The pair co-wrote and co-produced Sam Smith and Naughty Boy's smash hit La La La, and worked on Jess Glynne's debut album. Artists including Professor Green and Leona Lewis have used their songs. He's currently helping 19-year-old singer-songwriter Miller Blue break through into the industry. Yes, that's him. They released a single, "All Night Long", in August 2006, however, it only peaked at #54, which resulted in their record deal being scrapped and a further disbandment. The Love Island boys reunited in early August 2017, Young Kenzie, with his then girlfriend Jodie Marsh, Now he's a buff personal trainer with a penchant for reality television shows, Chris McKeckney was a fresh faced young boy in 2002, Stuart Baker was all spiked hair and chains, Now he's got a proper haircut and a proper job working for the Beeb, Freek had one of the biggest transformations, He ended up being a suave banker who sipped wine and used Instagram filters, Cutie Marcel didn't stray far from his Blazin Squad roots, He does however look infinitely cooler now, Looking like butter wouldn't melt back in the day, Tommy B is also a keen cyclist who loves a vanilla cone, Krazy's hair sadly isn't the reason he was given that moniker, He's not been seen recently but did keep to his love of music, Sam Foulkes left his curls in the early noughties, But he's kept up with his music and still works with Blazin Squad on reunions, Mustafa Omer learnt a lot in his Blazin Squad days, And he's penned some huge hits for some massive names with James. [5] The song was highly re-recorded and hardly contained any lyrics of the original. He's still loving life in the slightly smaller, reunited version of the band and is probably popping up at a student union near you soon. He still performs with the band when they get together for reunions and still lists himself as a member on his Instagram, but he's ditched the gelled hair and shaved eyebrows in favour of grown-out locks and stubble. Blazin' Squad also had a number two single, the really quite rude chat-up banger Flip Reverse, in 2003. This single was the first to reach the UK Top 40, and debuted in the number one spot on the UK Singles Chart of 31 August 2002. Currently he is still involved in the entertainment industry and works as a music manager for ESG Management. The year was 2002. Members Flava, Plat'num, Strider, Freek, Krazy, Tommy-B, Melo-D, Spike-E, Reepa, and Kenzie all met at Higham Park School in Chingford, London where they bonded over a love of hip-hop. The album spawned the singles "We Just Be Dreamin'", "Flip Reverse" and "Here 4 One". But their album, Times Like These, struggled in the charts. Di. The group have a verified Twitter account which suggests their line-up is comprised of 40 per cent of the original 10 (Freek, Spike-e, Reepa, Plat'num) and a man named Melo. He keeps away from the spotlight now, appearing in the occasional nostalgic performance with the band. Now a father-of-two, he splits his time between London and New York. You may have been watching Love Island this year and thought where do I know that guy from? Strider has now written songs for top-selling UK artists including Leona Lewis, Emili Sande, KSI, Naughty Boy and Professor Green. She says that she feels strange when she sees teenage girls screaming over her son, but knows that he enjoys it! For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. "Here 4 One" was issued as the third single from Now or Never in early 2004, peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart, but sales failed to be strong enough to warrant a third album deal. Kenzie now shares his luxury lifestyle, wearing designer clothes, and jet setting to Dubai, whilst supporting a rock hard pair of abs. Sam's also taken part in some Blazin Squad reunion tours. Where is Reepa now? . Kenzie (James MacKenzie) Doug Peters / Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment Kenzie is. That's all we can tell you really as he's kept away from the big Blazin' reunions. Kenzie appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2005 and he was one of the youngest contestants to ever enter the house. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The most office-based of the lot is Reepa,who works as a media manager at the BBC. Although hes mysteriously disappeared hes been spotted working on solo music as The Lee Bailey Project. The former Blazin' Squad member has stayed in media, but a different kind; he is now a media manager at the BBC. Incredibly, Lee Bailey hasnt changed a day although recent pictures of the singer are hard to come by. After leaving the music industry and his zany nickname behind, Freek - better known as Oliver Georgiou - embarked on a career in corporate banking. He was part of a supergroup called 5th Story, compiled while he was appearing on ITV's Big Reunion. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. He's eating ice cream in his Twitter picture though, so he must also enjoy some occasional dessert based snacking. He's uploaded a handful of original rap tracks to his official Soundcloud page, and still tours nightclubs with half of the Blazin' Squad crew. Eating their greens? [2], The band released a number of white label singles on the Weighty Plates label featuring remixes of the track "Standard Flow" from their album In the Beginning. The 10-piece boyband from London went on to achieve seven Top 10 hits in various flip-reversed line-ups (remember the Friday Hill reboot circa 2005/2006? Jon O'Brien of AllMusic called them the "self-proclaimed pioneers of 'chav' culture". He also dated former glamour model Jodie Marsh around the same time. Probably what it says on the tin tbh. But he's apparently had a couple of normal jobs too. We take a look at what the likes of Kenzie, Strider, Freek and Rocky B are up to now One of the most recognisable members of the group ( who could forget that gel-slicked hair ) baby-faced Kenzie went on to become a tabloid favourite after the band split thanks to his high profile romances. He also worked as a window fitter after the band went their official separate ways, but is currently enjoying retweeting a LOT of support for bandmate Marcel on Love Island. Twelve years on from his boy band adventure, Marcel Sommerville is taking part in the2017 series of Love Island. Just by the law of averages, at least a couple of Blazin' Squad's 10 members should still be making music - ands they are. The tricky second album. A detailed history, The ending of Sex/Life season 2 explained, Here's what Buzz from Home Alone looks like now. His corkscrew curls have been ironed out and now Sam Foulkes is all grown up. Flava is now