the career of Jeremy Gregory (ex-Rockmelons) who signed to Warner Music in the US.<ref name=undercover080805>Undercover.com.au ”Disco Montego’s Darren Dowlut dies of cancer” 8 August 2005 {{cite web |url=http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2005/aug05/20050808_darrendowlut.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=8 September 2005 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050811234942/http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2005/aug05/20050808_darrendowlut.html |archivedate=11 August 2005}}</ref> The group remixed a [[Mariah Carey]] track “[[Boy (I Need You)]]” from her 2002 album ”[[Charmbracelet]]” after Carey was aware of their Australian success. They performed a remix of “[[Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” by [[Elton John]] and [[Blue (
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The Dowlut brothers ran Bomb Music with partner George Said and were developing the career of Jeremy Gregory (ex-Rockmelons) who signed to Warner Music in the US.<ref name=undercover080805>Undercover.com.au ”Disco Montego’s Darren Dowlut dies of cancer” 8 August 2005 {{cite web |url=http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2005/aug05/20050808_darrendowlut.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=8 September 2005 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050811234942/http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2005/aug05/20050808_darrendowlut.html |archivedate=11 August 2005}}</ref> The group remixed a [[Mariah Carey]] track “[[Boy (I Need You)]]” from her 2002 album ”[[Charmbracelet]]” after Carey was aware of their Australian success. They performed a remix of “[[Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word#Blue version|Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word]]” by [[Elton John]] and [[Blue (English group)|Blue]] in 2003.<ref name=undercover140303>[http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2003/20030314_discomontego.html Undercover.com.au “Disco Montego remix Mariah Carey” 14 March 2003] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050709134039/http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2003/20030314_discomontego.html |date=9 July 2005 }}</ref> They wrote “What Will They Say” for [[Jimmy Barnes]]’ album ”[[Double Happiness (album)|Double Happiness]]” (2005) (a duet with his brother [[Swanee (singer)|John Swan]]) and also produced the track.
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Disco Montego were planning to relocate in 2005 to Los Angeles to take advantage of their higher profile. However, Darren Dowlut was diagnosed with a chest tumour and died six weeks later on 5 August of the cancer, aged 27.<ref>”Star-maker dies at 27″ ”Melbourne Herald Sun” 9 August 2005 page 15</ref> Carey was among performers who sent condolences.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/disco%20montego%20star%20dowlut%20dies Contact Music report on Darren Dowlut’s death]</ref>
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Disco Montego were planning to relocate in 2005 to Los Angeles to take advantage of their higher profile. However, Darren Dowlut was diagnosed with a chest tumour and died six weeks later on 5 August of the cancer, aged 27.<ref>”Star-maker dies at 27″ ”Melbourne Herald Sun” 9 August 2005 page 15</ref> Carey was among performers who sent condolences.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/disco%20montego%20star%20dowlut%20dies Contact Music report on Darren Dowlut’s death]</ref>
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