G 4

A vocal quartet that took its name from the fact that all four members attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, G4 made a national name for themselves in the U.K. by winning the runner-up spot on the ITV television reality talent show The X Factor in 2004. Their debut album, G4, was released in time for Mother's Day in England in 2005 and eventually sold in the neighborhood of a million copies. Members Jonathan Ansell, Matthew Stiff, Mike Christie, and Ben Thapa, in addition to releasing a best-selling live DVD with footage from a Royal Albert Hall appearance and an a...