小档案
中 文 名:蓝色组合
外 文 名:BLUE
职 业:组合、男孩团体
代表作品:All Rise、One Love、U Make Me Wanna、Hurt Lovers、Too Close
主要成就:英国金榜TOP5 3张英榜冠军专辑
活跃年代:2001-2005、2009-现在
风 格:Hip-Hop,Pop, pop rock, R&B
乐队资料
出道
2001年,一首饶富R&B曲风的“All rise”(《全体肃立》)终于让美国人明白,大洋彼岸的英国有一个Blue(“蓝色男孩”)组合,他们地道的美式黑人旋律、多切分音的强劲节奏、以及音乐中时尚流行元素(rap、hip-hop、funk)的融入,完全可以让世界感受美式黑人流行乐。
发迹于英国伦敦的BLUE由Duncan James、Antony Costa、Lee Ryan和Simon Webbe 4人所组成,2001年5月,Blue以一支饶富都会节奏感的All Rise,以平地一声雷之姿抢滩2001年初英国金榜Top 4,并高居点播榜Top10五周。接下来的Too Close及If You come Back2首单曲成绩更是惊人,不但均拿下排行冠军,在销量上也都有超过20万张的斩获。
随着一首首成功的佳绩,专辑All Rise也随着一波波越涨越高的气势,倒吃甘蔗般的在英国卖出了超过150万的销量,并在发行23周之后登上排行冠军的宝座。这张由天王制作人Stargate与摩城传奇Jimmy Ruffin之子Ray Ruffin携手打造、在英国及挪威两地完成的首辑中,展现了Blue超龄的声音演出,从让人狂放摇摆的All Rise、Fly By、This Temptation,到舒缓轻柔的Long Time、Best In Me,每首歌都让人对于Blue的超实力歌艺耳目一新。
单飞
然后,BLUE却急流勇退,于2005年宣布解散,四个男孩表示将各自单飞发展。刚刚在乐坛打造出自己一片天地的BLUE就这样宣布解散,令无数BLUE的粉丝倍感惋惜!
虽然Blue仅存在三年就宣告解散,但无可否认,它是英国新世纪最成功的R&B偶像实力派男声团体。Blue由Duncan James(唐肯•詹姆斯)、Antony Costa(安东尼•柯斯塔)、Lee Ryan(李•瑞恩)和Simon Webbe(西蒙•韦伯)四个大男孩组成。四人中,只有Simon一人拥有黑人血统;Lee的年龄最小,最能把歌中的高音推向高潮;唐肯的嗓音最富有磁性;而安东尼的低音则让人回味无穷。
回归
休息4年的他们,再度以BLUE的身份重出江湖,首场公开表演献给了英国Capital FM电台,即2009年6月7日在ARSENAL球队所属球场Emirates Stadium举办的《Capital FM Summertime Ball夏日音乐高峰会》。 自2005年宣布“单飞不解散”后,各团员都致力于甩开偶像包袱,着重歌唱与合声的实力。对于这次合体复出,唐肯表示,“几周前我们聚在一起,聊了复出的计划,因此,面对4年后的重聚,非常开心!我想我们会更享受重聚后的时光!”黎则在旁边帮腔,“我们从未说过解散!不是吗?”
4年内都从男孩变奶爸的BLUE,日前在接受采访时宣布新的唱片合约已经签订,不过尚未公布花落谁家。
2012年11月,blue蓝色组合来沪巡演,引爆音乐浪潮。
2015年,Blue在英国伦敦皇家骑兵卫队阅兵场演出。
Blue is an English R&B group consisting of members Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe. The band originally formed in 2000, releasing three studio albums, All Rise (2001), One Love (2002) and Guilty (2003) that all peaked at number one in the United Kingdom alongside releasing 16 singles, over a four-year period. The group also worked alongside artists such as Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Lil' Kim. In late 2004, the group announced a hiatus and released their first compilation album, Best of Blue, on 15 November 2004.
On 28 April 2009, Blue announced that they had reformed, and would return to the stage in the summer of that year. The band reunited once again in January 2011 and represented the United Kingdom at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf with the song "I Can", coming in 11th place with 100 points. Blue released their fourth studio album, Roulette on 25 January 2013 with "Hurt Lovers" as the lead single. The following month, it was confirmed that the group would be joining The Big Reunion, in which six groups from the past (including Liberty X, Atomic Kitten and 5ive) reform for a one-off gig. From May 2013, the group toured the UK and Ireland with the other groups in The Big Reunion concert series.On 27 March 2013, the group announced they would embark on their first headlining tour later on in the year, their first tour in nearly ten years. As of 2013, Blue have sold 15 million records worldwide,including 3.3 million albums and 1 million singles in the UK alone. In April 2015 Blue were dropped by their record label Sony due to the poor sales of their fifth album Colours, which sold just 4,000 copies in its first week of release.
On 9 May 2015 Blue performed at VE Day 70: A Party to Remember in Horse Guards Parade, London, dressed as World War II RAF officers.