V Factory | |
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Also known as | V Factory |
Origin | Hawaii Virginia South Carolina Pennsylvania Tennessee |
Genres | Pop, R&B, Urban |
Years active | 2006 - 2011 |
Labels | Warner Bros. Records |
Members | Jared Murillo Nathaniel Flatt Nick Teti |
Past members | Asher Monroe Wesley Quinn |
V Factory was an American pop/R&B/urban boy band produced by former pop artist Tommy Page.
The members have yet to confirm what the "V" stands for. Wesley Quinn, in an interview with Popstar! Magazine , stated that "the V is a hidden meaning between the five of us." [1]
On April 29, 2008, their EP These Are The Days was released on iTunes (in the US. It included the tracks "Round and Round", "She Bad" (featuring E-40), and "These Are the Days". On January 12, 2009, it was released in the UK and other countries.
V Factory performed at the Bandemonium Tour alongside Menudo, Mark and James, and NLT. The tour ran from May 1, 2008 to May 26, 2008. [2]
V Factory's first single, "Love Struck", was released to iTunes on February 3, 2009. [3] It played recurringly on Radio Disney, premiering on Music Mailbag. Its peak on mainstream radio was #37 and #70 on the Pop 100. [4] The song was produced by Swedish production team twin and written by David Jassy and Darin. "Love Struck" was released on iTunes in the UK and other countries on 9 September. The "Love Struck" music video was released officially on May 22, 2009 on AOL Music.
Year | Single | Chart positions [4] | |||
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U.S. Dance | U.S. Pop | CAN | SWE | ||
2009 | "Love Struck" | 44 | 37 | 94 | 47 |
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