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We've not heard much from Lee Bailey after his solo musical effort The Lee Bailey Project failed to take off. Lee's trademark spiky blonde hair made him stand out from the group. Since the Squad broke up, he's also appeared with some of his old bandmates in nightclubs. This week Reepa gives us the the latest on what Blazin' Squad have been up to. He appeared on a number of reality shows including the third series of Celebrity Big Brother, The Weakest Link, and CelebAir. After dipping his toe into the music scene hes now moved into imports and exports. Well, it seems the band's bucket of hair gel has long been abandoned, the gold bling taken to the charity shop and the sick rhymes swapped for blue collar jobs. And the Love Island gang were often caught singing Crossroads in between their dating dramas. Kenzie, now 36, became one of the most recognisable membersof the group following a series of TV appearances and high profile relationships after the band went their separate ways. He has had quite the career change and now works in the import and export industry. But thanks to the unexpected arrival of Marcel aka Rocky B on 2017's Love Island - and his constant need to subtly mention his prestigious musical past - the squad is back in our lives in a big way, and we've rediscovered the need to Flip Reverse things every now and again. At the end of 2021, they posted on the Mojam Instagram: "In a year full of ups and downs, somehow we had one of our best years to date. Their comeback single Let's Start Again only peaked at number 51 on the UK Singles Chart and the band went their separate ways soon after. Here we take a trip down memory lane as we revisit their lives 20 years on from their glory days. The remaining few (Rocky-B, Reepa, Spike-E, Melo-D and MC Vyper, who had changed his alias from Danny-B), announced they would be reforming as Blazin' Squad in the summer of 2006. After Marcel's romance with co-star Gabby Allen came crashing down in a wave of cheating allegations, the star went on to find love with his current girlfriend Rebecca. The group had six top ten hits, including "Crossroads", a cover version of the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony original. When their second album failed to reach the dizzying heights of their first, they were dropped from their label and forced to split in 2003. They reunited briefly in 2011 and represented Great Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest in Germany, where they came in 11th place with their song, I Can, and they've done other reunion shows too. They had hits including Baby Goodbye and One More Night Alone, but they were dropped from the label the following year after their album Times Like These peaked at number 67 on the UK Albums Chart. Although he didnt win the show in 2017, he was one of the finalists along with his co-star and ex-girlfriend Gabby Allen. According to his LinkedIn, Chris, who had a spell with peroxide blond hair and nose ring, has worked in double glazing. Flava is now seemingly married with two kids. They have worked with artists such as Emilie Sande, Sam Smith, Ella Eyre and Professor Green. Somerville has become the first Love Island contestantto make headlines from this series, but if he continues to use his "I was in a band" schtick to impress the ladies, then we might as well remind ourselves of what that "band"actually was. View our online Press Pack. The hair gel loving lads resurfaced in the spotlight when Marcel Somerville, aka Rocky B, went into the Love Island villa and was at the centre of reality romance. 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The album spawned the singles "We Just Be Dreamin'", "Flip Reverse" and "Here 4 One". Reepa - Stuart Baker Reepa - Stuart Baker from Blazin Squad then and now Stuart has now ditched the gelled hair and shaved eyebrows of his youth in favour of a grown-out locks and designer. As well as becoming a household reality TV icon, Marcel Sommerville works as a producer and founder of an independent music label called Dmode. Their album, entitled Times Like These, was also released in February 2006, but only peaked at #67 on the UK Albums Chart, and such, were soon dropped from their label.[8]. A LONG time. Heres what Wednesday Addams looks like now! Reepa, or Stuart Baker as he's known to colleagues these days, was an original Blazin' Squad member. Strider, Rocky, Kenzie and Reepa on Popworld's "The Big Ones" Very funny!Deutsch/German:Simon: Ein paar Mitglieder von Blazin' Squad, herzlich Willkommen. He's also engaged though, so try not to let your early 2000s. Blazin' Squad's popularity had a brief resurgence in 2017 all thanks to Marcel's appearance in one of the most popular series of Love Island to date. Stuart Baker has continued to appear on stage with some of his former bandmates for Blazin' Squad shows over the past few years, while juggling his proper job as a media manager for the BBC. Admittedly, only half of them scraped the Top 40, but the group also landed seven Top 10 hits in three years. Marcel and Rebecca are set to share the details of the pregnancy and the birth in new MTV show Celebrity Bumps: Famous and Pregnant. Self-proclaimed pioneers of "chav" culture, ten-piece pop/rap act Blazin' Squad scored an impressive six consecutive Top Ten hits in just two years. The boyband/hip-hop collective, made up of 10 fresh-faced teens, went straight in at No.1 with their debut single, a cover of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's