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Infobox musical artist | name = G4| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = group_or_band| birth_name =| alias =| origin = Guildhall School of Music and Drama|Guildhall , City of London , England | instrument =| genre = Operatic pop , Rock music|rock , Swing music|Swing | years_active = 2004–2007| label = Sony BMG | associated_acts = | past_members = Jonathan Ansell Mike Christie (singer)|Mike Christie Matthew Stiff Ben Thapa | notable_instruments =
G4 were a four-piece British vocal troupe who first came to prominence when they finished second in ITV 's talent show The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor in 2004. The members met at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama , from which the name G4, standing for "Guildhall 4", derives.
The X Factor
G4 auditioned for the first series of The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor in 2004. Mentored by Louis Walsh , they reached the final, where they finished as runners-up to Steve Brookstein . Simon Cowell , who had mentored Steve Brookstein through the show, admitted later that G4 and Walsh were the real winners of the competition as they went on to outsell Brookstein. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/470/X-Factor-Series-1 "X Factor Series 1", Sunday Express , 1 March 2007
X Factor performances
Last 9: " Everybody Hurts "
Last 8: " Don't Look Back in Anger "
Last 7: " Baby One More Time "
Last 6: " Circle of Life "
Last 5: " My Way (song)|My Way "
Last 4: " You'll Never Walk Alone (song)|You'll Never Walk Alone " and " Somebody to Love (Queen song)|Somebody to Love "
Semi-final: " O Holy Night " and " Bohemian Rhapsody "
After The X Factor , G4 signed a £1.5 million album deal with Sony BMG . http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/3am/2005/01/15/g4-seal-a-big-deal-115875-15078407/ "G4 Seal a Big Deal", The Mirror , 15 January 2005 Having not been picked up by Cowell, Sony A& R Nick Raphael said that his label decided to pursue the band because, "We felt that they were the best act on the show." http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3? page=intrview/opar/intrview_Nick_Raphael_Interview.html "Interview With Nick Raphael", HitQuarters , 25 May 2005. With the rules of The X Factor allowing any band or artist that doesn't win to sign with anyone, Sony competed with Universal and EMI for G4's signatures. Raphael believes their manager Louis Walsh accepted Sony BMG's advances because,
"We had a plan of how to work with the band, as opposed to our competitors who just had a desire to sign the band. ... We had a definitive release date, a definitive date to put out merchandise and we had already organised the structure to make the record."
Their debut album, G4 (album)|G4 , was released on 28 February 2005. It reached Number One for Mother's Day weekend 2005 and sold over 245,000 copies in the first week. Their debut single, a cover of Queen (band)|Queen's " Bohemian Rhapsody ", was released on 14 March 2005, and entered the charts at #9. Their second album, G4 & Friends was released on 28 November 2005, and entered the charts at #6.
G4's third album Act Three was released on 27 November 2006. It entered the charts at #21.
In 2006, G4 made a special appearance at the American 4 July party at Winfield House, home of the US Ambassador to the UK, and sang " The Star-Spangled Banner ".
On 5 April 2007, the band announced on GMTV that they would be splitting after their 2007 tour due to disagreements within the band. G4 made their final performance at Romsey on 28 July 2007.cite news | title=Classical band G4 announce split | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6532633.stm | date=2007-04-06| publisher=BBC Newscite news | title=G4 splitting over 'boiling frustrations' | url= http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23391614-details/G4%20splitting%20over%20'boiling%20frustrations'/article.do | date=2007-04-05 | publisher=Evening Standard
Discography
Albums
Year
Album details
Chart peak positions
Certifications
UK
IRE
2005
G4 (album)
Released: 28 February 2005
Genre: Popera
Label: Sony BMG
Format: Compact disc|CD , music download|digital download
1
4
United Kingdom|UK : Double Platinum
G4 & Friends
Released: 28 November 2005
Genre: Popera
Label: Sony BMG
Format: Compact disc|CD , music download|digital download
6
-
United Kingdom|UK : Platinum
2006
Act Three http:/ / acharts.us/ album/ 17265
Released: 27 November 2006
Genre: Popera
Label: Sony BMG
Format: Compact disc|CD , music download|digital download
Live at the Royal Albert Hall , released 28 November 2005
References
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