Somerville has become the first Love Island contestantto make headlines from this series, but if he continues to use his "I was in a band" schtick to impress the ladies, then we might as well remind ourselves of what that "band"actually was. He's also married, referring to himself as a newlywed on Instagram, where he shares pictures of their holidays to far flung and exotic locations. Mostly, appear in "What happened to Blazin' Squad?" They have been massively successful, writing for artists including Emeli Sande, Leona Lewis, KSI, and Naughty Boy. Keeping well? Like Marcel, he also had a stint on a reality show in 2017 - E4's Tattoo Fixers. They reunited briefly in 2011 and represented Great Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest in Germany, where they came in 11th place with their song, I Can, and they've done other reunion shows too. For other inquiries Contact Us. When not in the studio he can usually be found on the running track hanging out with Strider and Krazy. The hair gel loving lads resurfaced in the spotlight when Marcel Somerville, aka Rocky B, went into the Love Island villa and was at the centre of reality romance. Actually known as Stuart Baker, the spiked hair has now been replaced with soft, brunette locks. Marcel, 36, is engaged to Rebecca Vieira and they have a beautiful baby boy together called Roman. As MC Reepa he is best recognized for having been a member of the rap group Blazin' Squad. More recently in 2013, he gave the pop game another shot by teaming up with Adam Rickitt, Gareth Gates, Dane Bowers and Kavana for ITV2's The Big Reunion for new manband 5th Story. For love on the line [Reepa] (Love on the line) [Krazy] [CHORUS ALL] We can chat all night and day girl When I'm home or away girl Just give me a call on my line girl You can be all mine girl And when we are talking I picture your eyes on your pretty face With the gloss on your lips, soft tanned skin And the body I'll embrace [Strider] In July 2006, Rocky-B, Reepa, Spike-E and Melo-D made an announcement that they were going to reform as Blazin' Squad, and record and release a new album under Peach Records. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Speaking to Manchester Evening News way back in 2004, Lee said he'd like to stay in the industry if the band ended. ", (Image: The Sun/Getty/Buzzfeed/Mirror Online). Reepa - Stuart Baker Reepa - Stuart Baker from Blazin Squad then and now Stuart has now ditched the gelled hair and shaved eyebrows of his youth in favour of a grown-out locks and designer. He is now in a new relationship and welcomed his first child called Roman at the end of January. It also failed to re-ignite the low sales of the album. As well as becoming a household reality TV icon, Marcel Sommerville works as a producer and founder of an independent music label called Dmode. Also known as Tom Beasley, the former boyband member is still working the decks up and down the country as a DJ. He's apparently working in the import/export industry now (similar to flipping/reversing) but still does the occasional gig with Blazin' Squad and has been showing his Team Marcel Love Island support online, too. [2] Career [ edit] In The Beginning: 2002 [ edit] Although he doesnt seem to use his Twitter account much, he supported Marcel when he was in Love Island. BLAZIN' Squad are fondly remembered by nostalgic noughties pop fans. Jon O'Brien of AllMusic called them the "self-proclaimed pioneers of ' chav ' culture". She introduced me to new pleasures and all kinds of different positions.". Actually known as Stuart Baker, the spiked hair has now been replaced with soft, brunette locks. Last month he revealed he and girlfriend Mia Marley are expecting a baby boy - a little brother for their British bulldog Dre. Fans may be shocked to know that the likes of Reea, Freek and Melo-d have gone back to their birth names. Members Flava, Plat'num, Strider, Freek, Krazy, Tommy-B, Melo-D, Spike-E, Reepa, and Kenzie all met at Higham Park School in Chingford, London where they bonded over a love of hip-hop. They also joined Kenzie, Rocky B and Freek to form a five-piece Blazin' Squad reunion in 2009. Having lived it large in the early 2000s with the boys, Tommy now prefers the quiet life and has pretty much dropped off the radar. He now has a wife called Zoe and often shares snaps of their luxurious holidays. Marcel and Rebecca are set to share the details of the pregnancy and the birth in new MTV show Celebrity Bumps: Famous and Pregnant. articles across the internet. The singer is still close to his band mates, and offered a lot of support for Marcel when he appeared on Love Island. