Upper Street (band)

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Upper Street
Also known as Totally Boyband (2006)
Origin London, England, UK
Genres Pop, R&B
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2006
Labels Concept Records
Website www.upperstreet4u.com
Past members Dane Bowers
Jimmy Constable
Bradley McIntosh
Danny Wood
Lee Latchford-Evans

Upper Street were a UK boy band formed in 2006 from the MTV-produced reality television series Totally Boyband . The members of the band were all ex-members of other groups. They were Dane Bowers of Another Level, Jimmy Constable of 911, Bradley McIntosh of S Club 7, and Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block. Lee Latchford-Evans of Steps was also originally in the line-up, but left due to conflict within the group. Their only single, "The One" was released in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2006 by Concept Records.

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Despite the band's confidence that it would place in the top 10, the single entered the charts on 29 October 2006, at number 35. Teletext's Planet Sound reported on November 6, 2006, that the band had split up after confrontation with their record company.

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Discography

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[1]
"The One"200635non-album single

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References

  1. "The Official Charts Company - Upper Street (band)". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.