How old is east 17

East 17 had the charm, the charisma and the looks. They became firm favourites with radio stations, competition for Take That, and had thousands of adoring fans screaming after them wherever they went. Their songs were actual tunes , collaborating with the worlds biggest artists. Who can forget Stay Another Day - it made music video history. But when their lead singer Brian Harvey became engulfed in a drug-related controversy, after he said, "It's cool to take drugs" and claimed that Ecstasy "can make you a better person", he was given the boot from the band, leaving them with no lead singer.

However, since then, they've had more reunions and new members than we've had hot dinners. Oh, and they're now called E So here at heat we've decided to take a trip down memory lane to see what the gang are up to now.

Tony Mortimer wrote most of East 17's biggest hits, including their number one singer Stay Another Day. He also sung or rapped most of the verses, before Brian Harvey kicked in with his incredible choruses. When the band reunited in , Mortimer decided not to return, focusing on solo music instead. Nowadays, Tony focuses on being a record producer from his studio in Essex as well as raising his two daughters, Atlanta and Ocean, with his partner Tracey.

Brian Harvey was the lead singer of the band, adding his soulful and harmonic voice to all the choruses of the band's hit singles. However, he was kicked out of the band in , after he became embroiled in a drug-related controversy in which he had said, "It's cool to take drugs.

Brian was quick to reunite with the John and Terry in , under E He enjoyed some success with the band but he then signed a record deal with Edel Records and had two singles released in , which both got into the top However, he had to pull out after his grandmother sadly passed away while he was travelling to Australia.

Since then, Brian hit the headlines after he ate four jacket potatoes and ended up running over his own body with his own car He said he pulled open his car door to vomit while driving down a cul-de-sac, only to be thrown from his seat and crushed underneath his speeding car.

It was reported in The Evening Standard in that he was allegedly "living off benefits". Jump directly to the content. Sign in. Talk About Pop Music Join 6, other followers. Sign me up.

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