Simon Webbe
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Simon Solomon Webbe is an English singer-songwriter, actor and music manager. He is best known as a member of the British boyband Blue.

2001–2005: Early Career And Blue

The band released their debut single "All Rise
All Rise (song)
"All Rise" is the debut single from UK pop-R&B band Blue. The song instantly became a hit worldwide and help them break the charts in the UK and Australia. The track was released in May 2001 and peaked at #4 in the UK, #3 in Australia, #1 in New Zealand and #15 in Ireland. Some of the instrumental...

" in May 2001 and it reached number 4 in the UK singles chart. Blue's second single was released in August with the chart-topping "Too Close", a cover version of Next's US number 1 hit produced by Ray Ruffin. Their second number one came in November with "If You Come Back
If You Come Back
"If You Come Back" is a song by Blue, released as the third single from their debut album All Rise. It was number one in the UK. It sold over 1 million singles worldwide. The song was produced by Ray Ruffin & co-written by multi platinum singer-songwriter Nicole Formescu ,[Ray Ruffin]], Lee...

" also produced by Ray Ruffin & co-written by Nicole Anderson aka Nicole Formescu, Lee Brennon, Ian Hope & Ray Ruffin off the album All Rise
All Rise
All Rise is the debut album by English boy band Blue, released on 26 November 2001 in the United Kingdom and on 27 April 2004 in the United States. It peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album was certified four times Platinum in the UK and is currently the eleventh best selling boy...

, which was released in time for Christmas and reached number one, eventually selling in excess of about 1.8 million albums sold in the UK. Blue reached number six in March 2002 with their fourth single, "Fly By II
Fly by II
"Fly by II" is the fourth and final single released taken from the album All Rise by UK band Blue. The released included the first ever non-album exclusive, "Love R.I.P". The song peaked at #6 in the british charts. An unreleased remix of the song, entitled the "Stargate Trilogy Mix", was leaked...

"—a remix of album track "Fly By", which also went to number 30 in Portugal.

Their second studio album One Love
One Love (Blue album)
One Love is the second studio album by English boy band Blue, released on 4 November 2002 in the United Kingdom and on 21 October 2003 in the United States. Three singles were released from the album: "One Love", which peaked at number three, "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word", featuring Elton...

was released in 2002. The album entered at UK number 1, where it stayed for one week. Three singles were released from the album: "One Love
One Love (Blue song)
"One Love" is the lead single from English boy band Blue's second studio album, One Love . It reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. The music video was shot in Los Angeles in July 2002...

" (UK number 3), "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was recorded by Elton John and released in 1976, both as a single and as part of the Blue Moves album. It was his second single on Rocket Records. The song is a mournful ballad about a romantic relationship...

" featuring Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

 (UK number 1), and "U Make Me Wanna" (UK number 4). The group also performed the song "Flexin'" at the 2003 MTV Asia Awards
MTV Asia Awards
The biannual MTV Asia Awards is the Asian equivalent of the Europe MTV EMA. Established in 2002, the show gives recognition and awards to Asian and international icons in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, and music. Just like the EMA, most of the awards are voted for by the viewers from...

 with the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

' singer Kyla
Kyla
Melanie Hernandez Calumpad Alvarez , better known by her stage name Kyla, is an R&B singer, songwriter, producer, TV host, and occasional actress from the Philippines....

.

Guilty
Guilty (Blue album)
-Charts:-Year-end charts:-Certifications:...

(the album and the single [UK number 2]) was released in the fall of 2003. The next singles were "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" (sung with Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...

 and Angie Stone
Angie Stone
Angie Stone is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She has been nominated for three Grammy Award. She is more successful on the charts R&B charts, with four Top 10 albums, forms including a number one album and 10 singles on the R&B chart,...

) (UK number 11), "Breathe Easy" (UK number 4), and "Bubblin'" (UK number 9). The album Guilty
Guilty (Blue album)
-Charts:-Year-end charts:-Certifications:...

sold more than 1 million albums in the UK.

The band decided to split after Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

 suggested that their popularity was decreasing and that they should concentrate on their solo careers. Best of Blue
Best of Blue
Best of Blue is the first greatest hits/compilation album released by English boy-band Blue. The album was released in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2004, by Innocent Records. The album was certified as Platinum in the UK...

greatest hits compilation was released in 2004, which contained all-time hits including new tracks such as Curtain Falls
Curtain Falls
"Curtain Falls" is a single by Blue released in 2004 for the album Best of Blue. This song was produced by Stargate and reached number one in Italy. For France, the song was re-recorded in French and re-titled "Quand le rideau tombe"...

