Blue
In early 2000, Inglis, along with
Antony Costa, convinced
Lee Ryan and
Simon Webbe to form the group Blue.
[2] Blue's
R&B-influenced
pop allowed the group to achieve commercial success in the
United Kingdom and many other countries, including
Portugal,
Italy,
Egypt,
Australia and
New Zealand. From May 2001, when the group released its first single, "All Rise", until 2004, when the band released its final chart-qualifying single, "Curtain Falls", Blue had achieved 11 Top 10 singles in the UK, three of which went to #1.
Solo careerIn October 2004, Inglis collaborated with
Keedie to release the single "I Believe My Heart", which entered the
UK singles chart at #2.
[3] He returned to the solo music scene in May 2006 with his single "Sooner or Later", releasing the video in early May and planning to release the single commercially on June 5, 2006. The video reached #2 on
The Box and #5 on
The Hits. However, the single was no commercial success and entered the UK charts at #35, before slipping down to #72 in its second week. "Can't Stop a River" was Ingliss' next single. Released on August 21, 2006, the track could only reach #59 in the UK, and #97 in
Ireland. In Europe, where "Can't Stop a River" was released the day prior to the UK, it similarly proved unpopular, dropping out of the singles charts in many countries such as
France,
Germany, and
Belgium.
Inglis's album also fell short, selling less than 1,000 copies in the UK in its first week (and failing to reach the Top 50). The album sold a total of 412,350 copies around the world. Although his debut album didn't do as well as hoped (with the exception of
Italy, where the album reached #2 on the chart and has been certified
platinum for shipments of 80,000 copies), on February 2, 2007, music channel B4 premiered the video for "Amazed", his new single which was scheduled to be released March 12, 2007. However, there was once again a lack of interest. The release was cancelled and Inglis was dropped from his recording contract. He has since announced he has quit music (or at least his solo career)
[1], which sparks rumours about a possible Blue reunion
Work outside of musicInglis has worked occasionally as a television presenter, having presented the 95.8 Capital FM's
Party in the Park for the
Prince's Trust (2003 and 2004), and
ITV2's coverage of the TV series
Soapstar Superstar, along with
Jayne Middlemiss.
Other presenting work includes
Pop City Live,
Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2004,
T4 Movie Special: Spiderman II,
Record of the Year: Downloaded and
GMTV's
Entertainment Today.
He has recently guest presented
City Hospital and The
National Lottery for
BBC One.
Recently, he has taken part in a workshop production of the new musical
Sleeping Beauty.
He also took part on ITV1's
Dancing on Ice, in which he made it to the grand final alongside rugby player
Kyran Bracken and actress
Clare Buckfield. He came third in the contest, although was unable to perform his
Bolero performance (however, it can be seen on the DVD).
He starred in West End's
Chicago from 5th July to the beginning of September.
He also appeared in Channel 4's
Comedy Showcase: Plus One playing himself. The episode was aired on C4 on October 19. A whole series has been commissioned and filming begins soon.
He completed another 10 weeks in Chicago from the 10th of December until 9th of February.
He stood in for
Myleene Klass on a radio show for Northants 96 on the 13th January 2007.
He covered Chris Brooks´ radioshow on London's Capital 95.8 from the 4th to the 8th February 2008.
He currently has his own radio show on Capital 95.8, every Sunday from 7-10pm.
Personal lifeHe has an ex-girlfriend, Claire Grainger
[4] with whom he has a daughter, Tianie-Finn, born in 2005.
It was revealed on
Dancing on Ice that he had developed a condition known as
floaters.
[citation needed]Singles
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