The band originated as a 5 man group in 2005.
They formed on a Tv show called 'Big in America' and were put together by the same people behind bands such as 'The Backstreet Boys' and '*Nsync'. US5 enjoyed sucess gaining their first Gold Record in America from their first single called 'Maria' released in 2005. The same song went straight in at number 1 in Germany and became a huge summer hit in several other european countries. On the back of the success of 'Maria' their debut album titled 'Here We Go' released in October 2005, became a huge success gaining them Gold and Platinum records in Germany and Austria.
In 2006 it was time for US5 to hit the Uk and they spent the summer doing school tours and various promotions up and down the country. Their 2nd season of 'Big In America' aired on UK mtv channels. They released 'Maria' and it entered the UK top 40 at number 38.
US5 found even bigger sucess in various other European countries throughout the rest of 2006 and 2007, selling many records, winning plenty of awards and gaining many loyal fans. The same fans that stuck by them through a difficult time in the fall of 2007 when original member 'Mikel Johnson' from Germany, suddenly decided to leave US5.
(Mikel has gone on to start a solo Career in Germany. We are sure the very talented guy will be very succesful!)
The rest of the group re-assured the fans that it would not be the end. They kept their word and a short time later introduced the new member of the band 'Vince'.
In 2008 the fans were left shocked once more, when the remaining German member of the band 'Chris Watrin' all of a sudden decided to leave the band and the music business.
The guys... again carried on despite all the uncertainty and the 4 of them released their single 'The Boys Are Back' which was taken from the very successful film 'High School Musical 3'. Followed By 3 third Studio Album titled 'Around The World'.
Only a short time later (end of 2008) the guys welcomed another new member 'Cayce Clayton'...
to... again make US5... 5 again.
Now if your reading this i bet your thinking 'wow surely thats it with the line-up changes' but we would sadly tell you that this would be wrong!!
With all the drama from 2008.. the guys, in their new line up were able to take a long vacation and go home for a while. Being based in Germany with 4 out of the 5 members being American and a long long way from home it has been a well deserved long overdue opportunity to be with family and friends and recharge their batteries.
With a new deal and show in the USA called 'US5 Breaks America' the guys were going to be working hard towards their goal of being known worldwide and spending the begining months of 2009 making it happen. HOWEVER... in February/March it became known that 2 members of the group were not happy and IZZY AND VINCENT both left US5 on the same day. Not many reasons were given but it was indeed a hard decision for them to make.
US5 communitys went into chaos... Fans couldnt believe that once again their faith in them was being tested. The remaining 3 guys were confused and upset aswell but vowed to stick it out and stay strong.
To cut a rather long story short... Izzy was able to talk things out and has since rejoined the group he loved being a part of because of the fans that made it so special for him. Hes been honest and opened up to what hes experiencing and where its gone wrong internally.
As for now Vincent remains OUT of US5 and doesnt loook likely to return.
So the current line-up of US5 is as follows... Richie Stringini, Izzy Gallegos, Cayce Clayton all from USA and Jay Khan from England. But being called 'US5' we are sure there will be another name added to the line up soon enough!!!
WE TOLD YOU BEING A FAN WOULDN'T BE DULL ;)
So there you have it!! And clearly one of the many reasons we love this band is because... With every Up and Down that gets thrown at them, the boys have proved they really are here to STAY!!!
With a song taken from 'High School Musical 3' Movie here is the US5 VIDEO for... 'The Boys Are Back'!!!
US5 - The Boys are Back from US5 on Vimeo .
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