Bradley John McIntosh (born 8 August 1981), also known as City Boy, is an English-Jamaican singer, rapper, songwriter, actor and record producer. He is a member of the pop group S Club, where he enjoyed five years of hit singles, arena tours and awards.[1][2] Since 2008, he has been a member of spin-off group S Club Allstars (previously "S Club 3") and has a solo career as rapper.
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| Birth name | Bradley John McIntosh |
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| Born | 8 August 1981 Lambeth, London, England |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
Early life
editBorn in south London, McIntosh attended Greenshaw High School. He was born to Jamaican musical parents, Steve McIntosh and Lauraine (née Smart), who both achieved success with the Cool Notes.[3]
Career
edit1998–2003: S Club
editThe group rose to fame by starring in their own BBC television series, Miami 7, in 1999. Over the five years they were together, S Club 7 had four UK No.1 singles, one UK No.1 album, a string of hits throughout Europe, including a top-ten single in the United States, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. They recorded a total of four studio albums, released eleven singles and went on to sell over fourteen million albums worldwide.[4] Their first album, S Club, had a strong 1990s pop sound, similar to many artists of their time. Through the course of their career, their musical approach changed to a more dance and R&B sound, which is heard mostly in their final album, Seeing Double. S Club 7 won two Brit Awards – in 2000 for British breakthrough act and in 2002 for best British single. In 2001, the group earned the Record of the Year award. Group member Paul Cattermole departed from the group in 2002, and the group changed its name from S Club 7 to simply S Club. On 21 April 2003, during a live on-stage performance, S Club announced that they were to disband.[5]
2004–2007: Upper Street
editBetween 2004 and 2006 McIntosh tried to sign with some labels as solo artist, but failed.[5] In 2006, he starred in an MTV reality show called Totally Boyband. Other people starring were members of disbanded groups. He became part of a boyband, Upper Street, made up of ex-members of 911, Steps, Another Level and New Kids on the Block. They released the single "The One" on 23 October 2006, but it was not a commercial success, reaching #35 on the UK Singles Chart and the band had split up after confrontation with their record company. Also in 2006, McIntosh was a competitor in Sport Relief, boxing against Jack Osbourne.[6]
2008–present: Solo career and S Club Allstars
editIn 2008, McIntosh and S Club 7 members Jo O'Meara and Paul Cattermole formed the S Club Allstars (previously "S Club 3") and performed in various nightclubs and universities in the United Kingdom and Australia.[7] McIntosh released his debut solo single "No Regrets (Who We Are)" in 2010 as City Boy.[8] He also uploaded several songs to his SoundCloud account, but no new single was officially released.[9] In 2014, S Club 7 announced their plans for an arena reunion tour, promptly entitled Bring It All Back 2015, which toured the UK in May 2015.[10]
After the full group reunion, McIntosh, O'Meara and Tina Barrett – replacing Cattermole – continued as "S Club 3".[11] When O'Meara left in 2020, she was replaced the following year by S Club 8 original member Stacey Franks, and the group was renamed "S Club Allstars".[12]
Discography
editSingles
editAs main artist
edit| Song | Year | Album |
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| "No Regrets (Who We Are)"[13] (featuring Gak Jonze) |
2010 | Non-album singles |
As featured artist
edit| Song | Year | Album |
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| "The Bangle" (Remix)[14] (Taj E featuring Bradley McIntosh, Juggy D, Horizon & Y-Dre) |
2009 | Sik N Twisted |
| "Come See Me Tonight"[15] (Mr Murdz featuring City Boy) |
2010 | Non-album singles |
| "Rock Boi"[16] (Gak Jonze featuring City Boy) |
2011 | |
| "Hands Up"[17] (Robbie Glover featuring Bradley McIntosh) |
2013 | |
| "You're Never Too Young"[18] (The Cool Notes featuring Citiboy) |
2021 |
Production work
edit| Song | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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| "Keep Smiling" | 2009 | Bars and Melody | 143[19] |
| 143 |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Seeing Double | Bradley | Main role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Miami 7 | Bradley | Main Role |
| Back to the '50s | Television film | ||
| Boyfriends & Birthdays | |||
| The Greatest Store in the World | Himself | ||
| 2000 | L.A. 7 | Bradley | Main Role |
| S Club 7 Go Wild! | Himself | Reality television | |
| Artistic Differences | Bradley | Television film | |
| Christmas Special | |||
| 2001 | Hollywood 7 | Main role | |
| S Club Search | Judge / Mentor | Reality television | |
| 2002 | Viva S Club | Bradley | Main role |
| 2006 | Just the Two of Us | Guest judge | Episode: "3 March 2006" |
| Totally Boyband | Himself | Reality television | |
| Sport Relief | Contestant | Season 3 |
References
edit- ^ "Party of Se7en". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "S Club 7's Tina Barrett Talks To Holy Moly about her return to pop | Music Interviews". Holy Moly!. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "S Club Media". S Club Media. 13 January 2002. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "She's movin' on up". Times Online. Times Newspapers Ltd. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2008.[dead link]
- ^ a b "S Club to split up". BBC News. 21 April 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "S Club live on stage – The Reunion show". happymondaysleeds.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ "Bradley works with Mutya Buena". Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2010. - 10 December 2010.
- ^ "City Boy SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Nissim, Mayer (17 November 2014). "S Club 7 announce 'Bring It All Back' 2015 arena tour dates". Digital Spy. United Kingdom: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "S Club 7 reunite for Children in Need". BBC News. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "I've got some news! I'm joining @realtinab1 & @BradleyMcIntosh to bring you #SclubAllstars". 25 November 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "No Regrets (Who We Are)". Spotify. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Bradley – from S CLUB 7 – in new video – The Bangle Remix". Oh No, They Didn't. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "MR MURDZ & CITY BOY (Bradley McIntosh) – Come See Me Tonight". Spotify. Retrieved 27 October 2018.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Rock Boi". Spotify. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Robbie Glover Ft Bradley McIntosh (S Club 7) – Hands Up". Robbie Glover Official. Retrieved 27 October 2018.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "You're Never Too Youngpublisher=iTunes". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Bars And Melody – Hopeful". Discogs. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.