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'''Bad Boys Blue''' are a ] ] group that was formed in ], Germany. The group performed many international hits including ''You're a Woman'', ''Pretty Young Girl'', ''I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat'' and ''Come Back and Stay''.
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'''Bad Boys Blue''' are a ] group formed in ] in 1984. The group performed many international hits including "]", "]", "]", and "]".


== History == == History ==
=== 1980s ===
Bad Boys Blue was formed in the summer of 1984 by German producer ] and his lyricist wife ]. The original trio was composed of American Andrew Thomas (born 25 May 1946 in San Francisco, USA) British John McInerney (born 7 September 1957 in ]), and ]n Trevor "Supa T" Taylor (born 11 January 1958 in Montego Bay, Jamaica )- died on 19 January 2008 Cologne, Germany) &mdash; the original lead vocalist. The debut single ''L.O.V.E. In My Car'' failed to make an impression in the pop charts but the follow-up ''You're A Woman'' was a success, reaching the top 10 in many European countries.
Bad Boys Blue was formed in the summer of 1984 by German producer ] and his lyricist wife Karin van Haaren.<ref name="Baltic Times">{{cite news|last=Balandina|first=Julia|title=Bad Boys Blue, can't get enough of you|url=http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/17216/|date=Jan 24, 2007|work=The Baltic Times|access-date=2009-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629093200/http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/17216/|archive-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tony-hendrik.com/?page_id=119|title=www.tony-hendrik.com – Bio|access-date=2013-12-11|archive-date=2017-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325091431/http://www.tony-hendrik.com/?page_id=119|url-status=dead}}</ref> The original trio consisted of singers ] from Jamaica (the original lead vocalist), ] from the UK, and Andrew Thomas from the US.<ref name="Baltic Times"/> Their debut single "L.O.V.E. in My Car" failed to make an impression in the pop charts but the follow-up "]" was a success, reaching the top 10 in many European countries.

=== 1990s ===
The group has experienced numerous line-up changes. In 1988, Taylor left the group a year after being gradually demoted from his role of the lead singer. He was asked to rejoin the group the following year just for recording sessions for the "]" single that was to be featured on the group's first compilation album '']''. Taylor's departure permanently secured McInerney's position as the band's new lead vocalist. Taylor was replaced by Trevor Bannister (born 5 August 1965 in ], England),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/904269-Trevor-Bannister|title=Trevor Bannister|website=Discogs.com|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> whose function in the group was mainly to perform Trevor Taylor's hits in live gigs. It is during Bannister's tenure with the band that Bad Boys Blue began touring in Eastern Europe thus gaining much popularity there. Bannister left in 1993 and the remaining two members performed as a duo. During its entire South African tour, the duo was briefly joined by Owen Standing, who left the group shortly thereafter, and therefore was not considered to be a permanent band member. Multi-talented Irmo Russel (born 15 March 1956 in Aruba, Caribbean Sea)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/911382-Mo-Russel|title=Mo Russel|website=Discogs.com|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> joined the group in 1995, who in addition to stepping into Bannister's shoes was instrumental in revitalizing the group's creative potential, by becoming a composer, video director, and occasionally assuming the role of lead singer on some of the tracks. At the end of 1999, Kevin McCoy (] JoJo Max)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurokdj.com//search/eurodb.php?name=Bad_Boys_Blue|title=Bad Boys Blue|website=The Eurodance Encyclopaedia|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> replaced Russel by joining Bad Boys Blue full-time after being the group's rapper since 1998, but left in early 2003 leaving Bad Boys Blue as a duo again. However, in 2005, McCoy rejoined Thomas' Bad Boys Blue line-up.

=== 2000s ===
In 2005, McInerney and Thomas split under less than amicable circumstances. Thomas went on to form an all-American version of Bad Boys Blue with former member McCoy and new lead singer (no relation), and they were said to be working on a new release, with McCoy being the trio's producer. Thomas' formation of the band was named "The Real Bad Boys Blue". Their shows were based on the full playback including original music produced by original producers, lead vocals by McInerney and backing vocals by studio session singers.

McInerney kept performing as Bad Boys Blue; at first he performed solo with a live group and backing singers but in the following year he was joined by Carlos Ferreira<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurodancehits.com/bbb.html |title=BAD BOYS BLUE History |access-date=2013-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205210734/http://www.eurodancehits.com/bbb.html |archive-date=2014-12-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (born 11 April 1969 in Mozambique), and this presently UK-based duo set out to work on a new album, with the French producers MS Project.

Trevor Taylor, the original lead singer of Bad Boys Blue, died of a heart attack in his home in ] on 19 January 2008 at the age of 50.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurokdj.com//search/eurodb.php?name=Taylor_Trevor_Oliver|title=Trevor Oliver Taylor|website=The Eurodance Encyclopaedia|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref>

Bad Boys Blue, in May 2008, released a brand new album called '']'' with 13 new original songs. The album was supported by the release of two maxi-singles: "Still in Love" and "Queen of My Dreams". In May 2009, this formation resumed cooperation with its original label, Coconut Music, in addition to working with its current production team.

