Nikk mager biography of william
Phixx
British-Irish boy band
Not to be confused with The Fixx.
Phixx were an English-Irish boy band formed in from the five runners up on BritishTV showPopstars: The Rivals.
Nikk mager biography of william shakespeare Just after the release of "Wild Boys", Peter Smith announced he was leaving to pursue a solo career and to give him more time to write music. During the release week, one version of the single was disqualified from the chart for being a few seconds too long, so the single dropped from the midweek chart position of 9, to number 23; however, an appeal was made to the chart regulators and both versions were eventually counted, giving a final position of number Article Talk. Download as PDF Printable version.The original members were Andrew Kinlochan, Chris Park, Mikey Green, Peter Smith, and Nikk Mager. Between and , they achieved four top 20 singles in the UK. They broke up in
Band history
In February , they signed to Hyperactive Management, who had previously been successful with Liberty X.[1] In October , they released their first single, "Hold on Me", on the Concept Records label, which charted at number 10 in the UK, selling over 60, copies.
March saw the release of their second single, "Love Revolution". This sold over 50, copies and charted at number
The videos and dance routines for their first two singles aroused media attention for their content, as they often featured the band topless or naked, often in sexually suggestive and aggressive situations with other men.
The third single, released in June , was a cover of Duran Duran's "Wild Boys". During the release week, one version of the single was disqualified from the chart for being a few seconds too long, so the single dropped from the midweek chart position of 9, to number 23; however, an appeal was made to the chart regulators and both versions were eventually counted, giving a final position of number The single sold over 65, copies.
Just after the release of "Wild Boys", Peter Smith announced he was leaving to pursue a solo career and to give him more time to write music.
In autumn , Phixx toured South Africa, where they were already popular. They released their debut album, Electrophonic Revolution, there and it became the best-selling album for their South African record company Sheer Music.
The band co-wrote some of the songs for the album with Lee Ryan from Blue, Brian McFadden (formerly of Westlife), Alistair Griffin, Ultra, and Theo from Liberty X. All the tracks were produced by John McLaughlin, who had previously worked with Busted.
Nikk mager biography of william hurt Usually, the band opens performances with a mash-up of s covers, but decided to only perform Bucks Fizz numbers in honour of their final time on stage together. Nikk memorably auditioned for The X Factor back in , but fellow Popstars: The Rivals contestant Cheryl had to watch him get unanimous 'no's from her fellow judges, causing her to sob. These days he's gigging around Pontins and weddings, and is working on a new solo album. Huddersfield neighbours' 'personal security' fears over plans for home for vulnerable kids in 'old and crumbling mansion'.In December , the band recorded a Christmas song written by Matt Baker for the children's show Blue Peter. This song was available as a free download from the Blue Peter website in the weeks leading up to Christmas, but was never released for sale.
In January , they released their fourth UK single, "Strange Love" (written by Judie Tzuke), which entered the UK Singles Chart at number
In May , Nikk Mager also left the band.
They continued to perform around England and Ireland as a three piece, and spent six months in the recording studio, writing and recording new material.
Biography of william shakespeare Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Before that, though, Anton had released a number of tracks on YouTube, including a 2 Step Garage remix of 'Games' which has been streamed over , times. Carolyn said: "He is so excited. Since leaving Phixx, Nikk Mager has also come out as gay and makes regular appearances at Pride events across the country.In November , Chris Park announced that the remaining members of Phixx would be breaking up for good in , in order to work on their own solo projects.
Band members made appearances on the music panel game, Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Green appeared on the show in , followed by Park a year later. Both appeared as panellists on Phill Jupitus' team.
In , fellow band member Mager appeared in the Identity Parade line-up, where the panellists were asked to pick out a forgotten star from a group of five.
In , Mager also appeared in the audition stage of The X Factor, but he was eliminated after his performance of "The Rose".
Nikk mager biography of william He then fronted pop-rock group State Warning, who used to tour with McFly. These days he's gigging around Pontins and weddings, and is working on a new solo album. He currently lives in Barcelona well at least according to his Twitter profile and continues to write and record music. Although they each failed to get into the band, the five other male contestants on Popstars: The Rivals joined forces for a quick Phixx sorry!Phixx appeared at number 35 in Chantelle's Top 50 Reality TV Stars.
Like Liberty X, who were formed from the runners up on the first series of Popstars, Phixx had a much longer career than the male winners of Popstars: The Rivals, One True Voice, who split up in after releasing just two singles. Phixx by contrast were active until , and released several singles and an LP during their time together.
In , Peter Smith appeared on The Voice of Ireland, but none of the coaches turned their chairs for him.
In , Nikk Mager was announced as a new member of the Bucks Fizz spin-off The Fizz, alongside Matthew Pateman of Let Loose and Bad Boys Inc.[2]
Discography
Albums
Singles
- "Hold on Me" () - UK #10
- "Love Revolution" () - UK #13
- "Wild Boys" () - UK #12
- "Strange Love" () - UK #19