Totally Boyband is a television programme directed by Ross Norman that aired in the United Kingdom on MTV. The programme debuted on 18 September 2006 and aired on Sunday nights at 21:30 (GMT). The premise centred on the former members of boy bands and pop music bands attempting to regain their former fame by regrouping into a new band called Upper Street. A single called "The One (That Got Away)" was released on 23 October 2006, but spent only one week at number 35 after entering the UK Singles Chart on 29 October.
| Totally Boyband | |
|---|---|
| Narrated by | Abbie Eastwood |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Murphia Productions |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MTV |
| Release | September 17 – November 5, 2006 |
| Related | |
| Mission Man Band | |
The participants were:
- Dane Bowers (Another Level)
- Jimmy Constable (911)
- Lee Latchford-Evans (Steps)
- Bradley McIntosh (S Club 7)
- Danny Wood (New Kids on the Block)
The single was later recorded without the help of Latchford-Evans, who was sacked by the rest of the band before their debut release due to a disagreement. He described the band's manager in the program, Jonathan Shalit as "two-faced".[1]
It was announced in October 2006, that US music network VH1 would be producing its own version of the show, titled Mission: Man Band with Bryan Abrams (Color Me Badd), Rich Cronin (LFO), Chris Kirkpatrick (*NSYNC) and Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees).[2]
References
edit- ^ "Lee: "Bring on the Steps Comeback!"". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2007.. MTV.co.uk, 2006
- ^ Welsh, James. 'Totally Boyband' heads for America. Digital Spy, October 31, 2006.
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