Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Occasionally, he ditches the suit to join his bandmates on stage during reunion performances. But their album, Times Like These, struggled in the charts. What Blazin' Squad look like now: here's what the 10-piece boyband did next, DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. DJ Tommy, who is a fan of cycling, has not been seen with the group during any of their reunion gigs. However, he has now returned to his first love and works as a band manager. Actually known as Stuart Baker, the spiked hair has now been replaced with soft, brunette locks. . 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He also correctly tweeted that Wispa is the best chocolate bar on the market. The rapper hilariously tried to keep his time in the boyband a closely guarded secret, before choosing to disclose the revelation to fellow islanders one by one. In the eighth of the Blazin' Squad diaries, Reepa, aka Stuart tells us what he's been up to this . He is also on a Podcast called Its Not All Dad with co-stars Jamie Jewitt and Jake Quickenden. Peach Recordsin alla he julkaisivat ensimmisen singlens uudistuksen jlkeen, "All Night Long", keskuussa 2006. He also worked as a window fitter after the band went their official separate ways. Months earlier, So Solid Crew, the amorphous garage group from Battersea, had emerged from pirate radio obscurity into the mainstream thanks to the relentless patter of their hit single 21 Seconds. ), but we haven't heard a peep from them on the chart since 2009. Well, the 10 mates are all from London and they met at school. Their album, entitled Times Like These, was also released in February 2006, but only peaked at #67 on the UK Albums Chart, and such, were soon dropped from their label.[8]. Self-proclaimed pioneers of "chav" culture, ten-piece pop/rap act Blazin' Squad scored an impressive six consecutive Top Ten hits in just two years. These days Kenzie is a personal trainer and DJ, whose attends plenty of pool parties, glam nights out, and DJing all over the world. Answer: Melody. Blazin' Squad are reckoned to be the next big pop sensation, so just who are they? This single was the first to reach the UK Top 40, and debuted in the number one spot on the UK Singles Chart of 31 August 2002. Hope you're well, Flave. Rocky B is now widely known for his appearance on ITV's Love Island and his romance with Liverpudlian Gabby Allen. Even the BBC gave them one star for their debut album In The Beginning, grimly (and, as it happened, falsely)predicting: "Sorry boys, the only Crossroad you'll be meeting at in a couple of yearsis one with a Job Centre on the corner.". Find out more, The latest offers and discount codes from popular brands on Telegraph Voucher Codes, Blazin' Squad, in their baggy-trousered heyday, Blazin' Squad backstage at Party In The Park, 2004, Dry Cleaning: the British band with the strangest lyrics in music, The Edge: Its going to be very difficult to break up U2, Punk star Slowthai provides a breath of fresh air from self-help platitudes the weeks best albums, A Wagnerian superstar forgoes her helmet and spear, plus the best of Marchs classical concerts, How Daisy Jones & the Six faked Fleetwood Mac. Having lived it large in the early 2000s with the boys, Tommy now prefers the quieter life and doesn't appear in the showbiz world much anymore. Jamie McKenzie is now a very sculpted personal trainer, Marcel Sommervile welcomed his first child earlier this year, Freek carried his love of music through to his work as a band manager, Strider now runs a successful songwriting company, James Murray ( pictured) and his old bandmate worked on Naughty Boy and Sam Smith's huge hit La La La, Sam Foulkes has partaken in a few Blazin' Squad reunions since they split, Chris now has platinum blond hair and works as an engineer, Lee Bailey has retreated from the limelight, DJ Tommy B: he's still working as DJ these days. It also failed to re-ignite the low sales of the album. But the world had moved on: guitars were ruling the airwaves and there was little nostalgia lurking for the formerly teenage group. He's also engaged though, so try not to let your early 2000s feelings ignite all over again. Unlike many of his former bandmembers, Lee retreated from the limelight after Blazin' Squad ended. Newsbeat spoke to original Blazin' Squad band members MC Freek and Melo about reuniting and having their first headline show since 2004. . Ed Sheeran announces he's engaged to fiance Cherry Seaborn, Blind Dates unluckiest contestant shunned for a SECOND time after being first person to be stood up on the show in 20 years, Naked photos of ex Coronation Street star Melissa Johns performing sex act leaked online by cruel hackers, Ewan McGregors scorned wife has blasted his