Hometown (band)
| HomeTown | |
|---|---|
_2015.jpg) HomeTown in 2015. Clockwise from left: Dayl, Cian, Ryan, Brendan, Dean and Josh. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Ireland |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | RCA Records |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Cian Morrin Dayl Cronin Dean Gibbons Josh Gray Ryan McLoughlin Brendan Murray |
"HomeTown" are a six piece Irish boy band, formed and managed by Louis Walsh. They are signed to RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment UK. The six piece vocal group are made up of singers from the four corners of Ireland. Walsh auditioned almost 2,000 young hopefuls for his latest pop endeavour and spent over two weeks mulling over his decision before settling on six final members. HomeTown consists of; Cian Morrin, Dayl Cronin, Dean Gibbons, Josh Gray, Ryan McLoughlin and Brendan Murray.
The band opened for Olly Murs in Ireland in April 2015 and are currently supporting The Vamps throughout the UK and Ireland.
Members
- Brendan Murray (born 16th November 1996, 19 years old)
- Cian Morrin (born 2nd October 1994, 21 years old)
- Dayl Cronin (born 8th December 1993, 22 years old)
- Dean Gibbons (born 17th February 1993, 23 years old)
- Josh Gray (born 28th March 1997, 19 years old)
- Ryan McLoughlin (born 28th January 1994, 22 years old)
History
The band was originally composed of five members, Gareth Borrow (Derry), Ryan McLoughlin (Newbridge), Brendan Murray (Tuam), Cian Morrin (Castlebar) and Dayl Cronin (Clonmel). They were picked out of a thousand applicants for a band project by Walsh.[1] Borrow was later removed from the band and Walsh brought in two new members; Josh Gray (Blessington) and Dean Gibbons (Tallaght), turning HomeTown into a six-member band.[2]
Their first single, "Where I Belong", went to number one in Ireland, becoming the fastest selling single from a debut act and the fastest selling single from an Irish artist in 2014. The single was written by Kodaline.
The band's second single, "Cry For Help", was released on 27 March 2015 in Ireland. It, too, reached number one in the Irish Singles Chart. The band began a signing tour around Ireland shortly after.
HomeTown released their first single "Where I Belong" in the UK on 24 July 2015, with an impact date of 4 September 2015.[3][4]
On 23 October 2015, Hometown released the 3rd single "The Night We Met" off of their debut album. It was written by Liam Payne of One Direction and Jamie Scott.
On November 20, 2015, HomeTown released their self-titled debut album which started off at number 4 behind Adele's "25" and Justin Bieber's "Purpose".
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRL [5] | ||||||||||||||
| HomeTown |
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4 | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Song | Charts | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRL [5] | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | "Where I Belong" | 1 | HomeTown | ||||||||||
| 2015 | "Cry for Help" | 1 | |||||||||||
| "The Night We Met" | 59 | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Tour
Headlining
- Hometown tour (2015-2016)
Supporting
- Olly Murs - Never Been Better Tour (2015)
- The Vamps - The Vamps UK Summer Tour (2015)
- The Vamps - Wake Up UK Arena Tour (2016)
References
- ↑ "Louis Walsh picks Derry’s Gareth for new boy band". derryjournal.com.
- ↑ "Hometown: Some people ask us for photos and then say we'll keep this for when you're famous". 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ Ellwood, Pip (2015-07-18). "HomeTown release UK version of Where I Belong video". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- ↑ "Irish boyband HomeTown hit No 1 spot". RTÉ News. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Hometown". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).