Wednesday 18th October 2006
'Totally Boyband' broadcasts on MTV every Sunday at 9.30pm from 17th September 2006 and every Sunday at 11.55am on Channel 4
'Totally Boyband Live' broadcasts on MTV weekdays from 5-6pm from 18th September 2006
Upper Street's debut single 'The One' is released on 23rd October 2006
Dane Bowers (Another Level), Danny Wood (New Kids On The Block), Jimmy Constable (911) and Bradley McIntosh (S Club 7) are Upper Street, a new pop supergroup set to storm the UK charts this autumn with their debut single "The One", released on October 23rd through Concept Music.
Between them, Upper Street have sold 87 million albums, banked forty Top 10 singles and have scored eleven No.1’s. They’ve toured the globe several times over, filling football stadiums and arenas with millions of screaming fans. Now, in a bid to reclaim the success they once had, the four ex-popstars from four hugely successful but now defunct pop bands have cast aside old rivalries to form Upper Street and attempt a spectacular comeback in front of the cameras in MTV’s new series “Totally Boyband”.
“Totally Boyband” will follow this new supergroup as they endeavour to write, perform and gel together in a bid to resurrect their careers. The lads will be followed by cameras every step of the way from meeting for the first time, to filming their video and releasing the single. The eight-part warts-and-all reality show will premiere on MTV on September 17th.
Debut single "The One" is an infectious slice of r&b pop that features a cool groove, smooth harmonies and a crunching bass. Written by Dane and Danny from the band and produced by Mr Skillz, the track perfectly showcases the bands slick vocal ability.
The oldest and most experienced band member of Upper Street is US born Danny Wood from New Kids On The Block. One of the original modern boybands, New Kids achieved phenomenal international success, selling over 50 million albums worldwide and, in their day, out-earning stars like Madonna and Michael Jackson. They went on to create the boyband blueprint that paved the way for bands like Backstreet Boys, N*SYNC and Take That. New Kids split in 1994.
Croydon-born Dane Bowers was thrown into the media spotlight at the tender age of 17, and was the lead singer of the 90’s most successful British r&b band, Another Level. At the height of the band’s fame, Another Level had a string of Top 10 hits, were nominated for a BRIT and supported Janet Jackson on tour. When the band split, Dane achieved solo success, most notably through his duet with Victoria Beckham, ‘Out Of My Mind’.
No stranger to success or the perils of it, Jimmy Constable from boyband 911 earnt fame the hard way, by several years of touring and releasing singles without record label backing. 911 finally signed a record deal in 1996, and went on to achieve nine Top 10 singles and 7 million album sales over a three year period. But it was to come crashing to an end in 2000 when the band split live on Radio 1 after much of their earnings had been squandered by bad management decisions.
Completing the new band line up is the youngest member of the team, former S Club 7 star Bradley McIntosh. S Club 7 started life in 1998 as a semi-fictional BBC kids TV series and their debut single knocked Madonna off the top of the charts. The band went on to achieve 4 million album sales, five No.1’s and over 90 million TV viewers. S Club 7 disbanded in 2003.
They had it....they lost it....they want it back!
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