Dane Bowers (born 29
November 1979,
Croydon,
Surrey, England) is an English pop singer, songwriter
and record producer.
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Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 MTV
Totally Boyband
- 3 Discography
- 4 External
links
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Career
Bowers started out with the R&B
boyband,
Another
Level, and went on to collaborate with True Steppers and Victoria
Beckham. He also had a much publicised relationship with the glamour
model, Jordan.
Dane anchored the R&B quartet Another Level. They had seven Top
Ten singles
in two years in the UK, including 1998's UK Number
one "Freak Me"; and a platinum
selling, self-titled debut album. 1999's gold-selling Nexus
followed, along with BRIT Awards nominations and the opening
slot on Janet Jackson's European tour.
After the group split, Bowers wrote and fronted two UK Top Ten
hits,
for the UK
garage act Truesteppers in 2000, "Buggin'" and
"Out Of Your Mind". The latter featured the first solo
outing of Spice Girl, Victoria
Beckham.
"Out Of Your Mind" reached number two, but was beaten to the
Number one spot in a highly publicised "chart battle" by Spiller
featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor
with "Groovejet (If This
Ain't Love)". A bootleg was later made of the two
records (with Bowers and Beckham's vocals set against the "Groovejet"
backing track) and received underground interest.
In 2001, two solo singles released under the simple moniker of
'Dane', "Shut Up And Forget About It" (allegedly written about his
relationship with Jordan) and "Another Lover", both stalled at number
nine on the UK Singles Chart; and an album, Facing
The Crowd remained unreleased. Bowers subsequently went on to
focus on behind the scenes work, writing and producing,
including a collaboration for Victoria
Beckham's debut solo album, in the autumn of that year. One
time managed by pop impressario Tim Byrne. He also ventured into
presenting in 2002,
co-hosting Popstars: The Rivals "Extra"
show with the former Pop Idol contestant, Hayley Evetts.
MTV Totally Boyband
Bowers appeared in the follow up TV show to
Totally Scott-Lee, called Totally
Boyband, in which five boyband members from past groups were be
modelled into a new singing act. The group featured him alongside Lee
Latchford Evans of Steps, Jimmy
Constable of 911,
New Kids on the Block's Danny Wood
and S
Club's Bradley McIntosh. The
series commenced on MTV in the UK in September 2006 yet their first
single was a commercial disaster and charted at No 35. They have since
disbanded since the show's end.
Discography
Singles
(as a member of Another Level)
- "Be Alone No More" (February 1998) #6 UK
- "Freak Me" (July 1998) #1 UK
- "Guess I Was A Fool" (November 1998) #5 UK
- "I Want You For Myself" (January 1999) (featuring Ghostface
Killah) #2 UK
- "Be Alone No More" (Remix) (April 1999) (featuring Jay-Z) #11 UK
- "From The Heart" (June 1999) #6 UK
- "Summertime" (September 1999) (featuring TQ)
#7 UK
- "Bomb Diggy" (November 1999) #6 UK
(as Dane Bowers)
- "Buggin'" (April 2000) (with True Steppers) #6 UK
- "Out Of Your Mind" (August 2000) (with True Steppers and Victoria
Beckham) #2 UK
- "Shut Up And Forget About It" (March 2001) #9 UK
- "Another Lover" (July 2001) #9 UK
(as Upper Street)
- "The One" (October 2006)#35 UK
Albums
(as a member of Another Level)
- Another Level
(1998)
- Nexus (1999)
- From The
Heart (The Greatest Hits) (2002)
- Love Songs (2002)
(as Dane)
- Facing The Crowd (2001 promo -
unreleased)
External links
| v • d • e Upper Street |
| Dane Bowers
- Jimmy
Constable - Lee Latchford-Evans - Bradley
McIntosh - Danny Wood |
| Discography |
| Singles: "The
One" |
| Filmography |
| Television: Totally
Boyband |
| Related
bands |
| Another Level
- 911 - Steps
- S
Club - New
Kids on the Block |
