In his free time he enjoys cycling and enjoying ice creams on a hot day. 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. Is that Marcel, from Love Island? Associated With After their romance, Kenzie spilled the beans on their sex life saying: "Jodie definitely taught me a few things, being an older woman. The burning flame at the heart of Blazin' Squad continues to flicker, however. 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. 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. A new member, Joe-E, was added to the group in a failedattempt to revive interest. Critics' main complaint was that Blazin' Squad posed as the next threat on the garage scene, but were actually more like East 17, the Nineties boy band who hailed from the nearby ends of Walthamstow. 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He now has a wife called Zoe and often shares snaps of their luxurious holidays. So far he's basically spent the entire time telling people he was in Blazin' Squad. Releasing new music wouldnt be off the table either.. The doting dad regularly shares snippets of his life to his 615k followers on Instagram. Clearly very proud of his achievements with the band, Sam, 36, still reminds people he is a member of Blazin' Squad in his Twitter bio - though these days he doesn't post often. 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. He and best band pal Flava formed a songwriting/production team called Mojam, which has been impressively successful. The former Squad member has also gone under the aliases Primetime Pro-Juice, Plat'num and Bezzle (to his friends) in recent years. He is now dad to daughters Wynter and Wyllow, who he shares with his girlfriend of 10 years. Freek also appears to be a Tottenham Hotspur fan judging from his tweets. He has been pretty quiet of late since his solo career, dubbed the Lee Bailey Project, failed to hit the big time. Teachers Dear Diary: Blazin's Reepa hits the clubs Updated 25 October 2002, 11.58. Kenzie, now 36, became one of the most recognisable membersof the group following a series of TV appearances and high profile relationships after the band went their separate ways. To sign up for the Hull Live newsletter, click here. While he and Flava had their biggest hit co-writing and co-producing Sam Smith and Naughty Boy's hit La La La. It also failed to re-ignite the low sales of the album. Home: TV: Radio: Talk: Where I Live: A-Z Index: Games: Chat: Vote: Win: Quiz: Club . After Blazin' Squad, they became the successful production duo Mojam. The star has also dyed his natural dark locks peroxide blond and is rocking a nose and facial piercing. So, of course, everyone is asking - just what happened to the boys? In 2005 the Chingford lad came second on Celebrity Big Brother aged 19, and made headlines that same year when he began dating former glamour model Jodie Marsh, 43. The group's split spelled the end of Oliver's music career as he pursued a new profession in corporate banking. Their debut album featured three hit singles, including Love on the Line and Where the Story Ends, and their follow up, Now or Never, had another, Flip Reverse. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. And the Love Island gang were often caught singing Crossroads in between their dating dramas. The UK pop charts had proved themselves ready for an influx of urban music, and East West Records, an imprint of Warner Music, snapped up teenage rap group Blazin' Squad a year earlier. Kenzie, who is also a personal trainer, shows off his toned figure and shredded abs on the social media platform as well as posts featuring his daughters. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Reepa is still in the media industry as a manager at the BBC. Well, the 10 mates are all from London and they met at school. Marcel, 36, is engaged to Rebecca Vieira and they have a beautiful baby boy together called Roman. Rocky B is now widely known for his appearance on ITV's Love Island and his romance with Liverpudlian Gabby Allen. Lee's trademark spiky blonde hair made him stand out from the group. The cast of Bridget Jones's Diary then & now. Although he keeps his personal life on the down-low, Strider has ditched his trademark hair gel and shaved eyebrow and is now a married man with a baby. Kenzie (James MacKenzie) Doug Peters / Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment Kenzie is. Desperate Housewives: Where are they now? The optical illusion will leave you stumped as it's asking people to spot the ghost hiding inside the room. Their representative told The Telegraph: "There are no major plans apart from the band performing a few shows up and down the country". 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. Their album, entitled Times Like These, was also released in February 2006, but only peaked at #67 on the UK Albums Chart, and such, were soon dropped from their label.[8]. Melo-D, or Chris McKeckney, still dabbles in the music biz, uploading rap tracks to his Soundcloud page. That's all we can tell you really as he's kept away from the big Blazin' reunions. Digital Spy has sought out every member of the group who put the #Squad into #SquadGoals long before Taylor Swift came along. Kenzie appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2005 and he was one of the youngest contestants to ever enter the house. He is now married to wife Karina and the couple share two kids. Even the BBC gave them one star for their debut album In The Beginning, grimly (and, as it happened, falsely)predicting: "Sorry boys, the only Crossroad you'll be meeting at in a couple of yearsis one with a Job Centre on the corner.". 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". Blazin' Squad In 2001 Vs. 2017 Featuring Kenzie, Freek, and Melo-d. by Tabatha Leggett BuzzFeed Staff, UK 1. Months earlier, So Solid Crew, the amorphous garage group from Battersea, had emerged from pirate radio obscurity into the mainstream thanks to the relentless patter of their hit single 21 Seconds. Easily the most high-profile member of the band after their split, little Kenzie transformed into a beefcake after his stint on Celebrity Big Brother in 2005. 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). He ilmoittivat mys julkaisevansa uuden albumin uudella levy-yhtill, Peach Records. Their catchy tunes including Flip Reverse and number one song Crossroads were dancefloor staples in nightclubs across the country. Immediately after his time in the group, Marcel Somerville had a run of reality show stints on CelebAir, The Games and The Weakest Link and he's back on reality telly now as a cast member on Love Island. The album was released on 20 November 2003 in the United Kingdom, and peaked at #37 on the UK Albums Chart. He continues to be proud of his Blazin' Squad roots, writing in his Twitter bio that he's a member of the band. