Biography
This UK vocal quartet made an immediate impact on the English charts during 2001 with a string of well-crafted pop/R&B singles. Duncan James (Duncan Matthew James, 7 April 1979, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) and Antony Costa (b. Antony Daniel Costa, 23 June 1981, Edgware, Middlesex, England), who first met on the audition circuit, decided to form their own group in early 2000. They teamed up with Lee Ryan (b. 17 June 1983, Chatham, Kent, England), who they had first noticed on the circuit, and his flatmate Simon Webbe (b. Simon Solomon Webbe, 30 March 1979, Manchester, England), an ex-professional footballer. A management and recording contract with Innocent Records ensued, and the quartet was placed with several songwriting/production teams. Their debut single ‘All Rise’, written by leading Norwegian pop team Stargate, reached number 4 in the UK singles chart in May 2001 and spent several weeks in the Top 10. The quartet’s cover version of...
Read the Full Biography of Blue (Boy Band)
|
|
