Mercury4 started in 2000 with Rien Low and Brad Johnston meeting and deciding to work together. Cole Rintoul joined in 2001 with Jarvier Perez joining in 2002. The band signed with BMG in late 2002 after a showcase gig at the Mercury Lounge, hence the name Mercury4.
BMG recruited hit production team the Matrix who had produced hits for Avril Lavigne and Hilary Duff to write and produce their first single "Get Me Some". Released in June 2003 in Australia, it we ...
A boy band (American English) or boyband (British English) is a style of pop group featuring between three and six young male singers who are usually also dancers. They also sing R&B songs as well and sometimes hip-hop. Often, they evolve out of church choral groups, or are put together by managers or producers who audition the groups for appearance, dancing, and singing ability, and often seen to be prefabricated. They are similar in concept to Girl groups. Though the term is mostly associated with the 1980s onwards, antec ...
BMG recruited hit production team the Matrix who had produced hits for Avril Lavigne and Hilary Duff to write and produce their first single "Get Me Some". Released in June 2003 in Australia, it rose to the top five of the charts in that country in July 2003.
Their second single "5 Years From Now" was released in January 2004 and reached the top 20 of the Australian charts in February 2004. The band's third single "Every Little Step" is a cover version of the Bobby Brown hit from his album Don't Be Cruel. This track was produced by ...
A play (with music) called Boyband, featuring a band named 4ORCE and parodying the boy band phenomonen of the 90s with songs such as "Coming from Behind", "Our Love is Like Water - H40" and "Integrity", was performed at the Seymour Centre in Sydney, Australia for 2 weeks in 2005 and is returning for a 4 week season in March 2006.
The television series 2ge+her created a parody ...
As of 2004, Mercury4 consists of:
Rien Low born February 22, 1982
Kevin Layton born May 1, 1982
Cole Rintoul born November 27, 1979
Brad Johnston born November 30, 1983
Jarvier Perez was a member of the group between 2002 and 2004.
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