Phixx
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| Phixx | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | Electropop |
| Years active | 2003—2005 |
| Label(s) | Concept Records (2003—2005) |
| Former members | |
| Mikey Green (2003-2006) Andrew Kinlochan (2003-2006) Nikk Mager (2003-2005) Chris Park (2003-2006) Peter Smith (2003-2004) |
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Phixx were an English boy band formed in 2003 from the five runners up on British TV show Popstars: The Rivals. The original members were Andrew Kinlochan, Chris Park, Mikey Green, Peter Smith, and Nikk Mager. From 2003 - 2005 they had four top 20 singles in the UK. They broke up in 2006.
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[edit] Band history
In February 2003, they signed to Hyperactive Management, who had previously been successful with Liberty X. In October 2003 they released their first single, "Hold On Me" on the Concept Records label, which charted at number 10 in the UK, selling over 60,000 copies.
March 2004 saw the release of their second single, "Love Revolution". This sold over 50,000 copies and charted at number 13.
The videos and dance routines for their first two singles aroused media attention for their content, as they often feature the band topless or naked, often in sexually suggestive, and aggressive, situations, with dominating women.
The third single released in June 2004 was a cover of Duran Duran's "Wild Boys". During the release week, one version of the single was disqualified from the chart for being a few seconds too long, so the single dropped from the midweek chart position of 9, to number 23, however, an appeal was made to The Official Chart Board and both versions were eventually counted, giving a final position of number 12, selling over 65,000 copies.
Just after the release of "Wild Boys", Peter announced he was leaving to pursue a solo career and to give him more time to write music.
In autumn 2004 Phixx toured South Africa, where they were already very popular. They released their debut album Electrophonic Revolution over there and it became the number 1 selling album for their South African record company Sheer Music. The band co-wrote some of the songs for the album with Lee Ryan from Blue, Bryan McFadden formerly from Westlife, Alistair Griffin and Ultra and Theo from Liberty X. All the tracks were produced by John McLaughlin, who had worked with Busted.
In December 2004 the band recorded a Christmas song written by Matt Baker for the children's show Blue Peter. This song was available to download for free from the Blue Peter website for the weeks leading up to Christmas but was never released for sale.
In January 2005, they released their fourth UK single "Strange Love" (written by Judie Tzuke), which entered the British charts at number 19.
In May 2005 Nikk Mager also left the band. They continued to perform around England and Ireland as a three piece, and spent six months in the recording studio, writing and recording new material.
In November 2005 Chris announced that the remaining members of Phixx would be breaking up for good in 2006, in order to carry out their own solo projects.
Perhaps of note are a couple of appearances band members made on music panel game, Never Mind the Buzzcocks; during 2005, Chris Park appeared as a panellist on the show. However, in 2006, fellow band mate Nikk Mager appeared in the game's "line-up" round, where the panellists are asked to pick out a forgotten star from a group of five.
Phixx appeared at number 35 in Chantelles Top 50 Reality TV Stars, beating fellow Popstars The Rivals stars Clea. The video for Hold On Me was shown.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| Date | Song | UK Singles Chart | South Africa Top 40 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2003 | "Hold on Me" | 10 | 1 | Electrophonic Revolution |
| March 2004 | "Love Revolution" | 13 | 5 | Electrophonic Revolution |
| June 2004 | "Wild Boys" | 12 | 9 | Electrophonic Revolution |
| January 2005 | "Strange Love" | 19 | 17 | Electrophonic Revolution |
[edit] Album
Electrophonic Revolution released October 2004, Concept Records (#1, South Africa)
| Track | Song | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hold On Me" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Love Revolution " | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Wild Boys" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Strange Love" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Original Sin " | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Superstar" | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Judgement Day" | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Red Light " | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Relentless" | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Voyeur" | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Temptation " | 3.39 |
| 12. | "Lets Go All The Way" | 3.26 |
| 13. | "City Of Night" | 3:43 |
| 14. | "When I Fall" | 4:30 |
| 15. | "Don't Walk Out" | 4:00 |