filing for divorce as 'upsetting and disappointing', Voice UK fans wowed by inspirational singer who overcomes stammer when he performs, Who are Ant and Ox? Chris McKeckney was a major player in the Blazin Squad reunion tour two years ago. The album was released on 20 November 2003 in the United Kingdom, and peaked at #37 on the UK Albums Chart. They co-wrote and co-produced Sam Smith and Naughty Boy's tune 'La La La', and also worked on Jess Glynne's debut album. Reepa's spiked hair has now been replaced by luscious long locks instead. He and partner Bayley Hatson share a daughter. Arsenal fan Sam Foulkes now works in the import and export industry, while re-teaming with some of his bandmates for the odd Blazin' Squad show. He's also now a father to two daughters, Wynter and Wyllow. The remaining few (Rocky-B, Reepa, Spike-E, Melo-D and MC Vyper, who had changed his alias from Danny-B), announced they would be reforming as Blazin' Squad in the summer of 2006. Since the good ol' days, Strider has gone on to even bigger and better things than Blazin' Squad (if that's actually possible). And are they getting back together? These days he works as a DJ, but absolutely loves a bit of cycling in his spare time. While he's back to being close with the boys these days, he also previously performed as a solo act called The Lee Bailey Project, which is still visible on MySpace. 22 photos of Disney Channel stars then and now. They released a single, and their the group's fourth, and final, record deal dumping followed. The singer is now married and has a baby. Lee's trademark spiky blonde hair made him stand out from the group. And as Marcel frequently mentioned in the Love Island villa the group are still good friends. Aim for the stars and if you miss at least you will land on the moon.. #gooner. Something went wrong, please try again later. Before Somerville had to explain his earlier life in the fast lane to other people on Love Island, he competed in local athletics and launched a record label. We're assuming that Freek came to a career Crossroads at some point, because his time in Blazin' Squad was actually followed by working in banking, wearing waistcoats and sipping on red wine in Instagram pictures. The group have a verified Twitter account which suggests their line-up is comprised of 40 per cent of the original 10 (Freek, Spike-e, Reepa, Plat'num) and a man named Melo. In February 2006, they released a second single, "One More Night Alone", which reached #13 on the UK Singles Chart. Outside the villa, fans were reliving the group's glory days which led to some members of the band doing the nightclub PA rounds over summer. Although hes mysteriously disappeared hes been spotted working on solo music as The Lee Bailey Project. As well as becoming a music mogul writing tracks for the likes of Leona Lewis, Emeli Sande and Professor Green, Strider also now has a wife and a cute baby son too. Freek also appears to be a Tottenham Hotspur fan judging from his tweets. Since then he has continued to appear on television and radio shows, including appearing on Celebrity Come Dine With Me last year. Kenzie also claimed Jodie liked to be spanked in the bedroom and revealed he once bought her saucy underwear. He appeared on a number of reality shows including the third series of Celebrity Big Brother, The Weakest Link, and CelebAir. In 2005 the Chingford lad came second on Celebrity Big Brother aged 19, and made headlines that same year when he began dating former glamour model Jodie Marsh, 43. They have been massively successful, writing for artists including Emeli Sande, Leona Lewis, KSI, and Naughty Boy. Cosmopolitan participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. As you may have noticed from the past and present picture comparison, Krazy literally looks exactly the same as he did back in the day, with his long blonde hair still in tact. Kenzie (James MacKenzie) Doug Peters / Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment Kenzie is. Where are the original Loose Women hosts now? He keeps out of the limelight for but after Marcel's stint on Love Island, Oliver was invited to appear on E4 show Tattoo Fixers to get the ink on his left bicep updated. Read more: 'Simon Cowell is powerful b****** but shouldn't bring back X Factor' says ex star. "Its [sic] been a lot of fun & we're and looking forward to sharing what we've been working on for 2022. Marcel, 36, is engaged to Rebecca Vieira and they have a beautiful baby boy together called Roman. The trio released their debut single, "Baby Goodbye" in October 2005. Blazin' Squad were an English hip hop group. But he's apparently had a couple of normal jobs too. Kenzie has certainly grown up since his band days, Reepa has ditched his spikes since the '00s. Many members appear to