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Where are the Sabrina the Teenage Witch cast now? Tell us about your album, In The Beginning It's got an R&B, chilled-out vibe.. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Since the good ol' days, Strider has gone on to even bigger and better things than Blazin' Squad. . But thanks to the unexpected arrival of Marcel aka Rocky B on 2017's Love Island - and his constant need to subtly mention his prestigious musical past - the squad is back in our lives in a big way, and we've rediscovered the need to Flip Reverse things every now and again. ", Well no, of course not. There's too many to tag but you know who you are. Poor MarcelSomerville. So, of course, everyone is asking - just what happened to the boys? They've had considerable success working on Sam Smith's hits 'La La La' and 'Like I Can', as well as songs for Emeli Sand and Naughty Boy. Toukokuussa 2006 ilmoitettiin, ett Rocky-B, Reepa, Spike-E ja Melo-D aikovat uudistua ja esiinty neliosaisena versiona Blazin 'Squadista. Reepa - Stuart Baker Reepa - Stuart Baker from Blazin Squad then and now Stuart has now ditched the gelled hair and shaved eyebrows of his youth in favour of a grown-out locks and designer. Most have kept a finger in the musical pie, from artist management (Freek, formerly a corporate banker) and songwriting (Flava and Strider) or DJing (Tommy-B). For the past five or so years, though, he's worked as an engineer for Virgin Media. Despite the chart success of their singles, the group failed to match their success with their second album, Now or Never, only peaking at #36 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was released on 20 November 2003 in the United Kingdom, and peaked at #37 on the UK Albums Chart. Since then he has continued to appear on television and radio shows, including appearing on Celebrity Come Dine With Me last year. They co-wrote and co-produced Sam Smith and Naughty Boy's tune 'La La La', and also worked on Jess Glynne's debut album. He keeps out of the limelight for but after Marcel's stint on Love Island, Oliver was invited to appear on E4 show Tattoo Fixers to get the ink on his left bicep updated. Spike-e is considerably less spikey these days which is probably for the best, but he does still proudly declare himself to be a Blazin' Squad star in his Twitter bio so don't get too sad. According to his LinkedIn, Chris, who had a spell with peroxide blond hair and nose ring, has worked in double glazing. With the facial hair and jawline structure came a very sensible and grown up job, too. He and partner Bayley Hatson share a daughter. The 10-piece boyband from London went on to achieve seven Top 10 hits in various flip-reversed line-ups (remember the Friday Hill reboot circa 2005/2006? But the world had moved on: guitars were ruling the airwaves and there was little nostalgia lurking for the formerly teenage group. 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He appeared on episodes of The Weakest Link, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Celebrity Juice, and published an autobiography in 2005 branded a "damp squib" by reviewers. Unlike many of his ex-bandmates, DJ Tommy has completely shunned the showbiz life. The group have a verified Twitter account which suggests their line-up is comprised of 40 per cent of the original 10 (Freek, Spike-e, Reepa, Plat'num) and a man named Melo. Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Blazin' Squad - angielski zesp hiphopowy. Months earlier, So Solid Crew, the amorphous garage group from Battersea, had emerged from pirate radio obscurity into the mainstream thanks to the relentless patter of their hit single 21 Seconds. Most importantly, Reepa could arguably be the Blazin' Squad member who's experienced the biggest glo up in terms of hotness. Viewers have been taking the Mickey out of him for constantly mentioning that he was in Blazin' Squad. The remaining few (Rocky-B, Reepa, Spike-E, Melo-D and MC Vyper, who had changed his alias from Danny-B), announced they would be reforming as Blazin' Squad in the summer of 2006. We met them at the crossroads back in the early noughties, and their catchy RnB songs were stuck in our heads for days, but what happened to the 10 members of Blazin' Squad? In a complete Flip Reverse, Oliver Georgiou went into banking after the group disbanded. Lee has stayed away from the limelight since but judging by his social media posts, he has two sons and is also married. It features the rap version of "We Just Be Dreamin . The UK pop