The Royce Twins

Early life

Gabriel and Michael Saalfield (twin brothers) were born on 14 December 1990. The twins were raised in the Australian fostercare system, after their mother died of breast cancer at the age of 8 and their father in a house fire when they were 11. They grew up in Mount Beauty, Victoria. They appeared on The Project in 2010, talking about their experience. Michael has said "I reckon I'll be a foster carer when I'm older".

Career

2010-2014

The Royce Twins played regularly at The George Hotel in Ballarat and JD's Sports Bar in Ballarat, while completing their studies in a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science at Federation University. The brothers graduated in 2014.

The Royce Twins made an appearance on series 5 of The X Factor Australia in September 2013 performing "I won't give up" by American Singer Songwriter Jason Mraz. At the time of writing, that performance has over 7.5 million views on YouTube.

The Royce Twins start and successfully crowd fund the costs of their Debut EP on the Pozible crowd funding platform.

The Royce Twins performed at a number of events including Springfest, The Royce Twins opened for Australian music icon Daryl Braithwaite in January 2014 at the Perricoota Music Festival, they performed at The Young Leaders Day in March 2014 in Melbourne, Australia, and The Royce Twins performed at the Mount Beauty Music Festival.

The Royce Twins Debut EP

The Royce Twins prepared for the launch of their Debut EP after completing a photo shoot in The Blue Mountains.

The Royce Twins officially launch their self-titled Debut EP (The Royce Twins - Debut EP) at JD's Sports Bar Ballarat on 26 July 2014 The Royce Twins Debut EP features five tracks, four of them original compositions by The Royce Twins

The Royce Twins release their first original song called "Heartstrings" to Australian Radio on 22 September 2014

2015

The Royce Twins release an surprise video and single for Valentine's Day 2015 "Heartstrings Unplugged"

The Royce Twins support the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute through the Ballarat Cycle Classic 2015

The Royce Twins release a tribute single "We will be the rain" on 10 April 2015 to remember those who have and continue to serve in our defence forces.

The Royce Twins release their second original song called "Brave" to Australian Radio on 22 June 2015

The Royce Twins release their third original song called "Fly" to Australian Radio on 12 November 2015

Recordings and Discography

Gabriel Saalfield released the first Royce Twins original during their crowd funding campaign on their website for those people who had lost someone at Christmas. The name of the song is "Suzie Royce" and it's set to appear on their Debut EP.

In June 2014, The Royce Twins are preparing to release their Debut EP. The release includes five tracks. Four of the tracks are original song recordings, 'Heartstings', 'Brave', 'Fly' and 'Suzie Royce'. The fifth track is "I won't give up" by Jason Mraz and Michael Natter.

On 22 September 2014, The Royce Twins released their first original song to Australian radio called "Heartstrings".

On 13 February 2015, The Royce Twins' release a surprise single and video on Valentine's Day called "Heartstrings Unplugged".

On 10 April 2015, The Royce Twins' release "We Will Be the Rain", a single to remember those who have and continue to serve in our defence forces.

Chart positions and notables

"I Won't Give Up" their XFactor audition performance charted on the Aria Charts entering the top 100 at number 35.

The Royce Twins debut EP, charts at No.20 on the 100% independent singles chart published by AIR.

In August 2014, The Royce Twins received over 4.4 million views of their X Factor audition. That's twice as many as the winner of the series they appeared with (Dami Im).