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5ive (or later known as '''Five''') were a British Boy Band that were quite a bit edgier and "naughtier" than the normal pop group. They were put together in early 1997 by the same team who formed The Spice Girls. They enjoyed fair success worldwide, but particularly in the UK, parts of Europe, Russia, Japan, Brazil, Israel and Australia. They disbanded on 27 September , 2001 selling close to 20 million cds, and having 13 top ten UK singles and 4 top ten albums. The five members were Scott Robinson , Ritchie Neville , Jason 'J' Brown , Richard 'Abs' Breen and Sean Conlon . BIOGRAPHY ''5ive'': the Debut In 1997, an advertisement was placed in the UK performing arts newspaper '' The Stage '', asking for young male singers/dancers to audition for a boy band-style group with "attitude and edge". Bob and Chris Herbert, the two men who had earlier created the Spice Girls , thought the time was right for a male group. 3,000 hopefuls auditioned and they were finally narrowed down to only fourteen, five of whom had arranged themselves into a group while waiting for their audition and subsequently were signed with BMG/RCA for a six-album deal.
''Invincible'': the New Millennium In August 1999, the first single of their second album, the catchy dance tune " If Ya Gettin' Down " was released and became a major hit worldwide but yet again failed top go to #1 in their home country, only to be stopped by Ricky Martin . Finally in October 1999, "Keep On Movin'" became their first #1, and the second album peaked at #1 shortly thereafter. "Dont Wanna Let You Go" was released in early March 2000, peaking at #9 and becoming their biggest selling single to date. On March 3, 2000 Five opened at the Brit Awards with rock legends Queen performing their next hit "We Will Rock You" (which went on to be their second #1 in the UK in July 2000) and also won their first Brit Award "Best Pop Act". Five then went on to have a successful world tour in the first half of 2000, touring countries in the UK, Europe, Russia, Australasia and (minus band member Ritchie) South America, after he contracted Chicken Pox and had to be flown back to England. After finishing the tour, the group then performed at many concerts in the UK, including Party In The Park with Queen and released a re-issue of their album '' Invincible '' which included remixed versions of a couple of songs and five live tracks from their tour and bonus track, "Don't Fight It Baby" (which was due for release in July 2000 in the US but was pulled from release after the group was dropped by Arista Records ). Five also had problems with their Asian record company and subsequently cancelled their Asian tour. Suffering from this major blow, the lads headed back to the studio and started writing songs for their next album. They continued to win awards in the UK and Europe, and in December 2000 launched their second big tour, in their home country. In January 2001, Five went to perform at one of the biggest festivals in the world, "Rock In Rio" in Rio de Janeiro and Caracas to an audience of almost half a million people. ''Kingsize'' and the End of an Era In May 2001, after many months of creative writing and "developing their own personal sound" - '' Kingsize '' was completed. They then began filming for the debut single of the album, "Let's Dance" with only four of the five members after band member Sean fell ill with glandular fever and replaced with a cardboard cut-out. Rumours started to build that he had infact left the band but these were quickly quashed. Scott then had to temporarily leave the band for a few weeks when he received news that his fiancée Kerry Oaker, who was having troubles with her pregnancy, may have the baby prematurely. Their son, Brennan Rhys, was born on July 11, 2001 five weeks premature. The remaining members J, Abs and Ritchie continued with heavy promotion of their third album and the new single "Let's Dance". Whilst performing at a concert in Belgium in July, Ritch ripped the tendons in his left foot, putting a halt to all promotion and prompting the group to have a few meetings to re-think their options and future. "Let's Dance" which was released in mid August 2001, became their third UK #1 and held the spot for two weeks. ''Kingsize'' was released two weeks later and debuted at #3 and later achieved Gold status. After a month of serious meetings with record management, Five came to the decision that they were "calling it a day" and disbanded on September 27, 2001 via an announcement on MTV Select. On September 28, a day after the announcement, Scott married his childhood sweetheart, Kerry Oaker, which all the lads attended to. In November 2001, "Closer To Me", which featured rare footage of the band, and "Rock The Party", with an animated video, were released as a double-A-side single and a Greatest Hits album followed. In the band's short life-span, they experienced success around the world, racking up three number-one singles in the UK and selling an estimate of 15-20 million records worldwide {Link without Title} ; which includes 7 million albums worldwide and several million in the United States, and picking up numerous awards along the way. Current status In November 2001, member Abs Breen went to Australia for the major pop festival Rumba! and performed on stage with boy band Blue . About a year after the breakup, he then went on to a fairly successful solo career releasing one album, '' Abstract Theory '' in 2003 and having three top 10 singles in the UK. Ritchie Neville and Sean Conlon also began solo musical careers but stopped almost before they began, although Sean has now signed up with Sony and Ritchie has made occasional appearances as a TV guest star, presenter, actor and reality show celebrity contestant. Scott Robinson joined a local Essex radio station, EssexFM in 2002 for a few months as a radio DJ. He starred in the UK regional theatre musical, "Boogie Nights 2" from late 2004 through most of 2005. J Brown basically disappeared from public view for nearly 4 years but has recently resurfaced as a writer/producer. DISCOGRAPHY Albums
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TOURS AWARDS '' Brit Awards ''
'' MTV Europe Music Awards ''
''Silver Clef Awards''
''Smash Hits Poll Winners Party''
'' TMF Awards (Holland)''
''TV Hits Awards''
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