Oritse is the final member of JLS he is a 21 year old who works with disabled children and comes from Fulham.
Oritse began singing when he was 15 years old and at the age of 15, he would even sing on his school bus.
Oritse studied for his A' levels in Nigeria and would also spend time teaching children in the village how to sing. It was here he first ever sang in a recording studio when he was asked to lay down some vocals for the track he had written called Soul Woman.
However, due to competition from another male solo artist, Oritse track was pulled from the stations play list and his dream was pulled to a stand still. He was also the schools head boy and was part of a local charity group, Motherless Baby Home.
Oritse loved being part of his community and also loved singing with the villagers. After a couple of years he decided to move back to the UK to live with his mother in London. When he got back to London he got a job in a record company but worked for free just so he could gain some music industry experience. He was introduced to many different mentors when he joined a vocal Academy whilst he was at University, and Malcom Connell trained him vocally and was the person that gave him the inspiration to form JLS.
He managed to blag his way onto MTV Base and got a feature with Trevor Nelson, The Lick Show. Trevor made clear that Oritse was just what the UK needed.
Friday 19 December 2008
Marvin Hume
Marvin is the third member of JLS and is a 23 year old Property Sales Person from South-East London.
Marvin first began singing at the early age of just 5. He attended a profesional performance school three times a week but also attended a regular school for his education.
After finshing school Marvin got the chance to meet Simon Webbe where he gave him one of his demo tapes. A few weeks later Marvin auditioned for Simon and was asked if he would like to join VS the group that Simon had got together.
After there first six months of recording and rehearsing VS were given the chance to go on Two National tours with blue to be their support band. VS first record went to number 7, there second went to number 11 and there third went to 23.
In the end VS lost there contract deal and Marvin decided to leave the band and take up the career of selling properties and land abroad. Marvin says he looks back on this time and says it was a big reality check and has made him so much stronger today. He was always looking for a chance to get his music career back up and running again and when he received a phone call from Oritse inviting him to become part of JLS he jumped at the chance.
Marvin first began singing at the early age of just 5. He attended a profesional performance school three times a week but also attended a regular school for his education.
After finshing school Marvin got the chance to meet Simon Webbe where he gave him one of his demo tapes. A few weeks later Marvin auditioned for Simon and was asked if he would like to join VS the group that Simon had got together.
After there first six months of recording and rehearsing VS were given the chance to go on Two National tours with blue to be their support band. VS first record went to number 7, there second went to number 11 and there third went to 23.
In the end VS lost there contract deal and Marvin decided to leave the band and take up the career of selling properties and land abroad. Marvin says he looks back on this time and says it was a big reality check and has made him so much stronger today. He was always looking for a chance to get his music career back up and running again and when he received a phone call from Oritse inviting him to become part of JLS he jumped at the chance.
Jonathan "JB" Gill
Jonathan Gill is also another member of JLS, he gets called JB. He's a 21 year old student and grew up in Croydon.
Jonathan fell in love with music at the age of seven when he played the recorder, piano, flute and guitar. A guess this kind of speaks for itsel, showing really how much he loves his music.
At the age of nine Jonathan had already joined the choir and went on to perform at his local church. Jonathan spent most of his time doing his music and went on to study at The Centre of Young Musicians(CYM).
After he left the CYM, Jonathan stayed involed in the school music scene. He played Mercado in the play Mercado and was incolved in the school choir. Jonathan continued this until he was 15 but eventually had to give it up due to his promising rugby carer.
Jonathan eventually decided decided he wanted to sing more and took up local coaching on a year out before he went to university. During this period, Jonathan was contacted by Oritse to try out for the band.
Jonathan fell in love with music at the age of seven when he played the recorder, piano, flute and guitar. A guess this kind of speaks for itsel, showing really how much he loves his music.
At the age of nine Jonathan had already joined the choir and went on to perform at his local church. Jonathan spent most of his time doing his music and went on to study at The Centre of Young Musicians(CYM).
After he left the CYM, Jonathan stayed involed in the school music scene. He played Mercado in the play Mercado and was incolved in the school choir. Jonathan continued this until he was 15 but eventually had to give it up due to his promising rugby carer.
Jonathan eventually decided decided he wanted to sing more and took up local coaching on a year out before he went to university. During this period, Jonathan was contacted by Oritse to try out for the band.
Aston Merrygold
Aston Merrygold, 20 years old and is one of the 4 cute members of the band JLS that Louis Walsh choice as one of his 3 bands in the X Factor and they made it to the final and came in second.
Aston grew up in Peterborough and dreamed of being a footballer as many teenage boys do. At Secondary School he represented England in the European Youth games in 2004 but soon after this he discovered he had a nerve disorder in his left foot and had to give up his Passion for sport.
When Aston was 14 his mother signed him up for children's stars in there eyes in 2002 where he stared as Michael Jackson and sang Rockin' Robin. Aston stared in all his school plays and after he finished school in 2004, he was cast in a new TV show called Fun Song Factory.
Aston met Marvin one of the other members of the band whilst auditioning for an TV advert. Marvin told Aston about his band and Aston finally joined them. Since Aston joined the band he has moved to London to make it easier for rehearsing.
Aston grew up in Peterborough and dreamed of being a footballer as many teenage boys do. At Secondary School he represented England in the European Youth games in 2004 but soon after this he discovered he had a nerve disorder in his left foot and had to give up his Passion for sport.
When Aston was 14 his mother signed him up for children's stars in there eyes in 2002 where he stared as Michael Jackson and sang Rockin' Robin. Aston stared in all his school plays and after he finished school in 2004, he was cast in a new TV show called Fun Song Factory.
Aston met Marvin one of the other members of the band whilst auditioning for an TV advert. Marvin told Aston about his band and Aston finally joined them. Since Aston joined the band he has moved to London to make it easier for rehearsing.
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