Toukokuussa 2006 ilmoitettiin, ett Rocky-B, Reepa, Spike-E ja Melo-D aikovat uudistua ja esiinty neliosaisena versiona Blazin 'Squadista. These days Kenzie is a personal trainer and DJ, whose attends plenty of pool parties, glam nights out, and DJing all over the world. Fans may be shocked to know that the likes of Reea, Freek and Melo-d have gone back to their birth names. Since the good ol' days, Strider has gone on to even bigger and better things than Blazin' Squad. He is now married to Welsh-born wife, Zoe, and the pair are often seen jetting off abroad to exotic and mountainous locations. Freek also appears to be a Tottenham Hotspur fan judging from his tweets. ", Well no, of course not. "We want to say a massive thank you to everyone we've collaborated with this year, from in the room, to behind the scenes, we're very greatful [sic] for all your passion & hard work. They have been massively successful, writing for artists including Emeli Sande, Leona Lewis, KSI, and Naughty Boy. Ollie, or Freek as he was known in his Blazin' Squad days, embarked on a major career change after leaving the music industry and launched a career in corporate banking. He ilmoittivat mys julkaisevansa uuden albumin uudella levy-yhtill, Peach Records. The Voice UK 2018 duo on Team Jennifer who met at Brighton University, Mariah Carey reveals she's back in the studio working on 15th album, Stephen Mulhern casts doubt on Britain's Got More Talent return as he continues to battle 'nasty' illness, Jon Fratelli gave his coveted Brit award to random plumber - as a TIP, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Flava is the second half of Mojam alongside Strider, and the pair are enjoying some serious success in the business. After the Blazin' Squad disbanded he became a media manager at the BBC. According to his LinkedIn, Chris, who had a spell with peroxide blond hair and nose ring, has worked in double glazing. In June 2009, Strider, Flava, Kenzie, Krazy and Rocky B announced they would be re-uniting as a five piece, and subsequently released their comeback single, "Let's Start Again". This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Although hes mysteriously disappeared hes been spotted working on solo music as The Lee Bailey Project. He. Can this young prodigy bring back the age of the wild virtuoso violinist? He was part of a supergroup called 5th Story, compiled while he was appearing on ITV's Big Reunion. In the eighth of the Blazin' Squad diaries, Reepa, aka Stuart tells us what he's been up to this . As MC Reepa he is best recognized for having been a member of the rap group Blazin' Squad. 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". Mostly, appear in "What happened to Blazin' Squad?" Somerville has become the first Love Island contestantto make headlines from this series, but if he continues to use his "I was in a band" schtick to impress the ladies, then we might as well remind ourselves of what that "band"actually was. Strider and Flava real names Mus Omer and James Murray have now formed a songwriting duo called Mojam. Cosmopolitan, Part of the Hearst UK Fashion & Beauty Network. 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 group had six top ten hits, including "Crossroads", a cover version of the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony original. The group met at school and came together through a shared love of music and rap. The boyband/hip-hop collective, made up of 10 fresh-faced teens, went straight in at No.1 with their debut single, a cover of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's Crossroads, exactly 20 years ago today (August 31). In his Blazin' Squad days, it's fair to say Kenzie wasn't exactly hench - but he is now! A detailed history, The ending of Sex/Life season 2 explained, Here's what Buzz from Home Alone looks like now. So far he's basically spent the entire time telling people he was in Blazin' Squad. When they started, they had an average age of 16 and were known by a string of ridiculous nicknames:Kenzie (James McKenzie), Freek (Oliver Georgiou), Melo-d (Chris McKeckney), Reepa (Stuart Baker), Krazy (Lee Bailey), Spike-e (Sam Foulkes), Flava (James Murray), Tommy-B (Tom Beasley), Plat'num (Marcel Sommerville)andStrider (Mustafa Omer). Back in The Squad's glory days, Olivier got the date of his band's first number one and the date they signed their record contract on his arm. The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Real name Stuart, Reepa loves sprinting when he's not mixing music. Since then he has appeared in other shows such as The Games and Celebrity Come Dine With Me. This content is imported from YouTube. Reepa's mum is called Corleta. These days Freek - aka Ollie Georgiou - is back in the music business but as a manager behind the scenes, along with the occasional nostalgic performance with the boys. He got Blazin Squads first number one and the date they signed their record contract on his arm but after spending time with experts, the ink was updated to a more spectacular tribute to their efforts - complete with a smoking microphone. He has been pretty quiet of late since his solo career, dubbed the Lee Bailey Project, failed to hit the big time. Currently he is still involved in the entertainment industry and works as a music manager for ESG Management. He is now married to wife Karina and the couple share two kids. 