McFly
McFly is a boy band based in the United Kingdom. The band members are Danny Jones (born March 12, 1986), Dougie Poynter (born November 30, 1987), Tom Fletcher (born July 17, 1985) and Harry Judd (born December 23, 1985). The band's name is a reference to the McFly family in the movie series Back to the Future. McFly are often described as "mates with Busted" (several members of each band attended the same school), a boy band with a similar slightly rockier edge than more well-known boy bands such as Westlife.
McFly are signed to the Island Records label and are managed by Prestige Management. Their first single, "Five Colours In Her Hair" entered the UK singles chart at number one in April 2004 and stayed their for two weeks. In July 2004 their second single, "Obviously", also reached the top, but only for one week. This was followed by the album "Room on the 3rd Floor" debuting at number one in the UK albums chart.
The third single, That Girl, was released on September 6, 2004, while the fourth, Room on the Third Floor (the album's title track), is planned for a release on November 15, 2004.
Trivia
McFly is also the last name of the fictional family in the Back to the Future movie trilogy (see Marty McFly, Lorraine Baines McFly, George McFly, McFly (family). The band got their name from the film.
The band are due to star in an episode of the hit British drama series Casualty.
References
- Official Site (http://www.mcflyofficial.com/home/)
- Interview with Children's BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_3466000/3466043.stm)
- Fan site (http://www.mcfly-rock.com/)
- Another fan site (http://groups.msn.com/mcflyfansonly/)
- BBC News - "Pop act McFly to star in Casualty" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3723342.stm)
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