- North (band)
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North Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Years active 2004 – 2006 Labels Universal, EMI Past members Alfred Touhey (Alf)
Beau McCleish (Beau)
Scott Folley (Scott)
Thanh Bui (Thanh)
Joel Velasco (Joel)[1][2]North was an Australian boy band[3] established in 2004. Popular primarily in Asia, the group had top ten singles in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and India[4]. Their debut single was a cover of Peter Cetera's "Glory Of Love" which reached #1 in both Indonesia and Thailand.[5] North disbanded in 2006.
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Members
The band's initial line-up consisted of Alfred Touhey, Beau McCleish, Scott Folley and Thanh Bui.
Scott Folley left the band and was replaced by Joel Velasco, who first appeared on North's single "Because I Love you".The group disbanded in 2006.
Post Disbandment
Thanh Bui became a contestant on the 6th season of Australian Idol and was eliminated during the Top 8 Results Night.[6] He has also written songs for Jimi Blue and Japanese group Arashi.[7]
Discography
- 2004: North (on Universal)
- 2006: Straight Up (on EMI)
References
- ^ The Malay Mail, 30 September 2005, "Betting on North" by Joe Lee
- ^ New Straits Times, 2 September 2004, "Wild, wild, wow!" by Joanna Van
- ^ The Malay Mail, 29 July 2004, "North is the way up" by Adeline Chia
- ^ Herald Sun, 18 April 2009, "Out of the Shadows", by Mikey Cahill
- ^ New Sunday Times, 18 September 2005, "Not just another boyband" by Arni Abdul Razak
- ^ The Queensland Times, 18 October 2008, "Former boy band member eliminated but on high note over challenge of new" by Felicity Caldwell
- ^ Herald-Sun, 18 April 2009, "Out of the shadows", by Mikey Cahill
Categories:- Victoria (Australia) musical groups
- Australian boy bands
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