Triple 8 | |
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| Origin | England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2001–2005 |
| Past members | David Wilcox Iain James Jamie Bell Josh Barnett Justin Scott Stewart Macintosh |
Triple 8 (a.k.a. 888 or Triple Eight) was an English boy band signed to Polydor Records and Osmosis Records. The group was marketed as the British equivalent of NSYNC, and rivals to manufactured boy bands such as Five, Westlife and A1.[1]
The group had two consecutive Top 10 singles, "Knockout" and "Give Me a Reason", which charted at number 8 and 9 respectively in the UK Singles Chart.[2] Despite moderate chart success, Polydor chose to drop the band in early 2004, leaving their already recorded debut album Heavy W8 unreleased. In 2004, they reformed with new member Stewart Macintosh, and released a third single, "Good 2 Go", which reached number 2 in the UK Indie chart. Macintosh replaced Iain James Farquharson.