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McFly

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Group. Formed 2004.

Photo of McFly Andrew Hung (L) and Benjamin John Power performing on stage at the Summer Sundae Weekender

Biography

McFly are a British, BRIT Award winning pop rock band who first found fame in 2004. The band members are: Tom Fletcher (lead vocals–guitar), Danny Jones (lead vocals–guitar), Dougie Poynter (vocals–bass guitar) and Harry Judd (drums). They are managed by Prestige Management, and were signed to the Island Records label from their launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records.. The band rose to fame after fellow pop band Busted helped launch them by inviting them to tour in March 2004.

McFly's debut album, Room on the 3rd Floor, debuted at number 1 in the UK album chart and is certified as double platinum; this led to the band becoming known as the youngest band ever to have an album debut at number 1 – a title taken from The Beatles. A month after the album was released, the band had their first UK headlining tour. The band's second album, Wonderland, also charted at number 1 in the UK, and was released in 2005. Their third album, Motion in the Ocean, was released on 6 November 2006 and charted at number 6 in the UK. McFly released their All the Greatest Hits compilation album on 5 November 2007, which charted at number 4 in the UK. The band's fourth studio album, Radio:Active, was given away for free as a supplement in The Mail on Sunday on 20 July 2008, before being released in the conventional manner (via physical release) on 22 September 2008. As of December 2008, McFly have had sixteen consecutive top twenty singles, seven of which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and fifteen of which were consecutive top ten singles.

McFly appeared in the teen comedy film Just My Luck, starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine, in 2006. The band played themselves in the film and released a US album, Just My Luck, which was also used as the film's soundtrack. The group have also performed at various charity projects such as Comic Relief, Children In Need, Live 8 and Sport Relief.

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  1. Fans force Nasa to play McFly hit to astronauts

    Thu 22 Oct 2009 11:16

    Boyband McFly's hit single Star Girl is played out to astronauts orbiting Earth,...

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  1. When Harrassed Met Harry...

    Sat 9 May 2009 13:08 Perfection, as I'm sure we're all aware, is over-rated. Oh sure, it's nice when things... Fraser McAlpine
  2. McFly - 'Do Ya'

    Tue 18 Nov 2008 08:22 Brief clear-up here, before we get onto the actual review: 1. I am not saying the... Fraser McAlpine

BBC Reviews Really Simple Syndication

  1. Greatest Hits 2007

    Greatest Hits

    Reviewed by Chris Long

    There's still a long road ahead for McFly.
  2. Room On The Third Floor 2004

    Room on the 3rd Floor

    Reviewed by Richard Banks

    McFly are surfing on a wave of borrowed riffs, and quite right too

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