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. They released three

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on the

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, but disbanded in early 2005. The group had three

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s, which all reached the top 40 in the

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during 2004 and 2005, but each performed under expectations. Their debut single "Heaven and Earth" was withdrawn from the chart because the single contained a track whose length was longer than permitted for that format. Following singles were "Can't Say Goodbye" and "Serious". A fourth single, " Xanadu" (a cover of the

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and

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song), was due to be released but was cancelled when the group split. They had also recorded songs for a planned

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. Their single "Heaven and Earth" was licensed for use in ''

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Group members

;Glenn Ball *Glenn Ball (born ), a professional choreographer was a backing

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for Mimi, in the ''

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'' contest in 2003, with her song "Ever Since That Night" which ended third in the televoting. *Since then, Ball has continued his dancing career, having performed as a dancer on

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's Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour and Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour. *He also choreographed most of the Pop!'s music videos as well as several television adverts and ''

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'' performances. *In 2005 Glenn was part of a dance act for Crazy Frog's Axel F on Top of The Pops. *In 2006 Glenn was a dancer in the ''Eurovision Song Contest'', performing with Turkey's Sibel Tuzun, with her song "Superstar". ;Hannah Lewis *Hannah Lewis (born ) *Lewis, who appeared on ''

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'' shortly before the group's split, moved into

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following the group's demise, and has appeared in photoshoots for numerous magazines and newspapers. ;Jade McGuire *Jade McGuire (born ) *McGuire had her first child in July 2006 named Mia. *Auditioned on ''The X Factor'', airing in September 2015. ;Jamie Tinkler *Jamie Tinkler (born ) *In 2002 Jamie participated in ''A Song For Europe'' with his group Level Best with their song "Every Step of The Way". *Tinkler went on to join

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for the purpose of participation in ''The X Factor'.

Singles discography

Singles

References

External links

Glenn Ball official siteHannah Lewis official site
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