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A1 (stylised as a1) were a British-Norwegian boy band whose first single, "Be the First to Believe", was released in 1999. Its members were Britons Mark Read, Paul Marazzi, Ben Adams and Norwegian Christian Ingebrigtsen. A1 also won a BRIT Award for "British Breakthrough Act" in 2001. They were formed by band manager Tim Byrne, who also formed STEPS. In 2001 the band toured Asia, where they were well-received. The music video for their single "No More" was filmed in Singapore. During the Indonesian leg of their tour in the Taman Anggrek Mall, four teenage girls were killed in a stampede. ^[1] Their third album, Make It Good, featured a sound closer to traditional rock music, but was to be their last studio project.

Breakup

On October 8, 2002, Paul Marazzi left the group citing personal reasons, and A1 subsequently split.

They released The Best of a1, a compilation album in January 2004, featuring all their singles (excluding "Be the First to Believe"), two unreleased studio recordings and previously unreleased concert recordings.

Ben Adams released the solo single, "Sorry", which reached #18 in the UK in April 2005.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Chart position
Year	Title	UK Album Chart
1999	Here We Come	#20
2000	The A list	#14
2002	Make It Good	#15

Compilations

Year	Title	Chart position
Year	Title	UK Album Chart
2004	The Best of a1	88

Singles

Year	Title	Chart position		Album
Year	Title	UK Singles Chart	NOR	Album
1999	"Be the First to Believe"	#6	—	Here We Come
	"Summertime of Our Lives"	#5	—
	"Ready or Not/Everytime"	#3	#3
2000	"Like a Rose"	#6	#11
	"Take on Me"	#1	#1	The A list
	"Same Old Brand New You"	#1	#1
2001	"No More"	#6	—
2002	"Caught in the Middle"	#2	#3	Make It Good
2002	"Make It Good"	#11	—	Make It Good

References

^ a1 'devastated' after stampede deaths

External links

a1 on Yahoo! Music

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-'''A1''' (stylised as '''a1''') was a [[United Kingdom|British]]-[[Norway|Norwegian]] [[boy band]] whose first single, "[[Be the First to Believe]]", was released in 1999. Its members were Britons [[Mark Read]], Paul Marazzi, [[Ben Adams]] and Norwegian [[Christian Ingebrigtsen]]. A1 also won a [[BRIT Awards|BRIT Award]] for "British Breakthrough Act" in 2001. They were formed by band manager [[Tim Byrne]], who also formed [[Steps (group)|STEPS]]. In 2001 the band toured [[Asia]], where they were well-received. The music video for their single "No More" was filmed in [[Singapore]]. During the [[Indonesia]]n leg of their tour in the Taman Anggrek Mall, four teenage girls were killed in a stampede. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1229130.stm a1 'devastated' after stampede deaths]</ref> Their third album, ''[[Make It Good (album)|Make It Good]]'', featured a sound closer to traditional rock music, but was to be their last studio project.
+'''A1''' (stylised as '''a1''') <!-- DO NOT CHANGE TO was -->were<!-- were is correct UK English. --> a [[United Kingdom|British]]-[[Norway|Norwegian]] [[boy band]] whose first single, "[[Be the First to Believe]]", was released in 1999. Its members were Britons [[Mark Read]], Paul Marazzi, [[Ben Adams]] and Norwegian [[Christian Ingebrigtsen]]. A1 also won a [[BRIT Awards|BRIT Award]] for "British Breakthrough Act" in 2001. They were formed by band manager [[Tim Byrne]], who also formed [[Steps (group)|STEPS]]. In 2001 the band toured [[Asia]], where they were well-received. The music video for their single "No More" was filmed in [[Singapore]]. During the [[Indonesia]]n leg of their tour in the Taman Anggrek Mall, four teenage girls were killed in a stampede. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1229130.stm a1 'devastated' after stampede deaths]</ref> Their third album, ''[[Make It Good (album)|Make It Good]]'', featured a sound closer to traditional rock music, but was to be their last studio project.
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