FAVORITE MUSIC BAND

 

A1 Boy Band 

A1 is a British/Norwegian boy band which was originally made up of Mark Read, Paul Marazzi, Ben AdamsChristian Ingebrigtsen. Their first single, "Be the First to Believe", entered the UK singles chart at #6 in early 1999. They had relative success in the charts with two number #1s and eight top 10 hits. Adding to this they also won a BRIT Award for "British Breakthrough Act" in 2001. They were formed by band manager Tim Byrne, who also formed Steps. A1's journey came to an end when original member Paul Marazzi left in 2002 and the band subsequently decided to split. 

                                                                                                 

 

 Backstreetboys  

The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys (1996). In the following year, they released their second international album, Backstreet's Back (1997) and their debut album in the United States which continued the group's success worldwide. They rose to superstardom with their album Millennium (1999) and its follow-up album, Black & Blue (2000). After a three-year hiatus, the band regrouped and have since released three albums: Never Gone (2005), Unbreakable (2007) and This Is Us (2009).

Richardson left the group in 2006 to pursue other interests, leaving the band as a four-piece,^[2] but the remaining members did not rule out a possible return of the singer.^[3]

The Backstreet Boys have sold over 130 million records worldwide, making them the best-selling boy band of all time.^[4][5][6] According to Billboard, they are the first group since Sade to have their first seven albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200.^[7]

                                                                             

 

 Westlife  

    

Westlife are an Irish pop group formed on 3 July 1998. The group's original lineup comprised Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Brian McFadden (departed from the band in 2004). The group is the only act in British or Irish history to have their first seven singles go straight to Number 1, and they have gone on to sell over 46 million records worldwide^[1] which includes their studio, single, video, and compilation albums.^[2][3] Despite the group's worldwide success, they've only had one U.S. hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts: "Swear It Again", which made it to #20 in 2000.

  

N'sync 

'N Sync (sometimes stylised as *NSYNC) was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich,^[2] 'N Sync consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick. After heavily publicized legal battles with their former manager Lou Pearlman and former record label Sony BMG, the group's second album No Strings Attached sold over one million copies in one day and 2.42 million copies in one week, giving it the highest first week album sales ever.^[3][4] In addition to a host of Grammy nominations, 'N Sync has performed at the Academy Awards, the World Series, the Super Bowl and the Olympics, and sang or recorded with the likes of Elton John, Mandy Moore, Aerosmith, Mary J Blige, Britney Spears, Nelly, Michael Jackson, The Jacksons, Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, and Gloria Estefan.

 

SideA Band

Side A are a multi-awarded, platinum-certified band from the Philippines, best known for their romantic ballad Forevermore.

The band formed in 1985, and performed at the Calesa Music Bar and Lounge at the Hyatt Regency, Pasay City between 1986 and 1989. In 1987 they recorded their first song, Eva Marie (written by Joey Benin) and in 1989 they recorded their first self-titled album. In 1994 they released Forevermore, their most successful song to date. Forevermore was certified 8x platinum (over 80,000 units sold) and was awarded Song of the Year at the Awit Awards in 1995.