Abs Breen
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| Abz Breen | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Richard Abidin Breen |
| Born | June 29, 1979 London, England |
Abz Breen (born Richard Abidin Breen on 29 June 1979) is an English DJ and musician, formerly a singer and rapper in the boy band Five. He attended the Italia Conti Stage School in London before starting his musical career. Besides singing and rapping, Abz was a dancer, a DJ and played several instruments.
Breen was born in London's East End to Turan, who is Turkish while his mother, Kay, is Irish[citation needed]. After Five disbanded in September 2001 after nearly five years, Breen became the only band member to release a solo album, Abstract Theory and had three Top 10 hits in the UK singles chart.
He was a surprise guest on the ITV reality television show, Love Island in August 2006 for five days, and was criticised by TV presenter Patrick Kielty about speaking with a Jamaican accent.[1][2][3]
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[edit] Five reform for 2006
On 27 September 2006 it was announced that only four of the five members of the band would be reforming - J, Abz, Ritchie & Scott. Sean Conlon is pursuing a solo career. Despite being only a band of four they kept the name Five. The band also announced that they would be releasing a new album and were planning a tour.
Having recorded half an album, Five disbanded again on 19 May 2007 due to not getting a record deal.
[edit] Solo Discography
[edit] Albums
- Released: 1 September 2003
- Chart Positions: #29 U.K.
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | IRE | AUS | Italy | |||
| 2002 | "What You Got" | 4 | 9 | 33 | 37 | Abstract Theory |
| 2002 | "Shame" | - | - | PROMO | - | Abstract Theory |
| 2003 | "Stop Sign" | 10 | 21 | 53 | 96 | Abstract Theory |
| 2003 | "Miss Perfect" [feat. Nodesha] | 5 | 13 | 64 | N/R | Abstract Theory |
| 2003 | "7 Ways" [feat. Eve Bicker] | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | Abstract Theory |
[edit] External links
- ^ "Sophie's views on Abs", FemaleFirst, August 4, 2006.
- ^ "Colleen denies playing Lee", FemaleFirst, August 2, 2006.
- ^ "Mouth of the Tyne: Working those Abs", ITV Love Island, August 3, 2006.
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