Triple 8

Triple 8 (a.k.a. 888) were a five-piece then four-piece British boy band, who were signed to Polydor Records and Osmosis Records. The group were promoted as the British equivalent of NSYNC, and rivals to manufactured boy bands such as Westlife and A1.

Triple 8
OriginEngland, UK
GenresPop
Years active2001–2005
Past membersDavid Wilcox
Iain James
Jamie Bell
Josh Barnett
Justin Scott
Stewart Macintosh

The group had three successful singles: "Knockout" "Give Me a Reason" "Good2Go", which charted at number 8,9 & 2 (independent chart) respectively in the UK Singles Chart.[1] The group parted company with their record label polydor in 2003, leaving their album, Heavy W8, unreleased which in 2020 will be renamed and in turn re-released. In 2004, they reformed with new member Stewart Macintosh, and released a third single, "Good 2 Go", which reached number 2 UK Indie chart. McIntosh replaced Iain James Farquharson.

Members

The group was originally made up of:

  • David Wilcox: 2001-2003
  • Iain James Farquharson, aka Sparx: 2001-2003
  • Jamie Bell: 2001-2005
  • Josh Barnett: 2001-2005
  • Justin Scott: 2001-2005
New members

Iain James Farquharson left the band in 2004 after losing most of his hair to male pattern baldness and was replaced by:

  • Stewart Macintosh: 2004-2005

After break-up

After Triple 8, Iain James Farquharson, now known as Iain James, subsequently worked with many of the UK's major pop/R&B acts, such as Emeli Sandé, Little Mix and One Direction. He also co-wrote "Running Scared" by Eldar & Nigar.[2][3] In 2013, he co-penned "Love Kills" which was performed by Roberto Bellarosa, The Belgian Voice winner, in 2013 representing Belgium. It qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 final placing 12th in Malmö.

Justin Scott is now a property developer, married to Kimberley Walsh. Stewart Macintosh (now sturat mac) is a recording artist, who is now writing and performing his own material.

Discography

Albums
Year Album UK
2003 Heavyw8 cancelled

Singles
Year Single Chart positions
UK
2003 "Knockout"
8
"Give Me a Reason"
9
2005 "Good 2 Go"
2 independent chart

References
  1. Roberts In 2004 the artists were signed to Osmosis UK Management and subsequently Osmosis UK Records who released Good2go on 2 different CD's OSMU001 & OSMU002 (both had the original track along with different Mixes by Globally recognized DJ's namely Damien Egan who produced mixes for may acts including Blue (UK Boyband), The Sugarbabes & Many others. The New track (which was never released featured Jordan Knight - New Kids On The Block and was co-written by Lee Brennan (911). In 2005 the Boys signed a sponsorship deal with STORM WATCHES, to be the face of a new campaign and a redesign of the UK music industry. However after a split with Osmosis & Its Founder Robert Waterman - www.kiddermanagement.com (influencers Management Company), who also managed and bankrolled the band, The writing was on the wall and within 2 months of the split the comeback was over. In 2020 The original recordings which were intended for the album, were sold to a third party who is looking to release the New Unheard Tracks. This is good old fashioned POP/Boyband Music from the start of the 2000s., David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 567. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "UK is Eurovision winner after all". M Magazine (Performing Rights Society). May 19, 2011.
  3. "Ell/Nikki - Running Scared". Eurovision official website. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
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