In May 2001, a new band named Blue released their debut single.

Two No.1 albums, three No.1 singles, two BRIT Awards, 5 million albums and 2.9 million singles later, Blue are now officially one of the biggest pop acts not only in the UK, but across the world.

Comprising of London based lads Duncan James (25), Anthony Costa (21), Lee Ryan (20) and Simon Webbe (25), Blue released their first single in May 2001, the anthemic “All Rise”, which entered the UK chart at No. 4 and stayed in the Top 10 for five weeks. The next two singles “Too Close” and “If You Come Back” went on to be even bigger hits, both crashing into the chart at No.1 and selling in excess of 200,000 copies each.