Boy Band is an American television music competition series that premiered on June 22, 2017, on ABC. The 10-episode first season features young male vocalists competing to become a member of a new five-piece boy band. The final five boys who form the boy band receive a recording contract with Hollywood Records and perform the band's debut single during the finale. On August 24, 2017, it was announced on the live show that Brady Tutton, Chance Perez, Drew Ramos, Sergio Calderon, and Michael Conor were the new members of the boy band, In Real Life. They performed for the very first time their first single, "Eyes Closed".
Rita Ora hosted the first series, with the Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter, the Spice Girls' Emma Bunton and Timbaland serving as the "architects" who helped guide the contestants throughout the series.
Contestants ABC released the list of the 30 contestants on June 9, 2017.
NameAgeHometownStatus16Redwood City, CaliforniaWinners15Shorewood, Wisconsin Smith18Cleveland, Ohio19Seal Beach, California19Bronx, New York16Hawthorne, CaliforniaEliminated Ep. 1017East Los Angeles, California16Nashville, Tennessee17/18Springfield, Illinois Eliminated Ep. 8Jay "J Hype" Gilbert14Las Vegas, NevadaEliminated Ep. 7Andrew Bloom19/20Yorba Linda, CaliforniaCamry Jackson 19Willingboro, New JerseyEliminated Ep. 6Andrew Butcher17Memphis, Tennessee15Memphis, TennesseeEliminated Ep. 520Marble Falls, TexasEliminated Ep. 4Gavin Becker18Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaEliminated Ep. 3 Jon Klaasen19Greenwood, Indiana Eliminated Ep. 222Columbia, South CarolinaEliminated Ep. 119Monterrey, Mexico16/17Las Vegas, Nevada18Las Vegas, Nevada19Thousand Oaks, California 22Fort Lauderdale, Florida 15Sarasota, Florida 18Hartsville, South Carolina 17Plano, Texas 24Kansas City, Missouri 17Malibu, California 21Monrovia, Liberia20Cincinnati, Ohio
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Top 5 Winner The group won the challenge. The contestant was in the bottom two or three. The contestant was eliminated.
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Contestants who appeared on other shows Chance Perez auditioned for season 11 of America's Got Talent as a member of the band "The WVKE". They were buzzed by Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum, and were heavily criticized by Simon Cowell, ultimately not passing through the audition. Chance later appeared as the character Javier Garcia, the Black Ranger, in Power Rangers Dino Fury and Power Rangers Cosmic Fury. Stone Martin, Timmy Thames, and Jon Klaasen all appeared on the third season of The X Factor USA, with Martin and Thames competing as soloists and Klaasen as a member of Forever In Your Mind. They were all eliminated during the Four Chair Challenge. Klaasen also appeared on season 15 of American Idol, making it to the top 50. Andrew Bloom previously auditioned for Seasons 14 and 15 of American Idol. Zack Taylor previously auditioned for Season 14 of American Idol under the name Zack Kaltenbach, making it to the top 48. Cameron Armstrong appeared on the third season of Ex on the Beach. Brady Tutton appeared as Brock on the American sitcom show Fresh Off the Boat.
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