There are at least seven artists with this name:

1) An electronica d… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least seven artists with this name:

1) An electronica duet from Los Angeles
2) William Oliver Swofford
3) Belgian Rock / Pop singer (Junior Eurovision)
4) Romanian rock band
5) Oliver Ching from Hong Kong
6) American band from the West Coast of the USA
7) Finnish rock band
8) Sydney, Australia rock band
9) Oliver (Vocaloid)
10) Oliver Dragojević, Croatian legend
11) An alternative teenager from Arizona
12) Oliver Chaplin
13) Oliver Francis, an indie rapper from Columbia, United States

1) Formed by Oliver “Oligee” Goldstein and Vaughn "U-Tern" Oliver, Oliver have found the beating heart inside the dance machine. Whether moving bodies at the world's biggest electronic festivals, or hand-crafting digital gems in the studio, the producer / DJ duo of U-Tern and Oligee are responsible for some of the funkiest, toughest, and most diverse dance music today.

After spending years writing, producing, DJing and digging for vinyl, U-Tern and Oligee linked up in LA to forge something groundbreaking. They took their shared '80s baby tastes - relentlessly groovy R&B, boombox worthy hip-hop, soaring electropop hooks - and mashed them together in remixes for everyone from Chromeo and Foster The People to Breakbot and techno godfather Juan Atkins. Original jams like "All Night" and "Dirty Talk" (supported by dance music luminaries like Alan Braxe and Busy P) took Oliver's back-to-the-future sound even further, while high-powered collaborations with A-Trak ("Disco Nap") and Destructo ("LA Funky") brought the duo to the festival circuit, where they kept hands in the air all summer.

With the release of their Fool's Gold EP Mechanical, Oliver push their hybrid sound to even funkier new horizons. The stadium worthy opener "MYB" perfectly segues into the moody strut of “Night Is On My Mind,” before shifting gears with the hands-in-the-air ecstasy of “Control” and riding off into the sunset on the title track’s cinematic pulse. With non-stop DJ sets on deck (complete with Oligee's live keyboard riffs) and even more new music, there's no telling where the beats will take them next. "Oliver is all over the map," says U-Tern. "But we're going to have a good time no matter what."

2) Born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, William Oliver Swofford began singing as an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the early 1960s. He was a member of two music groups: The Virginians and, later, The Good Earth.

Oliver's clean-cut good looks and soaring baritone were the perfect vehicle for his July 1969 #3 single "Good Morning Starshine", from the pop-rock musical Hair. In October 1969 Oliver reached #2 with Rod McKuen's melodious ballad "Jean", the theme from the Oscar-winning film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Oliver performed both hits on a number of TV variety shows and specials in the late 1960s, including the Ed Sullivan Show. Later recordings had much less commercial success: "Sunday Mornin'" peaked at #35 in December 1969, and "Angelica" stalled at #97 in April 1970. His follow-up "I Can Remember" from July 1970 missed the Hot 100.

Despite his vocal talents, Oliver could not sustain more hits and he later made a career in business. A short-lived attempt to team up with Karen Carpenter in the late 1970s was unsuccessful. In 1983, People magazine ran a feature article on Oliver, describing a happily married father who kept his distance from the music business. In the late 1990s Oliver was diagnosed with cancer, and he died in Shreveport, Louisiana, on the same date that Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Charles Schulz, and Tom Landry all died.

3) The Belgian Singer is the representative of Belium in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song 'Shup Up'. He won Junior EuroSong 2008 in Belgium which gained him the ticket to Limassol in November 2008 to represent his nation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

4) The Romanian rock band's story begins in 2005, when after four years marked by major member changes, the band 41 shed its skin to reveal what we know today as Oliver: four experienced musicians who are not afraid to experiment, mercilessly blending their uncensored ideas into music. Oliver oozes passion, energy, poetry and the band spares no efforts in making live shows a real treat. And if you’re confused about their lyrics, this might mean you understand them.(Doru Puscasu - vocals, Mircea Moroianu - guitar, Horia Gridan - bass, Mihai Zorca - drums)

5) Born in Hong Kong. Formerly vocalist and guitarist from the band Little Beautiful Brand and becoming a solo singer-song-writer now. Released two solo records "Grace" and "Freddie and King" under 89268 in Hong Kong. working on his third album which will also be his first ever chinese album. Singles released on www.89268.com and www.oliverching.com for free download.