, "Get Down On It" and "Only Words I Know". The album was No.2 on charts in Portugal with a double platinum certification.

2005–2006: Sanctuary

Webbe launched his post-Blue career on 22 August 2005 with his first solo single "Lay Your Hands
Lay Your Hands
"Lay Your Hands" is the first single released from Blue band member Simon Webbe's debut solo album, Sanctuary. The single peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, also fearing well in Europe and Australia...

" which peaked at No.4 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

. His follow up single "No Worries" reached No.4 in the UK, making him the only Blue member to have multiple Top 10 singles. After the release of two singles, Webbe released his debut solo album Sanctuary
Sanctuary (Simon Webbe album)
Sanctuary is the debut solo album from Blue band-member Simon Webbe. The album was released on November 14, 2005, peaking at #7 on the UK Albums Chart, selling more than 600,000 copies in the UK. It was certified Double Platinum by the BPI...

which debuted at No.28 on the UK Album Chart. Despite its relatively low debut it eventually reached No.7 on the chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....

 and has now gone double platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...

. The third single from Sanctuary, "After All This Time" was released in February 2006 but it failed to do as well as his previous releases and peaked at #16.

2006–2007: Grace And Run

On 30 October 2006, came the first single from Webbe's new album "Coming Around Again
Coming Around Again
"Coming Around Again" is the first single released from Blue band-member Simon Webbe's second solo studio album, Grace. The single was released on October 30, 2006, performing the song live on BBC One's reality-dancing series Strictly Come Dancing the following week...

". When released it reached No.12 in the UK Singles Chart. His second album Grace
Grace (Simon Webbe album)
Grace is the second studio album released by Blue band-member and singer-songwriter Simon Webbe. The album was released on 13 November 2006. After entering the UK Albums Chart at #40 based on downloads only, the album peaked at #11 upon its physical release. In Ireland, it failed to chart inside...

was released on 13 November 2006, and peaked at number 11 in the UK Albums Chart. The second single "My Soul Pleads for You
My Soul Pleads for You
"My Soul Pleads For You" is the second single released from Blue band-member Simon Webbe's second solo album, Grace. The track was first premiered on December 12, 2006, through Webbe's official website. The B-side for the single is a cover version of The Killers first single, "When You Were Young",...

" was released on 19 February 2007, and reached 45 on the singles chart. On 21 May 2007, Webbe launched his first tour to support his second album Grace. The tour consisted of 18 dates through May and June, starting in Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...

 and culminating in London. In early June, it was announced that Webbe would be releasing the title track from his second studio album with the theme song from the upcoming film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a 2007 American superhero film, and the sequel to the 2005 film Fantastic Four. Both films are based on the Fantastic Four comic book and were directed by Tim Story...

. The single was a double A-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...

 release of "Grace
Grace (Simon Webbe song)
"Grace / Ride The Storm" is the fourth and final single released from Blue band-member Simon Webbe's second solo album, Grace. Although Ride The Storm only features on the SEA Special Edition of Grace, the song served as the official theme from the soundtrack to the 2007 sci-fi film, Fantastic...

"/"Ride the Storm". It reached No.36 in the UK. In Europe, "Seventeen" was released instead of "Grace".

During his 2007 UK Tour, Webbe previewed some songs from his third studio album, including "Run", which he claimed had been announced as the first single. He also claimed that 'Run' could possibly be the title of the album. It is thought that the album was postponed from its 2009 release date due to the reunion of Blue, and that it will be released at some point in the future.

2008 – present: current projects & Blue reunion

Since entering the music industry Webbe has extended his range of business ventures. His two most notable companies are Love 4 Music and Love 4 PR, both of which he co-runs with Jade Reuben. He managed the group VS
VS (band)
VS were a British R&B/pop group that had three hit singles in the United Kingdom. It was the brainchild of former Blue member Simon Webbe , Melody from DJ Pied Piper, and established singer-songwriter Ali Tennant, who came together to form the production company Love for Music.-Band members:*Jaime...

 who supported Blue on their tour. They were also signed to Innocent Records
Innocent Records
Innocent Records is a pop record label created to cater to for EMI's Virgin Records more Pop oriented acts. Following the success of the Spice Girls, Virgin Records decided to delve into the Pop market. In doing so they poached Hugh Goldsmith from RCA Records...

