Point Break (group)

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Point Break
Origin United Kingdom
Genres Pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active1999-2000
Labels Warner Bros. Records
Past membersBrett Adams
Declan Bennett
David Oliver
Dustin Strong
George Trotter
Jonathan Newman

Point Break were a British pop group, formed and managed by Danielle Barnett and signed to WEA, who found brief success between 1999 and 2000.

Contents

Brett Adams and David Oliver first started out with George Trotter as a group called "Aurora" [1] & performed in local schools & clubs in England and included. They changed their name to "Point Break" when they clinched a record deal with Warner Music, after the 1991 crime action film of the same name.

Launched as a new boy band in 1999, the group featured Brett Adams and David "Ollie" Oliver, who had both acted in TV's Byker Grove , and Declan Bennett joined when original member Jon had to quit due to illness. [2] Within a year, they clocked up five UK hit singles and an album. [3] Other members included American Dustin Strong, and Nicol Lampert who both joined the group as singers and songwriters and toured live with Point Break before the group disbanded. [4]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[3]
FIN
[5]
JPN
[6] [7]
Apocadelic 213583

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[3]
AUS
[8]
JPN
[7]
1999"Do We Rock?"297Apocadelic
2000"Stand Tough"74910
"Freakytime"1311
"You"14
"What About Us?"24

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