U.K. four-piece Blue made an immediate impact on the British charts during 2001 with a string of well-crafted pop/R&B singles. Issuing their debut album, All Rise, towards the end of that year, the quartet would go on to dominate the British pop charts with follow-ups One Love (2002) and Guilty (2003) before going on hiatus. Returning some ten years later, Blue -- who were now ingrained in British pop culture -- issued three more albums, including 2022's Heart & Soul.
Duncan James and Antony Costa, who first met on the audition circuit, decided to form their own group in ea...