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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 UK Singles Chart 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 Their debut single "Heaven and Earth" was withdrawn from the chart because the single contained a track whose length was longer than permitted for that format.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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'' by Konami in 2005.

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 '' Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' shortly before the group's split, moved into glamour modelling 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 Avenue 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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