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, with three performing members and one non-performing

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member. They were called 2wo Third3 because out of the performing members, the two backing members dressed in identical

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usually with rubber gloves and the frontman, Lee, did not. He usually wore a trademark 2wo Third3 plaster on his face (this being pre- Nelly). The fourth member was represented by a cartoon character called "Biff", who appeared in the band's promotional material and record covers. The group were managed by

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/ Bros manager Tom Watkins and signed to

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's Epic

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. The design aspect of the group was very important, with customised yellow rubber gloves being sent out with promotional records, and a free Biff plaster being issued to

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. The band supported

on their "Around the World" tour in 1994. In 2007, Lee (a.k.a. 4th Child), was signed by Hit! Records, and recorded a new version of "Now I Found You" in March of that year.

Biff

Richard "Biff" Stannard went on to become a songwriter for many other groups such as

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and Spice Girls. He formed the songwriting and production team

Biffco Biffco is a music production and songwriting team from Brighton, England, formed by Richard "Biff" Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes. The group have worked with a number of high-profile artists, including Kylie Minogue, One Direction, At ...

, along with Julian Gallagher and Ash Howes.

Singles

* "Hear Me Calling" (Epic Records/Sony Music - 1994) - UK No. 48 * "Ease the Pressure" (Epic Records/Sony Music - 1994) - UK No. 46 * "I Want the World" (Epic Records/Sony Music - 1994) - UK No. 20 * "I Want to Be Alone" (Epic Records/Sony Music - 1995) - UK No. 29

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