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Take That
Take That performing in Manchester on 12 June 2011
Take That performing in Manchester on
12 June 2011
Background information
OriginManchester, England
GenresPop, pop rock, dance
Years active1990–1996
2005–present (hiatus from 2011-2012)[1]
LabelsBMG
Universal
Polydor
Interscope[2]
MembersGary Barlow
Howard Donald
Jason Orange
Mark Owen
Robbie Williams
Websitewww.takethat.com

Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter.[3][4][5][6] In total, the group have had 27 top 40 singles and 16 top 5 singles in the United Kingdom alone,[7] 11 of which have reached number 1, as well as having seven number 1 albums.[8][9] Internationally the band have had 54 number one hits[10] and 35 number 1 albums.[11]

Take That's pop tunes and soulful ballads dominated the UK charts in the first half of the 1990s, winning multiple BRIT Awards while also spawning two of the best selling albums of the decade with Everything Changes (which was nominated for the 1994 Mercury Prize[12]) and their Greatest Hits album. Robbie Williams left the band in 1995 while the four remaining members completed their world tour and released a final single before splitting up in 1996.

After filming a 2005 documentary about the group and releasing a new greatest hits album, a four-piece Take That without Williams officially announced a 2006 reunion tour around the UK, entitled The Ultimate Tour. On 9 May 2006, it was announced that the group were set to record new material together once again; their fourth studio album, Beautiful World, was released in 2006 and was followed up with The Circus, in 2008. The group achieved new success as a four-piece, scoring a string of chart hits across the UK and Europe while taking the number of records sold to 45 million worldwide.[13][14][15][16]

Williams rejoined Take That in 2010 for the band's sixth studio album, Progress. It was released on 15 November of that year and became the fastest selling album of the 21st century,[17] the second fastest selling album in British history,[18] whilst also making it the first album of new material to feature Take That's original line-up since their 1995 album, Nobody Else. Since 2011, Take That have set the new record for the fastest selling tour of all time in the UK with Progress Live, beating the previous record set by their Circus Live Tour in 2009,[19] won the BRIT award for Best British group,[20] and were named as Amazon's top-selling music artist of all time.[21] In 2012 the Official Charts Company revealed the biggest selling singles artists in British music chart history with Take That currently placed at 15th overall, becoming the most successful boyband in UK chart history.[22]

Live band

  • Mike Stevens – musical director, keys, guitar, saxophone
  • Michael "Milton" McDonald – guitar, vocals
  • Lee Pomeroy – bass guitar
  • Karlos Edwards – percussion
  • Donavan Hepburn – drums
  • Jamie Norton – keyboard
  • David Tench – keyboard
  • Ben Mark – guitar

Discography

Main articles: Take That discography and List of Take That songs

References

  1. ^ http://www.metro.co.uk/music/877500-robbie-williams-splitting-from-take-that-untrue-theyre-on-a-break
  2. ^ "Interscope Records Take That Press release 2007". Previewstock.com. 11 December 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. ^ 13 August 2012 Gary Barlow leads amazing show from Take That - a week after losing daughter Evening Standard
  4. ^ By Sally Hamilton3 November 2010 Reader comments (1) (3 November 2010). "How rich is Take That's Gary Barlow?". This is Money. Retrieved 30 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Robbie Williams reunites with 'captain' Deirdre Barlow for Help the Heroes gig". Metro. UK. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Take That progress: Robbie shines but Gary's in charge". BBC News. 12 November 2010.
  7. ^ Official Chart Company for the UK Take That Archive database.
  8. ^ everyHit.com search results
  9. ^ "X Factor Official Stats". Xfactor.itv.com. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  10. ^ ACCORDING TO SOURCED INFORMATION IN WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES: 11 in the uk, back for good number 1 in 30 countries, Never forget number 1 in 3 countries, Babe number 1 in 1 country, HDIYL number in 5 countries, Patience number 1 in 4 countries.
  11. ^ ADDED UP THE SOURCED NUMBER 1's IN WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES.
  12. ^ "Mercury/Nationwide Music Prize". Rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  13. ^ By Matthew Macaulay12:01PM BST 19 July 2012 Telegraph - Gary Barlow to receive music industry honour
  14. ^ Elias, Linda (28 March 2012). "Gary Barlow congratulates The Wanted - News". Heart FM national radio. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  15. ^ "Robbie Williams reunites with 'captain' Gary Barlow for a Help the Heroes gig". Metro. UK. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  16. ^ Elias, Linda (10 March 2011). "Birthday mum delighted to win Take That tickets - Aberdare - Local Welsh News - News". WalesOnline. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  17. ^ Up for Discussion Jump to Forums (14 September 2009). "Take That Re-Release Tops U.K. Album Chart; Example Single Remains at No. 1". Billboard.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  18. ^ McLean, Craig (29 May 2011). "Take That interview". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  19. ^ "Demand for Take That tour tickets 'greater than Michael Jackson' say organisers as websites crash.. and band announce third date at Hampden". The Daily Record. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  20. ^ Alexandra Topping (15 February 2011). "Brit awards 2011: Take That win best British group 21 years after their debut | Music". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  21. ^ "The Metro 31–12–10". Metro. UK. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  22. ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-singles-charts-biggest-selling-artists-of-all-time-revealed-1431/

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