![]() Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that he will reunite with Take That any time soon, especially given that he didn't take part in the latest reunion during the Coronavirus lockdown. Robbie rejoined the band in July 2010 after 15 years away, performing on the band's sixth album, 'Progress', released in November 2010, and went on tour for the 'Progress Live' tour. They embarked on the highly successful stadium tour 'Beautiful World Tour 2007', followed by the 'Take That Present: The Circus Live' tour and their popularity was as big as ever. Then they released ‘Shine’, their 10th chart-topper, which made them one of only seven acts in UK chart history to achieve more than nine Number 1 hit singles. Their comeback album, ‘Beautiful World’ went to Number 1 and the single, ‘Patience’, held the top spot for four weeks. ![]() Selling over 2.3 million copies and hitting Number 2 in the UK album chart, it was pretty obvious that interest in the band was still there.Īnd so, 10 years after they announced their split, Take That reformed as a quartet, without Robbie. It’s since gone on to sell six million copies worldwide.įollowing varying degrees of solo success, the 2005 compilation album, ‘Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection’ was released. Meanwhile, Take That’s third studio album, ‘Nobody Else’, debuted at Number 1 and sold 163, 399 copies in its first week. It was business as usual when their next four songs – ‘Sure’, ‘Back For Good’, ‘Never Forget’ and ‘How Deep Is Your Love’ – were sent rocketing to the top of the charts. Their next single, ‘Love Ain’t Here Anymore’, only managed to get to Number 3, but that’s only because it was the sixth single to be taken from their second album, ‘Everything Changes’, the third highest-selling album of 1993. They scored four consecutive Number 1s in the UK singles charts with ‘Pray’, ‘Relight My Fire’ (featuring a guest appearance from the fabulous Lulu), ‘Babe’ and Everything Changes’. They've also had six Number 1 albums out of the eight they have released since 1992. Their first Number 1 was ‘Pray’ back in 1993 and their most recent Number 1 was ‘These Days’ in 2014. The band have had a massive 12 Number 1 singles in the UK. How many Number 1 singles have Take That had? Their first-ever single release was 'Do What U Like' in 1991, and their first album was 'Take That & Party', released on 17th August 1992. Robbie Williams and Mark Owen provided backing vocals at first, while Howard Donald and Jason Orange were the more physical wing of the group by acting mainly as dancers. The band formed in Manchester in 1990, the group were led by songwriter and lead singer Gary Barlow. ![]() Take That were assembled by original manager Nigel Martin Smith when Gary, Mark and Robbie were joined by Jason Orange and Howard Donald from the breakdancing troupe, Street Machine. Mark, on the other hand, had tried out for Manchester United, but failed to make the team. Both Gary and Robbie had showbiz backgrounds – Gary had played organ for Ken Dodd, while Robbie’s mum and dad had been a singer and a comedian respectively. They initially came together as trio of Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams and Mark Owen under the name The Cutest Rush. The band are predominantly from areas around Manchester but specifically, Gary is from Frodsham in Cheshire, Howard is from Droylsden in Lancashire, Mark is from Oldham in Lancashire, Robbie is from Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire and Jason is from Crumpsall in Manchester. The five-headed, 10-legged hit machine that was Take That, was originally made up of members Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and, of course, Robbie Williams. ©Take That © Getty Images Take That: Who is in the band?
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