Blue

Blue are a UK boy band from London, active from 2001 to the present. The group consists of Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe, and is classed as contemporary R&B and pop.

Career

The group forms in 2001 and first comes to prominence with its debut single, All Rise, which reaches number four in the UK and sells more than 1.3 million copies. Its next single, a cover of Next’s Too Close, becomes its first UK number one. Later singles from the same period include If You Come Back and Fly By II, both of which also sell strongly in the UK.

Blue’s first album, All Rise, is followed by One Love in 2002, which becomes the group’s biggest-selling album at more than 3 million copies. The album includes Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word, a duet with Elton John that also reaches number one and spends six weeks at the top in Europe.

The band’s third album, Guilty, appears in 2003. After a greatest-hits release, Best Of Blue, in 2004, the group splits, but later reforms. Its return to live activity includes a confirmed appearance at Capital FM’s Summer Ball in London. In 2011, it is chosen to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf.

Albums

Blue’s later studio albums include Roulette in 2012, Colours in 2015, and Heart & Soul in 2022. A seventh album, Reflections, is also listed.