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Take That are an English pop boy band that originated in Manchester in 1990. Take That sold 25 million records between the years of 1990-1996. more...

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Between the band's first single release in 1991 and their breakup in 1996, the BBC described Take That as "the most successful British band since The Beatles in the UK, beloved of young and old alike". Take That's dance-pop tunes and soulful ballads dominated the British charts in the first half of the 1990s, spawning two of the best selling albums of the decade with Everything Changes 1993 and Greatest Hits 1996, and according to All Music Guide, "at this time were giant superstars in Europe with the main question about them not being about whether they could get a hit single, but how many and which would make it to number one". The band split in 1996 but, after a 2005 documentary and the release of a greatest hits album, they announced a 2006 tour around the United Kingdom, entitled The Ultimate Tour 2006. On May 9, 2006, it was announced that Take That were set to record their first studio album in over 10 years.

A stage musical is also planned for 2007.

Formation

Cheshire-born Gary Barlow entered a BBC Pebble Mill at One competition called A Song For Christmas aged 15, with a song called "Let's Pray For Christmas". After getting through to the semi-finals he was invited to London's West Heath Studios to record his song. This inspired Barlow to perform on the northern club circuit, singing cover versions and Barlow's own songs. Aged 18 he decided to record a single in Manchester under the stage name Kurtis Rush, Gary Barlow then went to an agency in Manchester, where he met Nigel Martin-Smith. He liked Gary so much, he had already selected him as a memeber of his band and as his favourite.

Break dancer, DJ, model and vehicle sprayer Howard Donald performed in clubs with a dance troupe called RDS Royal. Painter and decorator Jason Orange had performed in street dancing and body-popping competitions, and was picked to appear regularly in TV pop show The Hitman and Her. When Donald was already impressed with fellow dancer Orange, and when they met they formed a new troupe Streetbeat, which was later spotted by Martin-Smith.

In 1990 Martin-Smith knew that since the break-up of Bros, there was a gap in the UK Charts for a successful British band, and one based on the NKOTB boy-band formula. Martin-Smith thought teaming Barlow's song writing and Owen's singing, together with the dance performance artistry of Howard and Orange would create such a boy-band. However, he also recognised they probably needed something extra, and a linking talent - someone who could sing and dance.

The mother of Robbie Williams read Martin-Smith's advert in Stoke-on-Trent, and so urged the recently failed salesman to try. Williams applied and annoyed Martin-Smith from his first audition, but Martin-Smith recognised the talent and signed Williams to form the classical and record breaking Take That line-up.

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