Triple 8 (a.k.a. 888 or Triple Eight) was an English

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signed to

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and Osmosis Records. The group was marketed as the British equivalent of

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, and rivals to manufactured boy bands such as

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and A1. The group had two consecutive Top 10 singles, "

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" and " Give Me a Reason", which charted at number 8 and 9 respectively in the UK Singles Chart. Despite moderate chart success, Polydor chose to drop the band in early 2004, leaving their already recorded debut album, ''Heavy W8'', unreleased. In 2004, they reformed with new member Stewart Macintosh, and released a third single, "Good 2 Go", which reached number 2 in the UK Indie chart. Macintosh replaced Iain James Farquharson.

Members

The group was originally made up of: * David Wilcox: 2001–2003 * Iain James Farquharson, aka Sparx: 2001–2004 * Jamie Bell: 2001–2005 * Josh Barnett: 2001–2005 * Justin Scott: 2001–2005 ;New members Iain James Farquharson left the band in 2004 and was replaced by: * Stewart Macintosh: 2004–2005

After break-up

After Triple 8, Iain James Farquharson, now known as Iain James, subsequently worked with many of the UK's major pop/R&B acts, such as

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and

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. He also co-wrote " Running Scared" by Eldar & Nigar. In 2013, he co-penned " Love Kills", which was performed by

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, ''The Belgian Voice'' winner, in 2013 representing

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. It qualified for the

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final placing 12th in

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. He is married to

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. Justin Scott is now a property developer, and married to

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. Jamie Bell is now a highly qualified football coach. He worked at the David Beckham Academy, London in 2007, before taking a role in the US in 2010. He is now a director at a large youth soccer club in the US. Joshua Barnett works in digital marketing in the UK. Stewart Macintosh (now known as Stewart Mac) continues to write and perform his own material as an independent artist.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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