Abz Love

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Abz Love
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Background information
Birth name Richard Abidin Breen
Also known as Abs Breen, Abs, Abz
Born (1979-06-29) 29 June 1979 (age 33)
Enfield, London, England
Genres Pop, R&B, hip hop, dance, disco, funk
Occupations singer, DJ
Years active 1997–present
Labels Loved up records
Associated acts Five, Scott Robinson

Richard Abidin "Abs" Breen (born 29 June 1979 in Enfield, London, England), now known as Abz Love or simply Abz, is an English singer, rapper, dancer, and DJ. He is a member of boy band Five.[1] In 2003, he released his debut solo album Abstract Theory.[2]

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Early life [edit]

Abz was born in Enfield, London to a Turkish father Turan and an Irish mother Kay, who are both also musicians. He has a younger brother called Jamie and a younger sister called Stacey.[3][4] He attended the Italia Conti Stage School[5] where his teacher suggested he audition for a boy band that was being put together by Simon Cowell. He was chosen along with four other boys to be part of internationally successful boy band Five.

Career [edit]

1997–2001: Career with Five [edit]

During his Five days, Abz rapped in the middle of their songs. Five enjoyed worldwide success but disbanded on 27 September 2001. After Five split up, Love became the only band member to release a solo album, Abstract Theory, and had three Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart. Five reunited in 2012 and are featured in the 2013 ITV2 reality series The Big Reunion. On the show, Abz revealed that he was the only member of the band who was against splitting up.

2002–2011: Debut album, name change and EP [edit]

Love in 2010.

In November 2002, Abz went to Australia for the major pop festival Rumba! and performed on stage with boy band Blue. About a year after the breakup, he enjoyed a brief but fairly successful solo career, releasing the album Abstract Theory in 2003, which produced three top 10 singles in the UK. He was also invited onto BBC Three show Celebrity Scissorhands to receive a manicure from former bandmate Scott Robinson.

He changed his name to Abz Love in June 2008. Abz said in a January 2013 Radio 1 interview that he changed from Abs to Abz because "I got a bit annoyed of everyone referencing the six-pack". Abz has now started his Loveupgang project and spent time creating an EP called "Loved Up".

2012–present: Return with Five [edit]

On 18 October 2012, Abz's bandmate Scott revealed via Twitter that Five would be taking part in an ITV2 documentary series called The Big Reunion, which would air some time in 2013,[6]

In January 2013 it was reported that the group were looking to find a new member to replace J Brown,[7] and they were also having disagreement over the group's name.[8] The fourth episode of The Big Reunion featured Five auditioning three hopefuls to become the new fifth member of the band, though plans for a fifth member have now been dropped and Five performed as a four-piece at at the Hammersmith Apollo concert on 26 February 2013, where they were joined by Blue.[9]

Discography [edit]

Studio albums [edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[10]
Abstract Theory 29
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays [edit]

List of albums
Title Album details
Loved Up
  • Released: 30 August 2011
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles [edit]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Single Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[10]		 AUS
[11]		 BEL
[12]		 IRL
[13]		 NL
[14]		 NZ
[15]		 SWE
[16]		 UKN
[17]
"What You Got" 2002 4 33 35 13 37 7 40 1 Abstract Theory
"Shame" — 64 — — — 35 — —
"Stop Sign" 2003 10 56 — — — — — 2
"Miss Perfect"
(featuring Nodesha)		 5 — — 21 — — — 2
"7 Ways"
(featuring Eve Bicker)		 — — — — — — — 3
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other charted songs [edit]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Single Year Peak chart positions Album
UKN
[17]
"Lost For Words" 2002 4 Abstract Theory
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

References [edit]

  1. ^ MTV. "Abs Breen". Retrieved 2011-09-19. 
  2. ^ O'Callaghan, Bren (2003-09-08), "Abs Abstract Theory Review", BBC, retrieved 2011-09-19 
  3. ^ Hurriyet. "Five grubunun Türk yıldızı". Retrieved 2011-09-19. 
  4. ^ Netter, Matt (1999). Five: A Biography. Pocket Books. p. 65. ISBN 0671036394. 
  5. ^ Italia Conti. "Celebrating 100 Years: 1911-2011". Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
  6. ^ Twitter / Scottlarock5: I can confirm that five we'll take part in the big reunion on @itv2 Sometime next year We are all Looking forward to the show #willbegreat
  7. ^ "Boy band 5ive hunting for new member". MSN. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013. 
  8. ^ "5ive post plea for fifth member on Facebook ahead of reunion 12 years after parting ways". Metro News. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013. 
  9. ^ "'Big Reunion' stars return to the stage at Hammersmith Apollo - pictures". Digital Spy. 27 February 2013. 
  10. ^ a b "The Official Charts Company - Abz Love". The Official Charts Company. 3 May 2013. 
  11. ^ "Chartifacts - Wednesday 14th November 2012". ARIA Charts. 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2012-09-13. 
  12. ^ "Ultratop Discografie". Ultratop.be/nl/. Retrieved 25 February 2012. 
  13. ^ "Discography on Ireland". Irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  14. ^ "Dutch chart history". charts.org. Dutch Singles Chart / Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  15. ^ "Chart history: New Zealand". charts.org. New Zealand Singles Chart / Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  16. ^ "Swedish Singles Charts". Sverigetopplistan Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
  17. ^ a b "Ukrainian Chart - ABS". FDR. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 

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