Crossroads, exactly 20 years ago today (August 31). View our online Press Pack. James Murray stayed close with his bandmate Mustafa Omer and performed together as MoJam. Comeback Kenzie dated Katie Price's arch nemesis Jodie Marsh in 2005 - the same year he also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother. Blazin' Squad were an English hip hop group. Sam's also taken part in some Blazin Squad reunion tours. Their representative told The Telegraph: "There are no major plans apart from the band performing a few shows up and down the country". Its no surprise that Blazin Squads only DJ is still active in the music career as he still works as a DJ. Peach Recordsin alla he julkaisivat ensimmisen singlens uudistuksen jlkeen, "All Night Long", keskuussa 2006. Unlike many of his former bandmembers, Lee retreated from the limelight after Blazin' Squad ended. The ten members all met through secondary school and came together through a shared love of music. The trio released their debut single, "Baby Goodbye" in October 2005. The UK pop charts had proved themselves ready for an influx of urban music, and East West Records, an imprint of Warner Music, snapped up teenage rap group Blazin' Squad a year earlier. After years away from the limelight, Marcel appeared on the third series of Love Island and came in fourth place with Gabby Allen. He was vocal about supporting his pal Marcel when he appeared on the third series of Love Island and proudly declares his membership with the 00s boyband in his Twitter bio. . This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. But despite their feeble rapping skills and worse vocals, Blazin' Squad captured the nation's imagination and managed to release four albums. Melo-D, or Chris McKeckney, still dabbles in the music biz, uploading rap tracks to his Soundcloud page. . He keeps away from the spotlight now, appearing in the occasional nostalgic performance with the band. [2] Career [ edit] In The Beginning: 2002 [ edit] He was part of a supergroup called 5th Story, compiled while he was appearing on ITV's Big Reunion. He's also now a father to two daughters, Wynter and Wyllow. Jon O'Brien of AllMusic called them the "self-proclaimed pioneers of ' chav ' culture". But when the band disbanded, he retreated from the limelight - despite initially telling the media he would like to carry on with a career in the industry. His curly ginger locks are gone, replaced with a bald head and bushy beard. The label issued a Greatest Hits compilation via digital download and thereby ended the contract with the group. Lovely jubbly. Although he keeps his personal life on the down-low, Strider has ditched his trademark hair gel and shaved eyebrow and is now a married man with a baby. Strictly's Karen Hauer teases future judging role, Creed 3 star talks building intimacy with co-star, EastEnders reveals big twist in Eve and Suki story, Emmerdale star shares future of Paddy's dark story, Sims 4 Growing Together 28% off in pre-order deal. Easily the most high-profile member of the band after their split, little Kenzie transformed into a beefcake after his stint on Celebrity Big Brother in 2005. He is reported to work in the import and export industry. Hope you're well, Flave. Kenzie has certainly grown up since his band days, Reepa has ditched his spikes since the '00s. [5] The song was highly re-recorded and hardly contained any lyrics of the original. Blazin' Squad - angielski zesp hiphopowy. So, of course, everyone is asking - just what happened to the boys? He and best band pal Flava formed a songwriting and production team called Mojam. After some intense detective work and a lot of 'Crossroads' on repeat, we've gathered a roundup of where all ten of the Blazin' Squad boys are now - and some handy past and present photos to help decide whether you still fancy your fave. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Mustafa Omer aka Strider and James Murray aka Flava are still very much involved in music. He's also married, referring to himself as a newlywed on Instagram, where he shares pictures of their holidays to far flung and exotic locations. Digital Spy has sought out every member of the group who put the #Squad into #SquadGoals long before Taylor Swift came along. But Blazin' Squad proved they weren't just a Noughties novelty act - producing a number one hit, six top 10 singles and two top 40 albums. Even though the releases were issued as underground white labels, "Standard Flow" sold enough copies to chart as Blazin' Squad's first Top 100 chart entry, peaking at number 78 on the chart of 17 August 2002 with three weeks in the countdown. In a complete Flip Reverse, Oliver Georgiou went into banking after the group disbanded. Watch: Take a look around the Love Island villa in 2017. Trivia. [3][4], For their official debut, the band released a cover of the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony song "Crossroads" for Warner Music's East West Records label. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. He has since returned to the industry but now works as a band manager instead. