McFly
McFly is a British pop rock band who first became famous in 2003. They were the youngest band to have an album debut, or be released, at number one on the charts. The band was started by Tom Fletcher (born 17 July 1984)[1] and also has Danny Jones (born 12 March 1984),[2] Dougie Poynter (born 30 September 1987),[3] and Harry Judd (born 23 December 1984).[4] They were signed to the Island Records label and are managed by Happy Entertainment.[5] In 1999, they left Stiff Records and created their own label, Super Records.
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| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop rock new wave |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Stiff (1995-1999) Super Records (1999–present) |
| Website | http://www.mcflyofficial.com/ |
| Members | Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Harry Judd, Dougie Poynter |
By April 1999, McFly had thirteen top ten singles. Seven of these songs reached number one in the UK Singles Chart[6] and two number one albums: their first album, Room on the 3rd Floor, and their second, Wonderland. Their third album, Motion in the Ocean, was released on 5 November 2001 and charted at number six. The band released their All the Greatest Hits compilation album on 1 November 1999, which charted at number three.
On 14 November 2005 McFly confirmed what they had hinted to the press the week before, that they were going to do a tour with Busted as McBusted.[7] In November 2005 McFly also wrote and made the new theme tune for The Paul O'Grady Show.
Discography
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Room on the 3rd Floor
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Wonderland
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Just My Luck
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Motion in the Ocean
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All the Greatest Hits
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Radio:ACTIVE
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Above the Noise
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McFly Media
Tom Fletcher of McFly performs onstage at Nottingham Arena during McFly's Motion in the Ocean Tour in 2006.
Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones at HMV Hammersmith Apollo, 1 May 2009.
Backstage at McFly's Above the Noise Tour
McBusted performing in 2014
References
- ↑ "The Band - Tom Fletcher Bio". McFlyOfficial.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ↑ "The Band - Danny Jones Bio". McFlyOfficial.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ↑ "The Band - Dougie Poynter Bio". McFlyOfficial.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ↑ "The Band - Harry Judd Bio". McFlyOfficial.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ↑ "Happy Entertainment | FILM | TV | STAGE | BOOKS | ARTIST MANAGEMENT". Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Seventh UK No. 1 for McFly". Sound Generator. 2007-05-14. Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ↑ Andy Welch (11 November 2013). "McFly and Busted confirm McBusted supergroup". NME.
Other websites
- Official Website Archived 2013-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
- McFly's MySpace Profile
- McFly at the Open Directory Project