V Factory was an American

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produced by late former pop artist Tommy Page. The members have yet to confirm what the "V" stands for. Wesley Quinn, in an interview with Popstar! Magazine, stated that "the V is a hidden meaning between the five of us." He also states that the meaning will come out like the FedEx box in the movie, ''

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'', which stars

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History

Musical career

On April 29, 2008, (in the US only) ''These Are The Days EP'' was released on iTunes, including "Round and Round", "She Bad" (featuring

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), and the namesake, "These Are the Days", also available for purchase at any of their shows. On January 12, 2009, it was released in the UK and other countries.

Bandemonium 2008

V Factory performed at the Bandemonium Tour alongside Menudo, Mark and James, and NLT. The tour ran from May 1, 2008 to May 26, 2008.

Rise to fame

V Factory's first single, " Love Struck", was released to iTunes on February 3,

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. It played recurringly on

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, premiering on ''Music Mailbag''. Its peak on

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was #37 and #70 on the

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. The song is produced by Swedish production team

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and is written by David Jassy and

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. "Love Struck" was released on iTunes in the UK and other countries on 9 September . The " Love Struck" music video was released officially on May 22, 2009 on

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Members

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(born August 6, 1988) from

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's ex-boyfriend. Murillo is known for his appearances as a featured dancer in ''

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'', its nationwide tour, and '' High School Musical 2'', for which he also earned an Assistant Choreographer credit by creating the dance number for "I Don't Dance". He was also the dance partner of

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. He was one of the professional dancers in the UK's ''

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. * Nathaniel Flatt (born September 18, 1981) from

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. ; ;Past members * Asher Monroe (born September 18, 1988) from

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. Monroe was the lead singer, but in October 2010 he wrote on his official

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: "I love you sooo much vfactory fans! U have been amazing but I'm no longer with the group! It's been a ride and yes we are all still friends!". * Wesley Quinn (born January 16, 1990) from Greenville, South Carolina. He began performing at age 6 after attending his younger sister’s dance recital. He was a

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for Ashley Tisdale with fellow V factory member, Jared Murillo. Wesley has performed numerous times as a background dancer in the FOX show

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Discography

Extended plays

* 2008: ''These Are the Days'' ;Track listing: #"Round & Round" #"She Bad" (featuring

) #"These Are the Days"

Singles

Other songs

* "Get Up (2nd Single)" * "Lights Camera Action" * "Fade" * "Dem Hot Gurlz" * "In It for the Love" * "Doin' It Too" * "Beautiful Girl" * "History" * "Pump It"

Awards and nominations

*In 2009, V Factory was nominated for StarShine Magazine Music Awards for "Favorite Band/Group". Their debut single "Love Struck" was nominated for "Best Dance Song" in the same awards.

References

External links

Official YouTube Channel
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