Best UK Boybands Trivia Quiz

Answer: Westlife

Westlife had their first Number 1 hit in 1999 with 'Swear It Again', which was their debut single.
The original line up consisted of Shane Filan, Mark Feehilly, Bryan McFadden, Nicky Byrne and Kian Egan. When Bryan left the band in 2004, the remaining members decided to continue as a four-piece band.

Did you know that Ronan Keating, formally the lead singer of Boyzone, used to co-manage them?
Also Westlife were the first act in the UK to have their first 7 singles reach the top of the UK charts!

Answer: Boyzone

Boyzone reached Number 1 with 'Words' in 1996; it was the first release from their second album 'A Different Beat'.
The Boyzone members were Ronan Keating, Stephen Gateley, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Keith Duffy.

Did you know that Boyzone's Number 1 'No Matter What' was taken from the musical 'Whistle Down the Wind'? It became one of the most successful songs released independently from the musical.
They became the first Irish act to have 4 of their singles reach Number 1.

Answer: Backstreet Boys

Backstreet Boys hit the Number 1 spot in 1999 with their single 'I Want It That Way', released from their third album 'Millenium'.
The original line up included Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. Kevin left the band in 2006, but the other members have stated they would always let him come back.

Did you know that Nick Carter was only 12 years old when he auditioned for the band?

Answer: East 17

'Stay Another Day' was East 17's only Number 1 single and was the Christmas Number 1 for 1994.
The band consisted of Tony Mortimer, Brian Harvey, Terence Coldwell and Jonathan Hendy.

Did you know that band member Brian Harvey ran himself over by reaching out of his car and falling out? Not many people can say that!

Answer: Blue

Blue's second single was 'Too Close' (a cover of a song by Next) which hit the Number 1 spot in 2001.
The members of Blue were Lee Ryan, Duncan James, Antony Costa and Simon Webbe.

Did you know that Blue were sued by a country band with the same name, with the claim that people would get confused. The judge stated that he found it difficult to believe that anybody could confuse the aging 70's country band with the youthful pop act.

Answer: Five

'Keep on Movin' was the first Number 1 of boy band Five. It was released from their second album 'Invincible' in 1999.
The original members of Five were Sean Conlon, 'J' Brown, Abs Breen, Ritchie Neville and Scott Robinson. On announcement of their reunion it was stated that Sean was committed to his Sony deal and could not join the boys.

Did you know that a day after the announcement of their split in 2001, Scott married his childhood sweetheart in a ceremony attended by all the boys?

Answer: Busted

'You Said No' was the first Number 1 of Busted; it was their third released single from their self-titled debut album.
James Bourne, Charlie Simpson and Matt Willis were members of the three-piece band. After the split James and Charlie joined bands with a more 'rocky' feel.

Did you know that 'You Said No' was originally titled 'Crash and Burn' but the boys changed the title due to the Columbia shuttle disaster.

Answer: New Kids on the Block

In 1988 'You Got It (The Right Stuff)'reached Number 1 from American boy band New Kids on the Block.
The line up consisted of brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood and Donnie Wahlberg.

Did you know that Mark Wahlberg was in the first line up but opted to quit after becoming disillusioned with the direction the band was taking.

Answer: McFly

McFly reached Number 1 with their debut single '5 Colours in her Hair' in 2004.
The members of the band consist of Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd. The quartet had roles in the Lindsay Lohan film 'Just My Luck'.

Did you know that the band is named for the lead character in the 'Back to the Future' films?

Answer: Take That

In my opinion, the best boy band of them all!
Take That's first Number 1 single was 'Pray' which was released in 1993, the first of 8 that they would have in the 90's.
The original line up was Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Robbie left in 1995 and proceeding to a very successful solo career. After splitting in 1996, Take That reunited in 2006 - much to the enthusiasm of their fans (myself included!)

Did you know that Take That took their name from an article written about Madonna?

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