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Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter. In total, the group have had 27 top 40 singles and 16 top 5 singles in the United Kingdom alone, 11 of which have reached number 1, as well as having seven number 1 albums. Internationally the band have had 54 number one hits and 35 number 1 albums.

After filming a 2005 documentary about the group and releasing a new greatest hits album, a four-piece Take That without Williams officially announced a 2006 reunion tour around the UK, entitled The Ultimate Tour. On 9 May 2006, it was announced that the group were set to record new material together once again; their fourth studio album, Beautiful World, was released in 2006 and was followed up with The Circus, in 2008. The group achieved new success as a four-piece, scoring a string of chart hits across the UK and Europe while taking the number of records sold to 38 million from the 18 million they had during the 90's.

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  1. What are the big albums of 2013?

    Tue 1 Jan 2013 01:37

    Newsbeat takes a look at some of 2013's exciting possible new music releases.
  2. Take That 'hopeful' of 2014 tour

    Mon 5 Nov 2012 21:36

    Gary Barlow reveals the group will "hopefully" tour in 2014 and next year will be "a...
  3. Barlow: Take That line-up unsure

    Wed 17 Oct 2012 14:38

    Gary Barlow says Take That will record a new album in 2013 despite line-up uncertainties.

Latest Blog Posts

Blogs from the BBC

  1. Love On The Transplant List: Filming with Kirstie

    Mon 28 Nov 2011 11:30 Love On The Transplant List is really a love story about two extraordinary young... Mel Beer
  2. Take That - 'Said It All'

    Fri 12 Jun 2009 10:39 I've been inspired by this song's title to tell a bit of a truth. OK, a lot of a... Vicki
  3. Take That - 'The Greatest Day'

    Sat 15 Nov 2008 09:30 That's right, Gary Barlow, this COULD be the greatest day of our lives, just as every... Fraser McAlpine

BBC Reviews

  1. Progressed 2011

    Review of Progressed

    Reviewed by Nick Levine

    A fine Progress-complementing EP from the 10-legged national treasure.
  2. Progress 2010

    Review of Progress

    Reviewed by Jaime Gill

    An ebullient, daring album which sounds more like a fresh start than a final destination.
  3. The Circus 2008

    Review of The Circus

    Reviewed by Talia Kraines

    The vintage champagne of pop fizzing with playful bubbles and happily maturing with age
  4. Beautiful World 2006

    Review of Beautiful World

    Reviewed by Julie Broadfoot

    Pop but without the cheese.

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