V Factory

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V Factory
Also known asV Factory
Origin Hawaii
Virginia
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Genres Pop, R&B, Urban
Years active2006 - 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.

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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]

History

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.

Members

Current members
Past members

Discography

Extended plays

Track listing
  1. "Round & Round"
  2. "She Bad" (featuring E-40)
  3. "These Are the Days"

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [4]
U.S. Dance U.S. Pop CAN SWE
2009"Love Struck"44379447

Other songs

Awards and nominations

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