charts had proved themselves ready for an influx of urban music, and East West Records, an imprint of Warner Music, snapped up teenage rap group Blazin' Squad a year earlier. Marcel's busy having a swell time with Gabby, but what ever happened to the rest of the boys? Are they okay? Admittedly, only half of them scraped the Top 40, but the group also landed seven Top 10 hits in three years. he said. The rapper hilariously tried to keep his time in the boyband a closely guarded secret, before choosing to disclose the revelation to fellow islanders one by one. He's uploaded a handful of original rap tracks to his official Soundcloud page, and still tours nightclubs with half of the Blazin' Squad crew. Watch the official music video for "Here 4 On" by Blazin Squad.Released as the third and final single from the group's second studio album, "Now or Never", o. Incredibly, Lee Bailey hasnt changed a day although recent pictures of the singer are hard to come by. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The man sacrificed his adolescence to the slings and arrows of the pop industry's outrageous fortune only to wind up as an unrecognisable and, seemingly, unfanciable contestant on ITV2's dating reality television show, Love Island. These days Kenzie is a personal trainer and DJ, whose attends plenty of pool parties, glam nights out, and DJing all over the world. "I might have a solo career or start to write. After some intense detective work and a lot of 'Crossroads' on repeat, we've gathered a roundup of where all ten of the Blazin' Squad boys are now - and some handy past and present photos to help decide whether you still fancy your fave. What ever happened to the Blazin' Squad boys? 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He now appears to have completely disappeared from the spotlight. While continuing to do pretty well in the music industry, Flava is one of the Blazin' boys who tends to keep out of the spotlight himself, and is seemingly impossible to track down on social media, but he hasn't changed much from the '00s. But, he is also a father to daughters Wynter and Wyllow with girlfriend Frankie Evans. Since then he has appeared in other shows such as The Games and Celebrity Come Dine With Me. He's now the kind of bloke you'd see in trendy wine bars using the Clarendon filter on Instagram to show off hisPinot. 51 in the UK and basically ended it again. After the band split, Krazy, real name Lee Bailey, along with Strider, Flava, Kenzie, and Rocky B announced that they would be reuniting. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. After the short-lived comeback in 2009, Freek known as Oliver Georgiou to family and friends founded his own music management company. 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Melo-D, or Chris McKeckney, still dabbles in the music biz, uploading rap tracks to his Soundcloud page. Ollie, who is reportedly Marcels best friend, is married and is also a dad. Kenzie of Blazin Squad and model Jodie Marsh attend "FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World Party" hosted by the men's monthly magazine, at Umbaba on. He's pretty unrecognisable these days with cropped hair and a thick beard. Find yourself among people of a certain age today and chances are they'll be able to sing the chorus of Crossroads. A live recording of a concert in Liverpool was released on DVD for Christmas 2003 but failed to achieve any commercial success. The single fared slightly better than the previous single but could only peak at #51 on the UK Singles Chart. He is still involved in the music industry, however, as he works as a DJ. Following his very public but short-lived romance to Marsh, Kenzie has been with his current girlfriend since 2012 with whom he now shares daughters Wynter and Wyllow. Newsbeat spoke to original Blazin' Squad band members MC Freek and Melo about reuniting and having their first headline show since 2004. . That's all we can tell you really as he's kept away from the big Blazin' reunions. He was part of a supergroup called 5th Story, compiled while he was appearing on ITV's Big Reunion. View our online Press Pack. Blazin' Squad did consist of Marcel (MC Plat'num), Stuart (MC Reepa), Sam (MC Spike-E) & Chris (MC Melo-D). He tweeted: "I've used so much hand sanitiser I can see through my hands.". Ollie, or Freek as he was known in his Blazin' Squad days, embarked on a major career change after leaving the music industry and launched a career in corporate banking. "We want to say a massive thank you to everyone we've collaborated with this year, from in the