6) The American band was formed in 2000 by Eric Fischer, Stephan Hawkes, Ben Sprague, and Cory Van Name. They have three albums to their name: their self-titled EP, released in 2000; Quiet Life, released in 2002; and the 2-cd EP set Coming Back in Waves and Time Demands Pain, released in 2005. They are characterized by an upbeat, indie-rock sound.

7) Oliver is also a Finnish rock band.
www.oliverband.net
www.myspace.com/oliverfin
Album: Kauempaa sen tajuaa (2009, OMB-Records Finland)

8) A Sydney indie rock band founded by Jason Slattery and David Orwell with at least 2 EPs recorded:

Mr Blue Sky (1994, Ra Records, 4509988962)
Stars
Touchdown
The Conductor
Everyone's A Fool
Build Your Own Highway

Black Mountain Songs (1995)
Box Of Birds
Mr Blue Sky
Grate
Superfine
One Ninety
So You've Been Created
Cherry Shoes

9) Oliver is an English Vocaloid developed by PowerFX and new VOCALOID company, VocaTone. He is also the first to be released on the VOCALOID 3 product software.

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Oliver Lyrics

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Jouw lach deed mij smelten
En je ogen maakten mij blind
Ik liep voortdurend op stelten
En jij ging steeds door het lint

Ik was het beu en dat had je wel gehoord
Maar je hoefde niets te zeggen want ik was aan 't woord
Ik zei:

Shut Up! Shut Up!
Geluk bestaat maar niet voor ons
't Is voorbij! 't Is voorbij!
Shut Up! Shut Up!
't Ging voor een tijd maar niet voor lang
't Is voorbij! 't Is voorbij!
't Is voorbij! 't Is voorbij!

'k Zag de liefde op je lippen
En verleiding in je blik
Je hoefde maar te knippen
Het was een vreemde kick!

Ik was het beu en dat had je wel gehoord
Maar je hoefde niets te zeggen want ik was aan 't woord
Ik zei:

Shut Up! Shut Up!
Geluk bestaat, maar niet voor ons
't Is voorbij! 't Is voorbij!
Shut Up! Shut Up!
't Ging voor een tijd, maar niet voor lang
't Is voorbij! 't Is voorbij!
't Is voorbij! 't Is voorbij!

Ik was het beu en dat had je wel gehoord
Maar je hoefde niets te zeggen want ik was aan 't woord...

Shut Up! Shut Up!
Geluk bestaat, maar niet voor ons
't Is voorbij! 't Is voorbij!
Shut Up! Shut Up!
't Ging voor een tijd, maar niet voor lang

't Is voorbij! 't Is voorbij!
't Is voorbij! 't Is voorbij!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Oliver's song "Shut Up" describe a tumultuous relationship that has come to an end. The singer expresses how their partner's smile and eyes had them deeply infatuated, but their partner's outbursts of anger had them constantly walking on eggshells. The singer admits to being the one to call it quits and tells their former partner to "shut up" because they don't believe in their future together anymore. They acknowledge that there was happiness in the relationship for a time, but it was fleeting and now it's over.

The song's meaning is open to interpretation, with some listeners seeing it as a representation of a toxic relationship, while others view it as a commentary on societal pressures and struggles within a relationship. However, the song's core message is clear: sometimes relationships don't work out, and it's better for both parties involved to move on.

In terms of the music, "Shut Up" is a catchy pop song with a driving beat and a memorable chorus. Oliver's vocals are emotive and expressive, conveying the pain and frustration of a failed relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

Jouw lach deed mij smelten
Your smile made me weak

En je ogen maakten mij blind
And your eyes made me blind

Ik liep voortdurend op stelten
I was constantly walking on eggshells

En jij ging steeds door het lint
And you were always losing your temper

Ik was het beu en dat had je wel gehoord
I was fed up and you knew it

Maar je hoefde niets te zeggen want ik was aan 't woord
But you didn't have to say anything because I was already speaking

Ik zei: Shut Up! Shut Up!
I said: Shut Up! Shut Up!

Geluk bestaat maar niet voor ons
Happiness exists, but not for us

't Is voorbij! 't Is voorbij!
It's over! It's over!

't Ging voor een tijd maar niet voor lang
It worked for a while, but not for long

'k Zag de liefde op je lippen
I saw love on your lips