seemingly married with two kids. The group met at school and came together through a shared love of music and rap. Reepa's mum is called Corleta. The 31-year-old faced controversy after he allegedly cheated on Gaby Allen while the pair were on holiday together in Mexico. Reepa, or Stuart Baker as he's known to colleagues these days, was an original Blazin' Squad member. Em maio de 2006, foi anunciado que Rocky-B, Reepa, Spike-E e Melo-D iriam se reformar e se apresentar como uma verso de quatro integrantes do Blazin 'Squad. To date, he still occasionally performs with a few members of the group but also works in the import/exportindustry. He and best band pal Flava formed a songwriting and production team called Mojam. The man sacrificed his adolescence to the slings and arrows of the pop industry's outrageous fortune only to wind up as an unrecognisable and, seemingly, unfanciable contestant on ITV2's dating reality television show, Love Island. After dipping his toe into the music scene hes now moved into imports and exports. BLAZIN' Squad are fondly remembered by nostalgic noughties pop fans. Despite this, however, their debut album, In the Beginning achieved gold status in the UK and spawned two further top ten hits, "Love on the Line" and double A-side single, "Reminisce/Where the Story Ends". Watch: Take a look around the Love Island villa in 2017. As well as occasionally performing with other former Blazin' Squad members, Sam works in the import/export industry now. The remaining few (Rocky-B, Reepa, Spike-E, Melo-D and MC Vyper, who had changed his alias from Danny-B), announced they would be reforming as Blazin' Squad in the summer of 2006. Ollie, who is reportedly Marcels best friend, is married and is also a dad. Eles tambm anunciaram que iriam lanar um novo lbum pela nova gravadora, Peach Records. "Wishing everyone a very happy, prosperous new year.". Here we take a trip down memory lane as we revisit their lives 20 years on from their glory days. When he wasnt reliving his childhood music dreams, he was working as a window fitter. He now works as a media manager at the BBC and is married to Welsh-born wife Zoe. Mojam were reported to have signed a major deal with Sony/ATV's Naughty Words joint venture with Naughty Boy in 2014. Chris remains loyal to his roots as a Blazin' Squad original and still performs their songs at various reunion gigs. Comeback The pair welcomed their first child - a son they named Roman - at the end of January. He also still has those majestic eyebrows. When their second album failed to reach the dizzying heights of their first, they were dropped from their label and forced to split in 2003. From Blazin' Squad, that's where. We met them at the crossroads back in the early noughties, and their catchy RnB songs were stuck in our heads for days, but what happened to the 10 members of Blazin' Squad? His curly ginger locks are gone, replaced with a bald head and bushy beard. Jamie McKenzie is now a very sculpted personal trainer, Marcel Sommervile welcomed his first child earlier this year, Freek carried his love of music through to his work as a band manager, Strider now runs a successful songwriting company, James Murray ( pictured) and his old bandmate worked on Naughty Boy and Sam Smith's huge hit La La La, Sam Foulkes has partaken in a few Blazin' Squad reunions since they split, Chris now has platinum blond hair and works as an engineer, Lee Bailey has retreated from the limelight, DJ Tommy B: he's still working as DJ these days. A live recording of a concert in Liverpool was released on DVD for Christmas 2003 but failed to achieve any commercial success. Kenzie, 35, is one of the most famous members of Blazin' Squad following his former romance with bodybuilding reality star Jodie Marsh. Reepa's spiked hair has now been replaced by luscious long locks instead. Find yourself among people of a certain age today and chances are they'll be able to sing the chorus of Crossroads. After their romance, Kenzie spilled the beans on their sex life saying: "Jodie definitely taught me a few things, being an older woman. More recently in 2013, he gave the pop game another shot by teaming up with Adam Rickitt, Gareth Gates, Dane Bowers and Kavana for ITV2's The Big Reunion for new manband 5th Story. He is now married to wife Karina and the couple share two kids. DJ Tommy, who is a fan of cycling, has not been seen with the group during any of their reunion gigs. Hope you're well, Flave. "Flip Reverse" was subsequently used to re-launch Top of the Pops, with a special performance recorded outside the BBC Television Centre with 100 or so hooded back-up dancers. Even the BBC gave them one star for their debut album. While doing pretty well behind the scenes, Flava is one of the Blazin' boys who tends to keep out of the spotlight himself, and is seemingly impossible to track down on social media. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Family Life. Before lockdown, Tommy worked as a DJ. Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Facebook page and 'Follow' on our @digitalspy Twitter account and you're all set. According to social media, the pair enjoy nothing more than jetting off on exotic holidays abroad. Are they okay? With the facial hair and jawline structure came a very sensible and grown up job, too. Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. I might become an actor or do something similar - I've always wanted to be an entertainer from being a small boy." Blazin' Squad did consist of Marcel (MC Plat'num), Stuart (MC Reepa), Sam (MC Spike-E) & Chris (MC Melo-D). They also joined Kenzie, Rocky B and Freek to form a five-piece Blazin' Squad reunion in 2009. Stuart has now ditched the gelled hair and shaved eyebrows of his youth in favour of a grown-out locks and designer stubble. He's apparently working in the import/export industry now (similar to flipping/reversing) but still does the occasional gig with Blazin' Squad and has been showing his Team Marcel Love Island support online, too. The former Squad member has also gone under the aliases Primetime Pro-Juice, Plat'num and Bezzle (to his friends) in recent years. Strictly's Karen Hauer teases future judging role, Creed 3 star talks building intimacy with co-star, EastEnders reveals big twist in Eve and Suki story, Emmerdale star shares future of Paddy's dark story, Sims 4 Growing Together 28% off in pre-order deal. Reepa - Stuart Baker Reepa - Stuart Baker from Blazin Squad then and now Stuart has now ditched the gelled hair and shaved eyebrows of his youth in favour of a grown-out locks and designer.
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