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. These days Kenzie is a personal trainer and DJ, whose attends plenty of pool parties, glam nights out, and DJing all over the world. Speaking to Manchester Evening News way back in 2004, Lee said he'd like to stay in the industry if the band ended. In October 2005, the group released their debut single, "Baby Goodbye", which reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart, selling over 80,000 copies. Find out more, The latest offers and discount codes from popular brands on Telegraph Voucher Codes, Blazin' Squad, in their baggy-trousered heyday, Blazin' Squad backstage at Party In The Park, 2004, Dry Cleaning: the British band with the strangest lyrics in music, The Edge: Its going to be very difficult to break up U2, Punk star Slowthai provides a breath of fresh air from self-help platitudes the weeks best albums, A Wagnerian superstar forgoes her helmet and spear, plus the best of Marchs classical concerts, How Daisy Jones & the Six faked Fleetwood Mac. Following his very public but short-lived romance to Marsh, Kenzie has been with his current girlfriend since 2012 with whom he now shares daughters Wynter and Wyllow. Eles tambm anunciaram que iriam lanar um novo lbum pela nova gravadora, Peach Records. The Crossroads hitmakers have announced a headline show at KOKO London on 26 November 2017 with seven members of the original line-up returning. While Melo-D real name Chris McKeckney has worked as a window fitter in recent years, he's also kept one foot in the music biz. While continuing to do pretty well in the music industry, Flava is one of the Blazin' boys who tends to keep out of the spotlight himself, and is seemingly impossible to track down on social media, but he hasn't changed much from the '00s. Blazin' Squad burst onto the scene 20 years ago, clocking a No.1 hit with their debut single. The rapper hilariously tried to keep his time in the boyband a closely guarded secret, before choosing to disclose the revelation to fellow islanders one by one. Tell us about your album, In The Beginning It's got an R&B, chilled-out vibe.. Most importantly, Reepa could arguably be the Blazin' Squad member who's experienced the biggest glo up in terms of hotness. He's now working as a BBC media manager, but does also still pop up at a reunion gig every so often. Keeping well? Poznali si w wieku 14 lat i od tamtej pory zaczli tworzy muzyk. Last month he revealed he and girlfriend Mia Marley are expecting a baby boy - a little brother for their British bulldog Dre. From Blazin' Squad, that's where. The ten members of 00s' boyband Blazin' Squad are living very different lives as it approaches the 20th anniversary of their debut single Crossroads topping the charts. Viewers have been taking the Mickey out of him for constantly mentioning that he was in Blazin' Squad. The doting dad regularly shares snippets of his life to his 615k followers on Instagram. However, he has now returned to his first love and works as a band manager. He is now married to wife Karina and the couple share two kids. Blazin Squad released two albums in their original line-up (Picture: PA) In 2005, members Kenzie, Flava and Strider formed Friday Hill and released two singles - Baby Goodbye and One More Night. He's now the kind of bloke you'd see in trendy wine bars using the Clarendon filter on Instagram to show off hisPinot. Members Flava, Plat'num, Strider, Freek, Krazy, Tommy-B, Melo-D, Spike-E, Reepa, and Kenzie all met at Higham Park School in Chingford, London where they bonded over a love of hip-hop. In 2003 they were considered so relevant that their rendition of Flip Reverse was used to relaunch Top of the Pops. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The baby faced member of Blazin Squad travels the UK as a DJ. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Em maio de 2006, foi anunciado que Rocky-B, Reepa, Spike-E e Melo-D iriam se reformar e se apresentar como uma verso de quatro integrantes do Blazin 'Squad. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Since then he has continued to appear on television and radio shows, including appearing on Celebrity Come Dine With Me last year. Since then he has appeared in other shows such as The Games and Celebrity Come Dine With Me. . ), but we haven't heard a peep from them on the chart since 2009. Blazin' Squad are reckoned to be the next big pop sensation, so just who are they? Even die-hard fans might have trouble recognising a now 35-year-old Kenzie given he's now a beefed-up personal trainer at Studio 23. At the time, Blazin' Squad's story was ripe with the home-grown authenticity integral to all garage and grime success; schoolmates, they had overcome their rivalries to form one group from two previously warring crews, before forming their own record label, Weighty Plates, upon which they released their first single Standard Flow, covering the costs by chipping in 20 each. Na pocztku zesp skada si z 10 czonkw o pseudonimach: Reepa, Krazy, Kenzie, Flava, Tommy-B, Spike-e, Strider, Rocky-B, Freek i Melo-D. Caa dziesitka pochodzi z Walthamstow, miejscowoci pooonej na poudnie od Londynu. Oh, and he makes occasional squad reunion appearances with a few of the other lads too. Ollie, who is reportedly Marcels best friend, is married and is also a dad. Reepa - Stuart Baker Reepa - Stuart Baker from Blazin Squad then and now Stuart has now ditched the gelled hair and shaved eyebrows of his youth in favour of a grown-out locks and designer. A live recording of a concert in Liverpool was released on DVD for Christmas 2003 but failed to achieve any commercial success. Here, we've have taken a deeper dive into what the original Squad members have been up to over the past two decades. The optical illusion will leave you stumped as it's asking people to spot the ghost hiding inside the room. