Five (group)

Five (occasionally stylised as 5ive) are an English boy band formed in 1997, consisting of members Abz Love, Scott Robinson, Ritchie Neville, Sean Conlon, and Jason "J" Brown. Five released several hit singles around the turn of the 21st century, particularly succeeding in their native United Kingdom. The group has sold over 20 million records worldwide and, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), has been certified for sales of 1.6 million albums and 3.4 million singles in the UK. Five were formed by Heart Management, who held auditions to create a boy band. The group were signed by Simon Cowell and BMG/RCA. In November 1997, Five released their debut single, "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)", which peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. Their next single, "When the Lights Go Out", became an international hit, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, 4 in the UK, and within the top ten of six further countries. Their debut album, Five (1998), sold over 4 million copies worldwide and produced 3 additional UK top-3 singles: "Got the Feelin'", "Everybody Get Up" and "Until the Time Is Through" as well as the United States single, "It's the Things You Do". Their second album, Invincible (1999), sold over one million copies worldwide and contains the number-2 UK hit "If Ya Gettin' Down" as well as the number-1 hits "We Will Rock You" and "Keep On Movin'": the latter became their best-selling single. Five released their third album, Kingsize (2001), amid tensions within the group. Conlon did not appear in the music video for the album's first single, "Let's Dance". The band attributed his lack of participation in the video and promotional activities to illness. The song became a number-1 hit. In September the group announced they...