Boom! (group)

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Boom!

| origin = England

| genre = Pop

| years_active = 2000–2002

| label = London Records

| associated_acts = Hear'Say

| past_members = Johnny Shentall
Rachael Carr
Shakti Edwards
Kevin Kehl
Vicky Palmer
Nick Donaghy
Shaun Angel

}}

Boom! were an English pop group which consisted of members Johnny Shentall, Rachael Carr, Kevin Kehl, Shakti Edwards, Vicky Palmer, Nick Donaghy and Shaun Angel.{{cite web | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/the+diary%3B+LISA+MAKES+MY+HEART+GO+BOOM+But+Steps+leave+me+cold+says...-a075417880 | title=Johnny Shentall Interview | date=10 June 2001 | accessdate=24 April 2013 }}

Biography

Their garage-pop debut single "Falling" was released in late 2000 and reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart in January 2001.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPec8VG8pJU | title=Boom on TOTP | website=YouTube | date=5 October 2007 | accessdate=24 April 2013 }}

Can't Stop the Pop described the song as "an incredibly clean-sounding track; it's slick and light on its feet, which is perfectly in-line with the sort of material being peddled by Artful Dodger, but perhaps a little throwaway by pop – and debut single – standards." They then went on to say: "Perhaps more than was evident at the time, since their brand of garage-pop was not a million miles from that of Liberty X, who would launch later that year. Perhaps, however, in early-2001, there just wasn't enough to convince London Records that garage wasn't a passing fad. Nonetheless, 'Falling' is a quality track and – even if we didn't know it at the time – an incredibly accurate indication of things to come."{{Cite web|url=https://www.cantstopthepop.com/2020/01/13/boom-falling/|title=Boom! - Falling|website=Can'tStopThePop|date=January 13, 2020}}

The group went on tour with boy band Westlife.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} Member Johnny Shentall went on to join Hear'Say in 2002 as a replacement for Kym Marsh.

Discography

=Singles=

  • 2000: "Falling" - UK #11{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/boom!/ |title=BOOM! | Artist |publisher=Official Charts |date=2001-01-27 |accessdate=2013-11-26}}

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