MAD ABOUT The boys

Published date13 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
*NsyNC: The US band, made up of (L to R) Justin Timberlake (back row), Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez and Joey Fatone started making hits in 1995 and soon became one of the biggest music groups leading up to the millennium. Band merchandise even included dolls of the five singers

1994 East 17: Made up of Brian Harvey, John Hendy, Tony Mortimer and Terry Coldwell, the group's single Stay Another Day kept Mariah Carey from the number one slot in the UK in 1994 with All I Want For Christmas Is You. 1999 Westlife: Managed by Louis Walsh, they formed in 1998, with (L to R) Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Brian McFadden, Nicky Byrne and Kian Egan enjoying success with songs like Flying Without Wings and You Raise Me Up. They released a cover version of Billy Joel's Uptown Girl for Comic Relief in 2001.

MAD ABOUT The boys

UT he were managed by the same team who managed the Spice Girls in 1997 and sold 20 million records with hits like Slam Dunk (Da Funk) and If Ya Gettin' Down.

1990 1999

It's 40 years sInce new kIds on the block launched. Marion McMullen looks back at the glory days of boy bands 5ive: The English boy band was made up of (back row) Abz Love, Jason Paul Brown, (front row) Scott Robinson, Sean Conlon and Ritchie Neville. They

New Kids on The block: The American boy band: (L to R) Danny Wood, Joe McIntyre, Donie...

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