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East 17
East 17 are an English pop boy band group consisting of original member Terry Coldwell, Robbie Craig since 2014. The original line-up also featured John Hendy, Brian Harvey and Tony Mortimer. Other former members include former Union J manager Blair Dreelan.
The group achieved 18 top-20 singles and four top-10 albums, and were one of the UK s most popular boy bands during the early to mid-1990s, aided by strong tabloid interest in their bad boy image compared to the clean cut image of rivals Take That. Their style blended pop and hip hop in songs such as House of Love and Let It Rain .