enjoy a variety of careers, ranging from underwear line designer (Kenzie) to D-list celebrity personal trainer (also Kenzie). We met them at the crossroads back in the early noughties, and their catchy RnB songs were stuck in our heads for days, but what happened to the 10 members of Blazin' Squad? He now appears to have completely disappeared from the spotlight. Also known as Tom Beasley, the former boyband member is still working the decks up and down the country as a DJ. The cast of That '70s Show where are they now? We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The Voice UK 2018 duo on Team Jennifer who met at Brighton University, Mariah Carey reveals she's back in the studio working on 15th album, Stephen Mulhern casts doubt on Britain's Got More Talent return as he continues to battle 'nasty' illness, Jon Fratelli gave his coveted Brit award to random plumber - as a TIP, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Despite their record label wanting to drop them following the lack of success of the single, they had signed a binding contract to release an album. Tell us about your album, In The Beginning It's got an R&B, chilled-out vibe.. 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The most office-based of the lot is Reepa,who works as a media manager at the BBC. Critics' main complaint was that Blazin' Squad posed as the next threat on the garage scene, but were actually more like East 17, the Nineties boy band who hailed from the nearby ends of Walthamstow. "I might have a solo career or start to write. Twelve years on from his boy band adventure, Marcel Sommerville is taking part in the2017 series of Love Island. In a previous interview with Manchester Evening News he said: "I might have a solo career or start to write. Another member of the band who has had a change in career is Sam Foulkes, aka Spike-E. FRET NO MORE. Blazin Squad released two albums in their original line-up (Picture: PA) In 2005, members Kenzie, Flava and Strider formed Friday Hill and released two singles - Baby Goodbye and One More Night. Back in 2002, the young lads dressed in matching white tops, sported blingy chains around their necks and didn't scrimp on the wet look gel to keep their spikes in place. A detailed history, The ending of Sex/Life season 2 explained, Here's what Buzz from Home Alone looks like now. Jon O'Brien of AllMusic called them the "self-proclaimed pioneers of 'chav' culture". Reepa is still in the media industry as a manager at the BBC. As well as becoming a household reality TV icon, Marcel Sommerville works as a producer and founder of an independent music label called Dmode. Blazin' Squad member James Mackenzie a.k.a. We caught up with Marcel over the summer, but where are the rest these days? Viewers have been taking the Mickey out of him for constantly mentioning that he was in Blazin' Squad. Mojam were reported to have signed a major deal with Sony/ATV's Naughty Words joint venture with Naughty Boy in 2014. 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Find yourself among people of a certain age today and chances are they'll be able to sing the chorus of Crossroads. What ever happened to the Blazin' Squad boys? Their debut album featured three hit singles, including Love on the Line and Where the Story Ends, and their follow up, Now or Never, had another, Flip Reverse. While continuing to do pretty well in the music industry, Flava is one of the Blazin' boys who tends to keep out of the spotlight himself, and is seemingly impossible to track down on social media, but he hasn't changed much from the '00s. Family Life. The ten members all met through secondary school and came together through a shared love of music. In 2003 they were considered so relevant that their rendition of Flip Reverse was used to relaunch Top of the Pops. The rapper hilariously tried to keep his. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. He also dated former glamour model Jodie Marsh around the same time. Members Flava, Plat'num, Strider, Freek, Krazy, Tommy-B, Melo-D, Spike-E, Reepa, and Kenzie all met at Higham Park School in Chingford, London where they bonded over a love of hip-hop. