Scott Robinson (singer)

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Scott Robinson
Birth nameScott James Timothy Robinson
Born (1979-11-22) 22 November 1979 (age 45)
Origin Essex, England
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • radio presenter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1997–present
Member of Five

Scott James Timothy Robinson (born 22 November 1979) is an English singer and radio presenter. He is best known for being a member of the boy band Five. He currently presents the Drivetime show on Radio Essex.

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Early life

Robinson and his two sisters, Nicola and Hayley, lived in Pitsea, Essex. [1] He attended Chalvedon Comprehensive School until year 9 when he left to move full-time to the Sylvia Young Theatre School. [2] [3]

He enjoyed initial acting success with small parts in Casualty , Hale and Pace , The Bill and EastEnders . Scott also performed on stage in London's West End & the Edinburgh Festival with Ron Moody in Peter Pan and in the National Youth Music Theatre Production of Whistle Down the Wind before turning his attention to music with Five. [4] [5]

Career

1997–2001: Five

In 1997, Robinson auditioned for Five, a new boy band-style group with "attitude and edge". Robinson was eventually selected to be part of the band along with Abz Love, Ritchie Neville, Sean Conlon and Jason "J" Brown. Five subsequently were signed by Simon Cowell and BMG/RCA for a six-album deal. Five went on to enjoy massive success worldwide, selling over 20 million records in their four years. [6] The group sold around 20 million copies worldwide. [7] The band split up on 27 September 2001.

2002–2013: Radio

From 2002 to 2012, Robinson worked as a radio presenter on Essex FM. From 2004 to 2005 he starred in the UK regional theatre musical Boogie Nights 2. [8] In 2006 Five attempted a comeback without Conlon, but failed to sign with a new label and the band disbanded again. [9] In October 2008, Robinson appeared in Celebrity Scissorhands which coincides with the BBC charity Children in Need . From 2012 to 2013 was a regular on Soccer AM , presenting the Scott Awards. [10]

2013–present: Five return

In January 2013, Five returned to star the ITV2's reality show The Big Reunion . [11] Brown didn't want to rejoin the group and Five announced that they were considering a new fifth member for the comeback, but withdrew to continue with the original four-member lineup. [12] The band eventually decided to continue as a four-piece and they have been performing live touring Europe ever since. [13] In November 2024, Robinson appeared on BBC retrospective Boybands Forever along with Neville and Conlon. The three-part series documented the rise of the boyband industry in 1990s Britain. [14]

Personal life

Robinson began dating Kerry Oaker in 1997. [15] On 11 July 2001, Oaker gave birth five weeks early to their first son, Brennan Rhys Robinson. [16] On 28 September 2001, the day after Five split up, Robinson and Oaker got married at Stock Brook Golf and Country Club in Billericay. The rest of the band were also in attendance. [17] Their second son, Kavan, was born in 2006, [18] followed by twin daughters, Bobbi-Rayne and Kaydi-Rose in January 2014. [19] The family currently live in Pitsea, Essex. [16]

Robinson is a fan of Arsenal F.C.

Radio

YearTitleRadio
2002–2012Saturday Live Radio Essex
2012–2013Scott Awards Soccer AM
2020–presentThe Big Drive Home Radio Essex

Podcasts

YearTitle
2015–2017The Three Show [20]
2021The A to Z of Men [21]

Stage

YearTitleRole
2004–2005Boogie Nights 2Bob

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  2. ↑ "Pop star buys luxury home for parents". Daily Gazette . 18 June 1999. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Pop wannabees 'to prove judges wrong'". Manchester Evening News. 17 February 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Keith, Bernie (7 September 2004). "From 5ive to '80s". BBC Radio Northampton . Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. ↑ D'Arcy-Jones, Neil (8 December 2015). "Five singer Scott Robinson leads the cast for the Princes Theatre pantomime". Daily Gazette. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Certified Awards". Bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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  8. ↑ "Boogie Nights 2: BBC Three Counties Radio presenter Ian Pearce heads off to Milton Keynes for some bubble-gum theatre and takes a musical romp through the hits of the '80s" . Retrieved 26 January 2023– via BBC.
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  10. ↑ "Scott Robinson - Scott 5 Award [8th Sept 2012 Soccer AM]". 11 September 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2023– via www.youtube.com.
  11. ↑ Robinson, Scott [@Scottlarock5] (18 October 2012). "I can confirm that five we'll take part in the big reunion on @itv2 Sometime next year We are all Looking forward to the show #willbegreat" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  13. ↑ Duncan, Amy (17 January 2013). "5ive post plea for fifth member on Facebook ahead of reunion 12 years after parting ways". Metro. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "The birth of Five". BBC Two. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ↑ Wilson, Katie (20 February 2022). "5ive's Scott Robinson is unrecognisable 20 years after band's split". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  16. 1 2 "Pop star's heart and home is in...Pitsea". The Echo . 9 May 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Basildon: Boyband singer Scott marries childhood sweetheart". Daily Gazette. 29 September 2001. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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