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's spiked hair has now been replaced by luscious long locks instead. This week Reepa gives us the the latest on what Blazin' Squad have been up to. He's now the kind of bloke you'd see in trendy wine bars using the Clarendon filter on Instagram to show off hisPinot. He also still has those majestic eyebrows. The rapper hilariously tried to keep his time in the boyband a closely guarded secret, before choosing to disclose the revelation to fellow islanders one by one. He is from England. As you may have noticed from the past and present picture comparison, Krazy literally looks exactly the same as he did back in the day, with his long blonde hair still in tact. "Its [sic] been a lot of fun & we're and looking forward to sharing what we've been working on for 2022. Stuart Baker has continued to appear on stage with some of his former bandmates for Blazin' Squad shows over the past few years, while juggling his proper job as a media manager for the BBC. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Much like some of his other band mates, he still gets involved in music; working as a DJ. Self-proclaimed pioneers of "chav" culture, ten-piece pop/rap act Blazin' Squad scored an impressive six consecutive Top Ten hits in just two years. Where are Hollyoaks' missing McQueens now? Some members valiantly carried on, and with limited success. Actually known as Stuart Baker, the spiked hair has now been replaced with soft, brunette locks. Blazin' Squad's popularity had a brief resurgence in 2017 all thanks to Marcel's appearance in one of the most popular series of Love Island to date. After leaving the music industry and his zany nickname behind, Freek - better known as Oliver Georgiou - embarked on a career in corporate banking. They released a single, and their the group's fourth, and final, record deal dumping followed. Despite his career change, he has shared pictures with the other Squad members and proudly declares his membership in the noughties boyband. They co-wrote and co-produced Sam Smith and Naughty Boy's tune 'La La La', and also worked on Jess Glynne's debut album. What ever happened to the Blazin' Squad boys? That's all we can tell you really as he's kept away from the big Blazin' reunions. It also failed to re-ignite the low sales of the album. Most have kept a finger in the musical pie, from artist management (Freek, formerly a corporate banker) and songwriting (Flava and Strider) or DJing (Tommy-B). All 10 bandmates met up for drinks once Marcel, now 36, returned to the real world. Strider, Rocky, Kenzie and Reepa on Popworld's "The Big Ones" Very funny!Deutsch/German:Simon: Ein paar Mitglieder von Blazin' Squad, herzlich Willkommen. Unlike many of his ex-bandmates, DJ Tommy has completely shunned the showbiz life. In 2005 along with Strider and Flava, he signed a record deal with Polydor records, and began recording an album under the name Friday Hill. 51 in the UK and basically ended it again. Rocky B is now widely known for his appearance on ITV's Love Island and his romance with Liverpudlian Gabby Allen. He's now working as a BBC media manager, but does also still pop up at a reunion gig every so often. [3][4], For their official debut, the band released a cover of the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony song "Crossroads" for Warner Music's East West Records label. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Did they meet at the Crossroads after their breakup? He is now dad to daughters Wynter and Wyllow, who he shares with his girlfriend of 10 years. They've had considerable success working on Sam Smith's hits 'La La La' and 'Like I Can', as well as songs for Emeli Sand and Naughty Boy. Lovely jubbly. Strider has now written songs for top-selling UK artists including Leona Lewis, Emili Sande, KSI, Naughty Boy and Professor Green. Blazin' Squad had six top 10 singles and a number one single Credit: . In his day job, he's a media manager at the BBC. Ten teenagers from Chingford who enjoyed a brief, but indeed blazing, time in the limelight in the early Noughties. 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. Jon O'Brien of AllMusic called them the "self-proclaimed pioneers of 'chav' culture". The baby faced member of Blazin Squad travels the UK as a DJ. 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. The limited UK success of Crossroads, a number byUS hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, gave them inspiration to do a loose cover. After the short-lived comeback in 2009, Freek known as Oliver Georgiou to family and friends founded his own music management company. He has had quite the career change and now works in the import and export industry. