Boyband (New Zealand band)

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Boyband

Background information
Origin	New Zealand
Genre(s)	Pop
Years active	2006
Label(s)	WEA
Website	http://promo.theedge.co.nz/boyband/
Members
Jay Coote Rob Arnold Gerard Clark Pieter Tuhuro Chris Murray

Boyband are a New Zealand pop group created in September 2006 from the winners of a radio station promotion to manufacture New Zealand's first boy band.

1 Formation
2 "You Really Got Me"
3 Discography
4 Trivia
5 References

[edit] Formation

Over the course of a few weeks starting in September 2006, radio station The Edge began a nationwide search to find five guys to front what they claimed to be New Zealand's first manufactured boyband, with the aim of taking them to the top of the New Zealand music charts. Contestants' auditions were broadcast over the radio and there were five roles created: hot boy, fat boy, bad boy, mummy's boy and gay boy. Two finalists in each category were picked and sent to "boyband camp". At the end of the week public voting for the guys opened. The five chosen singers – Rob Arnold (Gay Boy), Chris Murray (Mummy's Boy), Gerard Clark (Bad Boy), Jay Coote (Fat Boy) and Pieter Tuhoro (Hot Boy) – formed Boyband.^[1]

[edit] "You Really Got Me"

The Kinks' classic "You Really Got Me" was chosen as the first single and was recorded in two days with vocal coaching provided by former TrueBliss-star Joe Cotton. The single was backed with a cover of Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar On Me". The song made an immediate impact on radio, being the eighth most-added song to radio on the week of release. The boys then embarked on an intense two-week nationwide publicity tour stretching from Fat Boy's hometown of Bluff, New Zealand to Whangarei and on the week ending 8 October 2006 they debuted at #1 on the New Zealand music charts,^[2]^[3]^[4] knocking Fergie's "London Bridge" from number one.

Boyband followed the release of their single with performances at the Waikato vs Otago NPC semi-final rugby game in Hamilton and performing at the 2006 New Zealand Music Awards. While it was announced that their performance at the New Zealand Music Awards would be their final performance together, they have since performed at the launch of OK! magazine's New Zealand edition and headlined Auckland's Big Gay Out in February and the Wellington Gay and Lesbian Fair in March and its accompanying afterparty alongside The Glamazons. Further plans to record are unknown at this stage.

At the 2007 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards on 19 October 2007, Boyband placed second in the category of Highest Selling New Zealand Single for "You Really Got Me".^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Discography

Year	Single	Album	NZ Singles Chart	Certification
2006	"You Really Got Me"		#1 (NZ)	-

[edit] Trivia

Rob "Gay Boy" Arnold had featured in all three seasons of NZ Idol but had never progressed past the top 60, however he was a finalist in the TV show Showstoppers as well as featuring on the short-lived Ultimate Challenge, and had previously done modelling work. He was also crowned Queer Idol at the 2005 Queer Idol competition as part of Wellington's gay pride week celebrations.
Former TrueBliss singer Joe Cotton was the group's vocal coach and contributes un-credited back-up vocals to the b-side "Pour Some Sugar On Me".
Jay "Fat Boy" Coote is currently studying at Otago University (Bachelor of Physical Education) and is a member of the Otago Maori Rugby Team.
Both Pieter "Hot Boy" Tuhoro and Rob "Gay Boy" Arnold have been working on solo releases due for release in early 2008.