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. In 2005, Strider, Flava and Kenzie signed a record deal with Polydor records, and began recording an album under the name Friday Hill, named after a location in their hometown in Chingford. Stuart has now ditched the gelled hair and shaved eyebrows of his youth in favour of a grown-out locks and designer stubble. Lee (Krazy) has gone solo and is currently working on his solo album in the US called the 'Lee Bailey project'. "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. Melo-d seems to be the member who's proudest of his Blazin' Squad roots, remaining a solid member of the band and appearing up and down the country at various reunion gigs for a bit of a 'Crossroads' sesh. To date, he still occasionally performs with a few members of the group but also works in the import/exportindustry. 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. Heres what Wednesday Addams looks like now! News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. 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. After the short-lived comeback in 2009, Freek known as Oliver Georgiou to family and friends founded his own music management company. Before Fame. In his Blazin' Squad days, it's fair to say Kenzie wasn't exactly hench - but he is now! Here, we've have taken a deeper dive into what the original Squad members have been up to over the past two decades. The baby faced member of Blazin Squad travels the UK as a DJ. The hair gel loving lads resurfaced in the spotlight when Marcel Somerville, aka Rocky B, went into the Love Island villa and was at the centre of reality romance. They then stormed the charts with their debut single Crossroads - which reached number one in 2002. Blazin Squad released two albums in their original line-up (Picture: PA) In 2005, members Kenzie, Flava and Strider formed Friday Hill and released two singles - Baby Goodbye and One More Night. EastEnders actress turned Strictly star Maisie Smith has sent fans into meltdown with her latest batch of smoking hot social media snaps as she posed up a storm fo the camera. Strider and Flava real names Mus Omer and James Murray have now formed a songwriting duo called Mojam. Marcel and Rebecca are set to share the details of the pregnancy and the birth in new MTV show Celebrity Bumps: Famous and Pregnant. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Artists including Professor Green and Leona Lewis have used their songs. He has had quite the career change and now works in the import and export industry. In October 2005, the group released their debut single, "Baby Goodbye", which reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart, selling over 80,000 copies. Real name Stuart, Reepa loves sprinting when he's not mixing music. Even die-hard fans might have trouble recognising a now 35-year-old Kenzie given he's now a beefed-up personal trainer at Studio 23. Despite ditching the hair gel and growing a beard, the 36 . BLAZIN' Squad are fondly remembered by nostalgic noughties pop fans. 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. 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. Since the good ol' days, Strider has gone on to even bigger and better things than Blazin' Squad (if that's actually possible). After Blazin' Squad's popularity dwindled, Strider and his best band pal Flava went on to form their own songwriting and production company. Even the BBC gave them one star for their debut album. Oh, and he makes occasional squad reunion appearances with a few of the other lads too. Eles tambm anunciaram que iriam lanar um novo lbum pela nova gravadora, Peach Records. A live recording of a concert in Liverpool was released on DVD for Christmas 2003 but failed to achieve any commercial success. He's also grown biceps bigger than the average human head, and is a father of two daughters called Wynter and Wyllow, splitting his time between New York and London while working as a personal trainer. Sams also taken part in some Blazin Squad reunion tours. . After spending some time with the experts, the inking was updated to a more spectacular tribute to their efforts - complete with a smoking microphone. Ed Sheeran announces he's engaged to fiance Cherry Seaborn, Blind Dates unluckiest contestant shunned for a SECOND time after being first person to be stood up on the show in 20 years, Naked photos of ex Coronation Street star Melissa Johns performing sex act leaked online by cruel hackers, Ewan McGregors scorned wife has blasted his filing for divorce as 'upsetting and disappointing', Voice UK fans wowed by inspirational singer who overcomes stammer when he performs, Who are Ant and Ox? Reepa's spiked hair has now been replaced by luscious long locks instead. We've not heard much from Lee Bailey after his solo musical effort The Lee Bailey Project failed to take off. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). After Marcel's romance with co-star Gabby Allen came crashing down in a wave of cheating allegations, the star went on to find love with his current girlfriend Rebecca. It's been almost 20 years since Blazin' Squad were riding high in the UK charts with their debut single Crossroads heading straight for the Number One spot. Kenzie of Blazin Squad and model Jodie Marsh attend "FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World Party" hosted by the men's monthly magazine, at Umbaba on. In July 2006, Rocky-B, Reepa, Spike-E and Melo-D made an announcement that they were going to reform as Blazin' Squad, and record and release a new album under Peach Records. His corkscrew curls have been ironed out and now Sam Foulkes is all grown up. These days Freek, 35, continues to work in music as a music manager, but after initially leaving the band he had quite the alternative career working in a corporate bank for a few years. Spike-E is considerably less spiky these days which is probably for the best, but he does still proudly declare himself to be a Blazin' Squad star in his Twitter bio. Tell us about your album, In The Beginning It's got an R&B, chilled-out vibe.. 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.
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