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. However, he's not given up on music altogether. Despite the chart success of their singles, the group failed to match their success with their second album, Now or Never, only peaking at #36 on the UK Albums Chart. Most importantly, Reepa could arguably be the Blazin' Squad member who's experienced the biggest glo up in terms of hotness. There were 10 of them in total, but most have stepped away from the limelight, Get all the latest gossip from the villa straight to your inbox with our Love Island newsletter. The label issued a Greatest Hits compilation via digital download and thereby ended the contract with the group. His debut single "Crossroads" with the Blazin' Boys hit the #1 spot on the UK music charts when he was 15 years old. It reached the top of the charts in August 2002, a year after So Solid Crew gained their Number One. However, he has now returned to his first love and works as a band manager. Lee's trademark spiky blonde hair made him stand out from the group. Le migliori offerte per SMASH HITS MAGAZINE April 2004 BUSTED Peter Andre PINK Lemar RACHEL STEVENS sono su eBay Confronta prezzi e caratteristiche di prodotti nuovi e usati Molti articoli con consegna gratis! Despite their record label wanting to drop them following the lack of success of the single, they had signed a binding contract to release an album. He appeared on ITVs Love Island where he never missed a chance to drop the fact he was one of the Blazin Squad members. BLAZIN' Squad are fondly remembered by nostalgic noughties pop fans. Where are the Sabrina the Teenage Witch cast now? Probably what it says on the tin tbh. Blazin Squad rapper Kenzie is ripped these days, Kenzie posed with his ex-girlfriend Jodie Marsh, Mustafa aka Strider now runs a successful production company, James Murray works alongside his former bandmate Mustafa Omer, Lee Bailey who looks unrecognisable has retreated from the limelight, Stuart Baker aka Reepa has a sensible job these days, Ollie Georgiou, aka Freek, opted for a change of career, Spike-E aka Sam Foulkes is said to work in the import/export business, Melo-d has worked as a double glazing specialist. This is false- Corleta Somerville is Rocky B's mum! Poznali si w wieku 14 lat i od tamtej pory zaczli tworzy muzyk. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Back in 2002, the young lads dressed in matching white tops, sported blingy chains around their necks and didn't scrimp on the wet look gel to keep their spikes in place. 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Reepa's spiked hair has now been replaced by luscious long locks instead. The doting dad regularly shares snippets of his life to his 615k followers on Instagram. He's also engaged though, so try not to let your early 2000s. It's been a long time since we've thought about Blazin' Squad. He appeared on episodes of The Weakest Link, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Celebrity Juice, and published an autobiography in 2005 branded a "damp squib" by reviewers. As well as becoming a music mogul writing tracks for the likes of Leona Lewis, Emeli Sande and Professor Green, Strider also now has a wife and a cute baby son too. Even though the releases were issued as underground white labels, "Standard Flow" sold enough copies to chart as Blazin' Squad's first Top 100 chart entry, peaking at number 78 on the chart of 17 August 2002 with three weeks in the countdown. He also often shares snaps of him and the band hanging out abroad or in swanky venues (pre-pandemic of course). 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. Eles tambm anunciaram que iriam lanar um novo lbum pela nova gravadora, Peach Records. What do Blazin Squad look like now, when was Marcel Somerville on Love Island and what are the lads doing now? Artists including Professor Green and Leona Lewis have used their songs. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Arsenal fan Sam Foulkes now works in the import and export industry, while re-teaming with some of his bandmates for the odd Blazin' Squad show. But what happened after the band split in 2005? View our online Press Pack. After Blazin' Squad's popularity dwindled, Strider and his best band pal Flava went on to form their own songwriting and production company. Most importantly, Reepa could arguably be the Blazin' Squad member who's experienced the biggest glo up in terms of hotness. Something went wrong, please try again later. Blazin' Squad were the laughing stock of nearly all serious music magazines. The former Blazin' Squad member has stayed in media, but a different kind; he is now a media manager at the BBC. The 31-year-old faced controversy after he allegedly cheated on Gaby Allen while the pair were on holiday together in Mexico. The group went on to achieve further chart success in 2003, with two further top five chart hits. Their catchy tunes including Flip Reverse and number one song Crossroads were dancefloor staples in nightclubs across the country. The album spawned the singles "We Just Be Dreamin'", "Flip Reverse" and "Here 4 One". Kenzie has certainly grown up since his band days, Reepa has ditched his spikes since the '00s. James and long-term partner Leah Jade Stowell share a son and daughter, and he regularly shares proud snaps of his family on Instagram. Answer: False. Blazin' Squad were an English Hip-Hop crew consisting of James MacKenzie aka Kenzie, Mustafa Omer aka Strider, James Murray aka Flava, Marcel Somerville aka Rocky B, Ollie Georgiou aka Freek, Chris McKeckney aka Melo-D, Stuart Baker aka Reepa, Lee Bailey Krazy, Sam Foulkes aka Spike-E, Joe Williams aka J-Tell, Tom Beasley aka Tommy-B, and Chris