, the same label as Blue, and released three singles, "Love You Like Mad" (#7), "Call U Sexy" (#11) and "Make It Hot" (#29), plus an album, All Kinds of Trouble. The band has since broken up and member Marvin Humes
Marvin Humes
Marvin Richard James Humes is an English singer and actor. Humes is currently a member of the boyband JLS. JLS were the runners up to Alexandra Burke in the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008...

 is now part of boyband JLS. He also managed American/British girlband, L.A.D.E. whose video for their unreleased single "Shake It Off" featured Webbe and Blue bandmate Duncan James
Duncan James
Duncan Matthew James Inglis is an English singer, actor and television presenter. He is best known as a member of the boyband Blue.-Early life:...

. In return the girls appeared in Blue's single "Bubblin'". Their current professional music status is unknown. Also in 2004, he was voted Company
Company (magazine)
Company magazine is a monthly fashion, celebrity and lifestyle magazine published in the United Kingdom.It celebrated its 30th birthday in 2008, and in that time has had only six editors: Maggie Goodman, Gil Hudson, Mandi Norwood, Fiona Macintosh, Sam Baker, and the current editor - Victoria...

magazine's 62nd Sexiest Man Alive and appeared as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 on Sky One's
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...

, The Match
The Match (TV series)
The Match is a reality TV show on Sky One in which a group of celebrities form a football team to compete against a team of former professional footballers . The show begins with a large squad of celebrities who train and live together, all aiming to be selected for "The Match" against the team of...

. In 2007 he released a series of educational DVDs for children entitled Simon's Web. The six volumes endeavoured to teach children about the internet, its history and uses. In 2008, he starred in British reality television show, I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here!. On 28 April 2009, Blue
Blue (boy band)
Blue are an English pop vocal group, whose members are Simon Webbe, Lee Ryan, Duncan James and Antony Costa. Blue originally formed in 2001 before splitting in 2005. In 2009, it was confirmed that the band would reform. In April 2009, the group reunited and a Best of Blue Tour was announced...

 announced that they have reformed and will soon return to the stage this summer with a new album coming soon. Webbe has featured on Ras Kwame
Ras Kwame
Ras Kwame is a British radio DJ and presenter. He started in the music industry as a club DJ playing hip hop, R&B and reggae in the early 1990s. He then moved on to promoting for Kiss100's groundbreaking Starlight Club night and the Mean Fiddler’s Subterranea Club, bringing over talent from the US...

's 'Spit TV' rapping with fellow Manchester hip-hop artists Lyrican and Hoodman.In 2010 Simon took up the role of Curtis Shanks in the West End production of Sister Act at the London Palladium.

Webbe was a guest on Big Brother 11 in August 2010 singing a new track to the housemates.

Webbe along with the other members of Blue represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...

 in Germany. The group finished 11th in the competition

Film career

In 2004 he co-starred in the romantic-comedy The Truth About Love
The Truth About Love
The Truth About Love is a 2004 film directed by John Hay.-Synopsis:In Bristol, as part of a drunken bet with her sister , a happily married Englishwoman sends an anonymous Valentine's Day card to her husband to see if he hides it...

, directed by John Hay
John Hay
John Milton Hay was an American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln.-Early life:...

. The film also featured Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Dougray Scott
Dougray Scott
-Early life:The son of Elma, a nurse, and Alan Scott, an actor and salesperson, Stephen Dougray Scott was born in Glenrothes, Fife and attended Auchmuty High School...

 and Jimi Mistry
Jimi Mistry
-Early life:Mistry, was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England to an Indian Hindu father and an Irish Roman Catholic mother. He was brought up a Roman Catholic and attended St. James' Catholic High in Cheadle Hulme before his family moved to Cardiff where he attended Radyr Comprehensive School...

. His second acting project was a 2006 British gangster movie, Rollin' With The Nines. The film co-starred Vas Blackwood
Vas Blackwood
Vasta Blackwood is a British television and film actor.Blackwood played Lenny Henry's sidekick Winston Churchill in The Lenny Henry Show and David Sinclair in Casualty...

, Billy Murray
Billy Murray (actor)
Billy Murray is an English actor, best known for playing Don Beech in The Bill from 1995 to 2004, Johnny Allen in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2005 to 2006, Captain John Price in the video games Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare...

, Robbie Gee
Robbie Gee
Robbie Gee is a British actor, best known for his Desmond's character "Lee Stanley", and for appearing in Guy Ritchie's crime caper Snatch. He also appeared in the movie Mean Machine playing "Trojan".-Hosting:...

 and was directed by Julian Gilbey
Julian Gilbey
-Biography:Gilbey began his movie career with the low-budget 2002 horror film Reckoning Day, working on the project as director, screenwriter, actor, cinematographer, editor, actor, make-up artist and costume designer. In 2006 he wrote, directed and edited the crime drama Rollin' With The Nines. In...

