Take That
One of Britainâs most successful boy bands, Take That are an English pop group from Manchester, formed in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams.
Back in the 90s, they achieved unparalleled success, recording three albums which topped the UK charts: Everything Changes and Nobody Else and Greatest Hits. Some of their biggest hits from then include âBack for Goodâ, âPrayâ, âEverything Changesâ, âA Million Love Songsâ as well as covers of âRelight My Fireâ by Dan Hartman and âIt Only Takes a Minuteâ by Tavares.
Their popularity was unsurpassed in Britain. But tensions started growing and Robbie Williams left the band in 1995. The group disbanded the following year after the four remaining members completed their world tour.
However, ten years later, after filming a 2005 documentary about the group and releasing a new greatest hits album, a four-piece Take That (without Robbie Williams) officially announced a reunion tour around the UK, called The Ultimate Tour. It was extremely successful and the group continued recording music. They released Beautiful World in 2006 and The Circus in 2008, both going to No.1. Some of the hits include âPatienceâ, âShineâ, âRule The Worldâ, âUp All Nightâ and âGreatest Dayâ.
Robbie rejoined Take That in 2010 for the bandâs sixth studio album, Progress, the first album of new material to feature Take Thatâs original line-up since 1995. It became the fastest selling album of the 21st century and the second fastest selling album in British history. Singles from the album include âThe Floodâ, âKidzâ and âLove Loveâ.
In 2014, Jason Orange decided to quit the band and Robbie Williams decided to continue his solo career. The group, now as three, released their seventh album, III, in November 2014 and it became the bandâs seventh number 1, with hit singles âThese Daysâ, âGet Ready For Itâ and âHey Boyâ. In 2017, they released eighth album Wonderland, their first one since Take That & Party not to reach number one in the UK Albums Chart (it was held off by Ed Sheeranâs Ă·, released a few weeks earlier), but which managed to debut at number 2. Singles from Wonderland are âGiantsâ and âNew Dayâ.
Take That are also very renowned for their live shows.