A1
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A1 was one of the most successful Biritsh boy bands in the late 90s. The band unfortunately disbanded after almost 5 years in the music industry because of an incident that happened when they were doing their concert.
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[edit] About
The band's publicity focused on the fact that they write most of their songs and 3 out of 4 members can play musical instruments. The members of the band was Mark Read, Paul Marazzi, Ben Adams, and Christian Ingebrigsten. Read plays piano and drums, Adams plays the piano oboe and violin and Ingebrigsten plays piano and guitar. After an initial period during which the were successful in the UK singles chart, in autumn of 2000 two of their singles went number one in the charts in nine within nine weeks: Take on Me and Same Old Brand New You. The former was a revival of the A-ha's 1985 single, which itself only reached number two in the charts in 1986.
Unfortunately, the band decided to split because in the leg of the Indonesian tour, whilst they performed in a shopping mall called Taman Anggrek Mall, four teenage girls were killed in a stampede, thus making the band members upset and all of them consdiered leaving the band. Marazzi left the band citing personal reasons, Mark is still writing songs for different artists, Adams released his solo single Sorry which reached #18 in the UK singles chart and Ingebirgsten madi it big back in his hometown.
[edit] Awards & Certifications
- Brit Awards for British Breakthrough Act in 2001
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | UK | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Be the First to Believe | #6 | Here We Come |
| Summertime of Our Lives | #5 | Here We come | |
| Everytime | #3 | Here We Come | |
| Ready or Not | #3 | Here We Come | |
| 2000 | Like a Rose | #1 | Here We Come |
| Take on Me | #1 | The A-List | |
| Same Old Brand New You | #1 | The A-List | |
| 2001 | No More | #6 | The A-List |
| 2002 | Caught in the Middle | #2 | Make It Good (album) |
| Make It Good (single) | #11 | Make It Good |
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[edit] Tours & Concerts
- no tours and concert for the band
[edit] Announcements
- no new announcement for the band
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Title | Informations |
|---|---|
 | Released on 1999 |
 | Released on 2000 |
 | Released on 2002 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Labels |
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| 1999 | Be the First to Believe | Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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| Summertime of Our Lives | Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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| Everytime | Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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| Ready or Not | Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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| 2000 | Like a Rose | Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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| Take on Me | Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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| Same Old Brand New You | Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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| 2001 | No More | Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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| 2002 | Caught in the Middle | Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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| Make It Good | Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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[edit] Compilations & Live Releases
| Title | Informations |
|---|---|
 | Released on 2004 |