.

Personal life

He has a daughter, Alanah, born in 1997, with ex-girlfriend Tracey Jones. She is the inspiration for his 2007 single "Grace". He is reportedly a cousin of the former Sugababes
Sugababes
The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...

 singer, Keisha Buchanan
Keisha Buchanan
Keisha Kerreece Fayeanne Buchanan is an English singer-songwriter and was a founding member of the BRIT Award-winning girl group the Sugababes. With the Sugababes, Buchanan had six number one singles and two number one studio albums, making the Sugababes one of the most successful British pop acts...

.

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
FRA
IRE
BEL
ITA
2005 Sanctuary
Sanctuary (Simon Webbe album)
Sanctuary is the debut solo album from Blue band-member Simon Webbe. The album was released on November 14, 2005, peaking at #7 on the UK Albums Chart, selling more than 600,000 copies in the UK. It was certified Double Platinum by the BPI...

  • Released: 14 November 2005
  • Label: Innocent Records
  • Format: CD, LP
    LP album
    The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...

7
2006 Grace
Grace (Simon Webbe album)
Grace is the second studio album released by Blue band-member and singer-songwriter Simon Webbe. The album was released on 13 November 2006. After entering the UK Albums Chart at #40 based on downloads only, the album peaked at #11 upon its physical release. In Ireland, it failed to chart inside...

  • Released: 13 November 2006
  • Label: Innocent Records
  • Format: CD, LP
    LP album
    The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...

  • 11
    2007 Live
    Live (Simon Webbe album)
    Live is the third album released by Blue band-member Simon Webbe, in May 2007. The album was recorded live at the Birmingham NIA. The album was made available to download straight after the concert ended, and was released physically on May 28, 2007...

  • Released: 28 May 2007
  • Label: Innocent Records
  • Format: CD, LP
    LP album
    The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...


  • Singles

    Year Title Chart positions Album
    UK
    UK Singles Chart
    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

    ITA
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

    NL
    Netherlands
    The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

    POL
    Poland
    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

    IRE
    Ireland
    Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

    NZ
    New Zealand
    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

    GER
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

    EUR
    2005 "Lay Your Hands
    Lay Your Hands
    "Lay Your Hands" is the first single released from Blue band member Simon Webbe's debut solo album, Sanctuary. The single peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, also fearing well in Europe and Australia...

    "
    4
    2
    21
    30
    48
    9
    Sanctuary
    Sanctuary (Simon Webbe album)
    Sanctuary is the debut solo album from Blue band-member Simon Webbe. The album was released on November 14, 2005, peaking at #7 on the UK Albums Chart, selling more than 600,000 copies in the UK. It was certified Double Platinum by the BPI...

    "No Worries"
    4
    11
    2
    30
    7
    59
    16
    2006 "After All This Time"
    16
    47
    33
    89
    "Coming Around Again
    Coming Around Again
    "Coming Around Again" is the first single released from Blue band-member Simon Webbe's second solo studio album, Grace. The single was released on October 30, 2006, performing the song live on BBC One's reality-dancing series Strictly Come Dancing the following week...

    "
    12
    15
    11
    23
    37
    55
    Grace
    Grace (Simon Webbe album)
    Grace is the second studio album released by Blue band-member and singer-songwriter Simon Webbe. The album was released on 13 November 2006. After entering the UK Albums Chart at #40 based on downloads only, the album peaked at #11 upon its physical release. In Ireland, it failed to chart inside...

    2007 "My Soul Pleads for You
    My Soul Pleads for You
    "My Soul Pleads For You" is the second single released from Blue band-member Simon Webbe's second solo album, Grace. The track was first premiered on December 12, 2006, through Webbe's official website. The B-side for the single is a cover version of The Killers first single, "When You Were Young",...

    "
    45
    47
    24
    27
    56
    "Seventeen
    Seventeen (Simon Webbe song)
    "Seventeen" is the third single released from Blue band-member Simon Webbe's second solo album, Grace. The single was only released in Europe, as an alternative to the UK only-single, "Grace"/"Ride the Storm"...

    "
    "Grace / Ride The Storm
    Grace (Simon Webbe song)
    "Grace / Ride The Storm" is the fourth and final single released from Blue band-member Simon Webbe's second solo album, Grace. Although Ride The Storm only features on the SEA Special Edition of Grace, the song served as the official theme from the soundtrack to the 2007 sci-fi film, Fantastic...

    "
    36
    25
    49
    50
    100
    168

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