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Blazin' Squad had six top 10 singles and a number one single, Kenzie has undergone a huge transformation, Marcel went on to star in 2017's edition of Love Island, Flava and Strider joined forces to write songs for artists such as Sam Smith and Leona Lewis, Freek has a tattoo of the date the band got their number one single Crossroads, Melo-d became a window fitter after the group split, Blazin Squad then & now Sam Foulkes (Spike E), Blazin Squad then & now Tom Beasley (DJ Tommy B), Despite their success, the group disbanded in 2006, Where Blazin Squad stars are now unrecognisable transformation to surprising career change & tattoo disaster, Olivia Attwood praises best pal Georgia Harrison as 'brave and dignified' after Stephen Bear jailed for sharing sex tape, Peter Andre reveals strict rule for daughter Princess's career after she teams up with fashion brand, Where cast of Flipper are now - from hilarious run-in with the Queen to Breaking Bad fame & star with 14 kids by 4 mums, Stephen Bears fiance Jessica Smith vows to stick with him 'through thick and thin' after shamed reality star is jailed, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Kenzie (James MacKenzie) Doug Peters / Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment Kenzie is. "Wishing everyone a very happy, prosperous new year.". About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Did they meet at the Crossroads after their breakup? Fans may be shocked to know that the likes of Reea, Freek and Melo-d have gone back to their birth names. In a previous interview with Manchester Evening News he said: "I might have a solo career or start to write. Newsbeat spoke to original Blazin' Squad band members MC Freek and Melo about reuniting and having their first headline show since 2004. . Pela Peach Records, eles lanaram seu primeiro single desde a reforma, "All Night Long", em . Since the good ol' days, Strider has gone on to even bigger and better things than Blazin' Squad. He's pretty unrecognisable these days with cropped hair and a thick beard. Real name, Chris McKeckney, he's believed to be working as an Engineer these days after leaving the music world behind. Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking news. Much like some of his other band mates, he still gets involved in music; working as a DJ. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Blazin' Squad were an English Hip-Hop crew consisting of James MacKenzie aka Kenzie, Mustafa Omer aka Strider, James Murray aka Flava, Marcel Somerville aka Rocky B, Ollie Georgiou aka Freek, Chris McKeckney aka Melo-D, Stuart Baker aka Reepa, Lee Bailey Krazy, Sam Foulkes aka Spike-E, Joe Williams aka J-Tell, Tom Beasley aka Tommy-B, and Chris These days Freek - aka Ollie Georgiou - is back in the music business but as a manager behind the scenes, along with the occasional nostalgic performance with the boys. He is now married to Welsh-born wife, Zoe, and the pair are often seen jetting off abroad to exotic and mountainous locations. The Squad's Reepa tells Leigh Mytton all about it. As you may have noticed from the past and present picture comparison, Krazy literally looks exactly the same as he did back in the day, with his long blonde hair still in tact. Freek also appears to be a Tottenham Hotspur fan judging from his tweets. Before Fame. Family Life. Since his days in the band, he has certainly grown up and is now a personal trainer, inevitably still making fans droll over him. He is reported to be a successful cyclist and over the years has taken part in a string of races including the CC Hackney Road Race in April. The Voice UK 2018 duo on Team Jennifer who met at Brighton University, Mariah Carey reveals she's back in the studio working on 15th album, Stephen Mulhern casts doubt on Britain's Got More Talent return as he continues to battle 'nasty' illness, Jon Fratelli gave his coveted Brit award to random plumber - as a TIP, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Releasing new music wouldnt be off the table either.. Kenzie also claimed Jodie liked to be spanked in the bedroom and revealed he once bought her saucy underwear. He also founded his own label called DillingerGang, but it's not put much out recently. He's currently helping 19-year-old singer-songwriter Miller Blue break through into the industry. He is now in a new relationship and welcomed his first child called Roman at the end of January. Toukokuussa 2006 ilmoitettiin, ett Rocky-B, Reepa, Spike-E ja Melo-D aikovat uudistua ja esiinty neliosaisena versiona Blazin 'Squadista. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Associated With Where are Hollyoaks' missing McQueens now? His stint instigated a mini reunion as three fellow Blazin' Squad members made an appearance to perform Flip Reverse. Reepa is still in the media industry as a manager at the BBC. But he's apparently had a couple of normal jobs too. He is now dad to daughters Wynter and Wyllow, who he shares with his girlfriend of 10 years. ", Well no, of course not. The tricky second album. This is false- Corleta Somerville is Rocky B's mum! What Blazin' Squad look like now: here's what the 10-piece boyband did next 1 The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal on season 3 2 Call the Midwife star breaks down season 12 finale 3 Angela Bassett. 22 photos of Disney Channel stars then and now. While some of the fresh-faced group went back to their day jobs, others have continued to court the limelight. Incredibly, Lee Bailey hasnt changed a day although recent pictures of the singer are hard to come by.

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