| Name |
Blue |
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| Naionality |
English |
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| Famous for |
Singing |
Blue are an English boy band consisting of Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe. The band originally formed in 2000, releasing three studio albums, that all peaked at number one, and sixteen singles, across a five year period. During this time, the band recorded with worldwide superstars, including Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Lil' Kim.
The group announced in 2004 that they planned to go on hiatus for two years, although in 2005, confirmed that they had actually split up to embark on individual solo projects. releasing a number of greatest hits and compilation albums taking a retrospective of their five-year career. On 28 April 2009, the band announced that they had reformed, and would return to the stage in the summer of that year. The band represented the United Kingdom at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, Germany with the song "I Can", and shortly after, confirmed the release of their comeback album. The band began recording new material in July 2010. They revealed during in an interview in March 2011 that they had recorded a collaboration with American R&B superstar Bruno Mars for their upcoming, fourth studio album. Discussing the record with Digital Spy, Lee Ryan said: "We've been writing with Ne-Yo, and I've written at least a couple of songs on my own that will probably make the album. We've also been working with Bruno Mars on a song called 'Black And Blue' – he's sending his parts over from a demo we recorded a while ago. It's got some haunting notes on the chorus." They also revealed that three tracks on the album had been produced by RedOne, and that they felt that the material was "their best work to date".
During February 2012, the band embarked on a small tour across Manila, performing with fellow boyband A1 and Jeff Timmons in three special concerts, two of which included the Smart Araneta Coliseum on 25 February 2012, and the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 28 February. The tour was billed as "Boybands: The Greatest Hits Tour".