room, to behind the scenes, we're very greatful [sic] for all your passion & hard work. Marcel then got them all together for their first ever full reunion in early August 2017, and they all look incredibly different. James appears to have ditched his infamous Blazin' Squad gold chain and diamond earrings for a more laidback look. Reepa is still in the media industry as a manager at the BBC. Their comeback single Let's Start Again only peaked at number 51 on the UK Singles Chart and the band went their separate ways soon after. Speaking of plans for a reunion, Chris had previously said: It has to be done in the right way but were not against it. Reepa, or Stuart Baker as he's known to colleagues these days, was an original Blazin' Squad member. He still performs with the band when they get together for reunions and still lists himself as a member on his Instagram, but he's ditched the gelled hair and shaved eyebrows in favour of grown-out locks and stubble. In 2003 they were considered so relevant that their rendition of Flip Reverse was used to relaunch Top of the Pops. The chances are that Kenzie is the boy you remember the best, as he went on to appear on a couple of different reality TV shows like Celebrity Big Brother and The Big Reunion, and now lives a very lavish Insta-lifestyle. Arsenal fan Sam Foulkes now works in the import and export industry, while re-teaming with some of his bandmates for the odd Blazin' Squad show. He ilmoittivat mys julkaisevansa uuden albumin uudella levy-yhtill, Peach Records. Despite his career change, he has shared pictures with the other Squad members and proudly declares his membership in the noughties boyband. The single was heavily criticised by the media, some of whom claimed their rap skills were 'not to be taken seriously', and others sidelining them to a younger audience. But while the miniature gangsters have grown into adult-sizedyuppies, they probably still live by the laws of the street, and we bet they all remember the lyrics to Flip Reverse It, too. Did they meet at the Crossroads after their breakup? To sign up for the Hull Live newsletter, click here. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Aim for the stars and if you miss at least you will land on the moon.. #gooner. The Voice UK 2018 duo on Team Jennifer who met at Brighton University, Mariah Carey reveals she's back in the studio working on 15th album, Stephen Mulhern casts doubt on Britain's Got More Talent return as he continues to battle 'nasty' illness, Jon Fratelli gave his coveted Brit award to random plumber - as a TIP, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). His stint instigated a mini reunion as three fellow Blazin' Squad members made an appearance to perform Flip Reverse. And the Love Island gang were often caught singing Crossroads in between their dating dramas. The group had six top ten hits, including "Crossroads", a cover version of the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony original. Blazin' Squad biography and history on AllMusic including birthday, best songs, existing and new album information, and more. Kenzie (James MacKenzie) Doug Peters / Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment Kenzie is. While Melo-D real name Chris McKeckney has worked as a window fitter in recent years, he's also kept one foot in the music biz. But their album, Times Like These, struggled in the charts. He also still has those majestic eyebrows. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Freek also appears to be a Tottenham Hotspur fan judging from his tweets. In June 2009, Strider, Flava, Kenzie, Krazy and Rocky B announced they would be re-uniting as a five piece, and subsequently released their comeback single, "Let's Start Again". Back in 2002, the young lads dressed in matching white tops, sported blingy chains around their necks and didn't scrimp on the wet look gel to keep their spikes in place. As you may have noticed from the past and present picture comparison, Krazy literally looks exactly the same as he did back in the day. He's currently helping 19-year-old singer-songwriter Miller Blue break through into the industry. Real name Tom Beasley, hes not been involved in any of the reunions as so far. The cast of Bridget Jones's Diary then & now. Blazin' Squad were an English hip hop group. Twelve years on from his boy band adventure, Marcel Sommerville is taking part in the2017 series of Love Island. His curly ginger locks are gone, replaced with a bald head and bushy beard. Before lockdown, Tommy worked as a DJ.
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