V was a UK five-piece boy band consisting of:
* Antony Thomas Brant, (born 18 January 1983)
* Aaron Buckingham, (born 7 July 1983)
* Mark Harle, (born 8 November 1983)
* Kevin McDaid, (born 7 March 1984)
* Leon Pisani, (born 25 December 1985)
Their first single, “Blood Sweat and Tears”, was released in May 2004 went into the official UK singles chart at number 6. The video was shot in Miami in February 2004 and the single contained a collaboration with their friends McFly, called “Chills in the Evening” written by Tom Fletcher from McFly and James Bourne from Busted. The band’s second single, released in the August 2004, was a double A-side consisting of a new song “Hip To Hip” and a cover of the Jackson Five’s song “Can You Feel It” (with a memorable video consisting of the band dressed as a double glazing salesman, ice cream man, postman, milkman and paperboy) and charted at number 5 in the UK official singles chart.
The third single, “You Stood Up” made #12 in the charts after an appearance on Top of The Pops, but their debut album of the same name failed to reach the Top 75 album charts. In February 2005, V announced their decision to split on their website.
