OTT (short for Over The Top) were an Irish

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of the mid-late 1990s. The five members were Niall O'Neill, Alan Fitzsimons, Alan Mates (known as 'Adam' in the band), Glen Clarke and Keith Cox. They were signed to Sony Music and had a number of chart hits in

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and the UK.

Career

After three top ten single releases in Ireland, the group attempted to break the UK market minus Keith Cox, who had left for family reasons. Although moderately successful in the UK, scoring four top 30 hits, the group became well known in Asia with sales of up to 250,000 copies of their debut album. After being dropped by Sony in the late 1990s, the band broke up.

Discography

Album

*1997: '' This One's for You''

Singles

*1995: "Promise Me" *1996: " I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" - IRE #10 *1996: " Let Me In" - IRE #2 *1996: "

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" - IRE #3 *1996: "Forever Girl" - IRE #14 *1997: "Let Me In" (re-issue) - UK #12 *1997: "Forever Girl" (re-issue) - UK #24 *1997: "All Out of Love" (re-issue) - UK #11 *1998: "The Story of Love" - UK #11, IRE #9

After OTT

OTT's Alan Fitzsimons competed in the first series of TV talent series ''

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'', being eliminated in the semi-finals. Fitzsimons works in the mobile communications industry, O'Neill now runs a multi-media company in Dublin, having worked at a Spanish tourist resort, Mates is an interior designer, and Clarke lives in the United States.

References

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