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. In 2005, Strider, Flava and Kenzie signed a record deal with Polydor records, and began recording an album under the name Friday Hill, named after a location in their hometown in Chingford. He was a vocal supporter of Marcel during his Love Island villa stint. ", (Image: The Sun/Getty/Buzzfeed/Mirror Online). After the Blazin' Squad disbanded he became a media manager at the BBC. She introduced me to new pleasures and all kinds of different positions.". This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. In the band he had a couple of nicknames from Rocky B, to Plat'num B, to Bezzle. "Standard Flow" was remixed by Ras Kwarme and Origin Unknown, with a version available featuring Jamaican dancehall musician Elephant Man on guest vocals. They decided to call it a day in 2006. Sam is said to work in the import/export industry these days but still does the occasional reunion gig with the Blazin' Squad boys when called for. You may have been watching Love Island this year and thought where do I know that guy from? Over their brief career the lads celebrated two gold records and sold-out arena tours - including a headline set at Wembley. Flava is now seemingly married with two kids. Alongside James, Mustafa has penned some massive hits as part of their duo. Now or Never is the second studio album released by British ten-piece hip hop group Blazin' Squad. He is from England. He now works as a media manager at the BBC and is married to Welsh-born wife Zoe. Marcel and partner Rebecca are now on MTV Celebrity Bums: Famous and Pregnant. The problem with TikToks Bold Glamour filter, Who has Dua Lipa dated? Comeback But when the band disbanded, he retreated from the limelight - despite initially telling the media he would like to carry on with a career in the industry. He's also engaged though, so try not to let your early 2000s. Heres what Wednesday Addams looks like now! Blazin' Squad burst onto the scene 20 years ago, clocking a No.1 hit with their debut single. The London group had seven hits in the Top 10 before one by one they slowly exited from the spotlight -but where are they now? I think the first thing is, weve been doing a few shows, so to up that to a tour, if we were to do anything that would be the first point of call, see how that goes then who knows. But Blazin' Squad were infamous for their pretentious attempts to seem "street", their love of oversized clothing and enjoyably preposterous interviews at the hands of Simon Amstell, then-co-host of T4 showPopworld, who famously asked them, "So, how's puberty going? While he's back to being close with the boys these days, he also previously performed as a solo act called The Lee Bailey Project. The pair co-write Sam Smith and Naughty Boy's hit single La La La - which went on to be the sixth best selling single in the UK in 2013 and even made a splash on the US charts peaking at number 19. He is now dad to daughters Wynter and Wyllow, who he shares with his girlfriend of 10 years. Blazin' Squad were the laughing stock of nearly all serious music magazines. They reunited briefly in 2011 and represented Great Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest in Germany, where they came in 11th place with their song, I Can, and they've done other reunion shows too. This is one Blazin' Squad lad who's hard to pin down. Somerville has become the first Love Island contestantto make headlines from this series, but if he continues to use his "I was in a band" schtick to impress the ladies, then we might as well remind ourselves of what that "band"actually was. Rumour has it that Tommy was the one who came up with the idea for the band to Crossroads - leading them to chart success. Cosmopolitan, Part of the Hearst UK Fashion & Beauty Network. Le migliori offerte per SMASH HITS MAGAZINE April 2004 BUSTED Peter Andre PINK Lemar RACHEL STEVENS sono su eBay Confronta prezzi e caratteristiche di prodotti nuovi e usati Molti articoli con consegna gratis! Somerville, a 31-year-old musician and self-confessed heart breaker from London, was one of 10 young men who comprised Blazin' Squad, agroup from Chingford, North East London, who achieved considerable chart success despite being widely ridiculed by both the music industry and general public. He now has a wife called Zoe and often shares snaps of their luxurious holidays. Lovely jubbly. Most notably, they worked with Sam Smith on his hit track La La La. Strictly's Karen Hauer teases future judging role, Creed 3 star talks building intimacy with co-star, EastEnders reveals big twist in Eve and Suki story, Emmerdale star shares future of Paddy's dark story, Sims 4 Growing Together 28% off in pre-order deal. The 10-piece boyband from London went on to achieve seven Top 10 hits in various flip-reversed line-ups (remember the Friday Hill reboot circa 2005/2006? After leaving the music industry and his zany nickname behind, Freek - better known as Oliver Georgiou - embarked on a career in corporate banking. As MC Reepa he is best recognized for having been a member of the rap group Blazin' Squad. It reached the top of the charts in August 2002, a year after So Solid Crew gained their Number One. "We Just Be Dreamin'" reached number three in July 2003, and "Flip Reverse", which was co-written by former member Liam D'Souza reached number two in November.
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