G4 (band)

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G4
(l-r) Ben Thapa, Jonathan Ansell, Mike Christie, Matthew Stiff
Background information
Origin	Guildhall, City of London, England
Genre(s)	Opera Pop Rock Ballad Swing
Years active	2004-2007
Label(s)	Sony BMG
Website	http://www.g4site.com/
Members
Jonathan Ansell Mike Christie Matthew Stiff Ben Thapa

G4 are a vocal troupe made famous by The X-Factor television programme in 2004. Their members are Jonathan Ansell, Matthew Stiff, Mike Christie and Ben Thapa. Their self-titled debut album reached Number One for Mother's Day weekend 2005.

Their name, G4, comes from the fact that they were all students at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and stands for Guildhall 4. The band were rumoured to be called G-Force, but over time changed to G4. However, the band denied that they had ever been known as G-Force during an interview on BBC Radio Bristol in November 2006. Coincidentally, the group opened a rollercoaster named G-Force during 2005 at Drayton Manor Theme Park.

The group are very versatile and have successfully performed everything from contemporary hits such as "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Yellow", "Beautiful", "Circle of Life" and "You're the Voice", to classical pieces like "Nessun Dorma", "La Donna E Mobile" (which they had their audience sing along to during the 2006 tour) and "Pearl Fishers' Duet", and even the swing classic "Fever".

G4's third album was released on 27th November, 2006. The album is titled Act Three and includes tracks such as "Somebody to Love", "O Sole Mio", "I Don't Like Mondays", "Volare" and "Silent Night". It also includes "No Matter What" with Stephen Gately.

In 2006, G4 made a special appearance at the American 4th of July party at Winfield House, home of the US Ambassador to the UK, and sang The Star-Spangled Banner.

On April 5, 2007, the group announced on GMTV that they will be splitting after their 2007 tour due to arguing within the band. It was rumoured that they were not getting on, and they wanted to remain friends, but staying in the group would have led to resentment^[1]^[2].

1 Discography
- 1.1 Albums
- 1.2 Singles
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

First Released	Title	UK Chart	Label	Notes
February 28, 2005	G4	1	Sony-BMG	Double Platinum
November 28, 2005	G4 & Friends	6	Sony-BMG	Platinum
November 27, 2006	Act Three	21	Sony-BMG

[edit] Singles

First Released	Title	UK Chart	Label	Notes
March 14, 2005	"Bohemian Rhapsody"	9	Sony-BMG	Debut single
July 2005	"Life On Mars"	N/A	Sony-BMG	Download only
December 19, 2005	"First Of May"/"When A Child Is Born"	N/A	Sony-BMG	Featuring Robin Gibb, ineligible for chart position due to a sticker included in the case
March 20, 2006	"Happy Mothers Day"	N/A	Sony-BMG	Available as online purchase or download only