A1 (band)
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General information | |
Genre (s) | pop |
founding | 1999 |
resolution | 2002 |
Last occupation | |
Benjamin Anthony Edward Stevens Adams (born November 22, 1981 in Ascot , Berkshire ) |
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Mark Daniel Read (born November 7, 1978 in Kingston upon Thames , Surrey ) |
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Singing : |
Christian Ingebrigtsen (born January 25, 1977 in Siggerud , Norway ) |
Paul Leo Thomas Marazzi (born January 24, 1975 in Wanstead , London ) |
A1 is a British boy band that originally consisted of members Mark Read, Paul Marazzi, Christian Ingebrigsten and Ben Adams.
Band history
With their first single, Be the First to Believe , A1 reached the British top ten in 1999. A year later, their cover version of the a-ha classic Take On Me topped the UK charts. And the follow-up hit Same Old Brand New You also reached number 1.
A1 was voted one of the best newcomers at the Brit Awards 2001, before the band split a year later after Paul Marazzi left the band on October 8, 2002 for personal reasons.
In 2004, a best-of album was released that included concert recordings, all released singles, and two previously unreleased songs.
Ben Adams released the solo single Sorry , which made it to number 18 on the UK charts.
Ingebrigsten went back to Norway, Read works as a songwriter for various artists.
In 2009 the band made a comeback in Norway. In 2010 they take part in the Norwegian preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 . In the third semifinals they made it to the finals with the song Don't Wanna Lose You Again , where they lost.
Discography
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | NO | |||
1999 | Here we come | - | - | - |
UK20th
gold
(12 weeks)UK |
NO4 (11 weeks) NO |
First published: December 2, 1999
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2000 | The A List | - | - | - |
UK14th
gold
(14 weeks)UK |
NO4th
platinum
(16 weeks)NO |
First published: October 30, 2000
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2002 | Make it good | - | - | - |
UK15 (3 weeks) UK |
NO4th
gold
(5 weeks)NO |
First published: April 8, 2002
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2010 | Waiting for daylight | - | - | - | - |
NO5 (7 weeks) NO |
First published: October 11, 2010
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2012 | Rediscovered | - | - | - | - |
NO17 (2 weeks) NO |
First published: November 2, 2012
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Compilations
year | title | Remarks |
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2002 | A1 | First published: June 25, 2002 |
2004 | The best of | First published: August 9, 2004 |
2009 | Greatest hits | First published: February 2, 2009 |
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | NO | |||
1999 | Be the First to Believe Here We Come |
DE95 (1 week) DE |
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UK6 (12 weeks) UK |
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First published: July 28, 1999
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Summertime of our Lives Here We Come |
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UK5 (10 weeks) UK |
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First published: August 30, 1999
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Everytime / Ready or Not Here We Come |
DE91 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK3 (13 weeks) UK |
NO3
gold
(16 weeks)NO |
First published: November 8, 1999
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2000 | Like a Rose Here We Come |
- | - | - |
UK6 (13 weeks) UK |
NO11 (1 week) NO |
First published: February 21, 2000
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Take On Me The A List |
DE61 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK1
silver
(18 weeks)UK |
NO1
gold
(15 weeks)NO |
First published: August 14, 2000
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Same Old Brand New You The A List |
- | - | - |
UK1
silver
(16 weeks)UK |
NO1
gold
(14 weeks)NO |
First published: November 6, 2000
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2001 | No More The A List |
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UK6 (19 weeks) UK |
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First published: February 19, 2001
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2002 | Caught in the Middle Make It Good |
DE68 (9 weeks) DE |
AT45 (8 weeks) AT |
CH50 (9 weeks) CH |
UK2
silver
(18 weeks)UK |
NO3
platinum
(14 weeks)NO |
First published: January 21, 2002
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Make It Good Make It Good |
- | - | - |
UK11 (9 weeks) UK |
NO6 (3 weeks) NO |
First published: May 13, 2002
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Nos Differences Make It Good / Nos Différences |
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CH32 (8 weeks) CH |
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First published: October 21, 2002
with Ève Angeli |
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2009 | Take You Home Waiting for Daylight |
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NO9 (5 weeks) NO |
First published: November 2, 2009
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2010 | Don't Wanna Lose You Again Waiting for Daylight |
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NO4 (6 weeks) NO |
First published: January 22, 2010
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In Love and I Hate It Waiting for Daylight |
- | - | - | - |
NO13 (3 weeks) NO |
First published: August 4, 2010
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Video albums
- 2000: In the Picture (UK:gold)
Web links
- A1 ( Memento from May 23, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- A1 song lyrics ( Memento from June 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- LyricsQuest.com: All A1 song lyrics ( Memento from October 26, 2004 in the Internet Archive )