The Real Bad Boys Blue, in June 2008, experienced significant changes in personnel. This formation was essentially split in two when Herb McCoy left the group to continue performing solo, but under his own name, using his own versions of some Bad Boys Blue songs. At the same time, Kevin McCoy became the new lead singer of the remaining duo, and a new member, Jeremy Cummins, was added to this group's line-up. This version of the group completed recording of several brand new tracks, all penned and sung by McCoy.

On 19 June 2009, Coconut Music/] released a special remix album titled ''Rarities Remixed''. The album contained modern remixes of some hit singles and album tracks.

On 21 July 2009, Andrew Thomas died in Cologne at the age of 63.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/592562-Andrew-Thomas-5|title=Andrew Thomas (5)|website=Discogs.com|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> John McInerney is now the only member alive from the original line-up of Bad Boys Blue.

On 30 October 2009, Coconut Music/Sony BMG released a special compilation titled ''Unforgettable'', which was dedicated to both Taylor and Thomas.


=== 2010s ===
The group became massively popular in Eastern Europe and South Africa, with the band performing to sell-out crowds in Russia and the Ukraine. In contrast, the group never charted in the UK, and their only charting USA singles were ''Save Your Love'' (1993) and ''Luv 4 U'' (1994) which became successful chart hits. Those singles were from two of their albums that were released Stateside. Those albums are ''Bad Boys Blue'' (1993) and ''To Blue Horizons'' (1994).
On 13 August 2010, Coconut Music/Modern Romantics Productions/Sony Music released the anniversary single titled "] Re-Recorded 2010" including remixes produced by MS Project, Alex Twister, Spinnin Elements and Almighty. On 27 August 2010, the anniversary album titled ''25'' was released, including 25 re-recorded hits, 7 brand new remixes plus a bonus DVD.


In September 2011, McInerney made the decision to finish working with Ferreira.
Charismatic provided his unparalleled lead vocal, which proved itself to become legendary, for the group's early, signature defining, hit singles including ''You're A Woman'', , and ''I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat'', as well as for the entire first two albums. He essentially owns the credit for placing Bad Boys Blue on the "map" with his unique vocal presentation style. However, a 1987 single , from the 3rd album, no longer featured him on lead vocal. Although the track was originally recorded as demo with Trevor Taylor's voice, the producers subjectively chose John McInerney's version. A major pretext which prompted the switch was the song by the ], called ], which was released a few months prior to ''Come Back And Stay''. The Bad Boys Blue producers made the sound of ''Come Back And Stay'' in the image of the Pet Shop Boys song. However, ''It's a Sin'', which already at the time scored very high on many European charts was sung by a voice that was much higher than that of Trevor Taylor's. Hence came the idea to give the song to John McInerney, who also had a higher voice - in order to ensure a greater degree of similarity between the two songs. The Bad Boys Blue producers in a way hoped that it would create a greater chance of success for ''Come Back And Stay'' release. This, in turn, created tension within the group which ultimately lead to Trevor Taylor's departure, who understandably did not wish to accept the changes. A noteworthy fact is that Trevor Taylor did not leave the group right away following the switch, and stayed with the group for a whole year, during which he was incrementally phased out from his position of the front-man. During that transitional period his participation as the ] dropped first to 60% and then to 20% of songs sung on the 3rd and the 4th albums, respectively. That move was not incidental, for it was a key strategy implemented by the producers to ensure survivability and continuity of their project, that is to make sure in the public eye that both Taylor and McInerney were still present in the group, only that their respective positions had been switched, where the fans were now expected to become accustomed to seeing Taylor appear in the shadow of McInerney. Only after McInerney appeared on enough of new tracks as lead singer, Taylor could finally leave the group. This move was made possible by contractual obligations established by the Bad Boys Blue producers which legally prevented Trevor Taylor from exiting the band prematurely (that is, not until the transition period was completed), and therefore the producers were guaranteed to have a smooth continuation of their project. Had this transition been abrupt, namely if Trevor Taylor was allowed to leave the group right away as he intended to (in order to avoid a soon-to-be established stigma of him being perceived as demoted from his original role), the McInerney-lead collective would have experienced similar problems in the area of public acknowledgment that the current formation of Andrew Thomas (see below) is presently facing. However, it is important to recognize that a mere substitution of vocalists on the release of ''Come Back And Stay'' was not the culprit itself, for it did not really account for Trevor Taylor's wish to promptly leave the group after a seemingly single substitution incident. That's because the release of the song was just an opportunity, an excuse so to speak, for the producers to remove Trevor Taylor for good from his being the front-man. This stems from the fact that, despite the group's massive popularity, the producers nevertheless were not particularly happy with Trevor Taylor's unique representation of the group as the lead singer, who was the only member of the original trio to regularly contribute his own material for the albums, and whose overall peculiar sound and singing style was broadcasting the group's image in a way that was different from the one subjectively envisioned for the Bad Boys Blue by the producers. In other words, the producers were determined to have their project portrayed solely as they saw fit, and the release of ''Come Back And Stay'' was their venue of implementation of the permanent switch - towards the singer who would be more conforming to their idiosyncratic ideas. Such an action on the producers' part was not uniformly accepted throughout the fan base, as it is generally believed that a significant portion of fans was lost following the switch of lead vocalists. After leaving Bad Boys Blue, Trevor Taylor had been involved at some point in various projects, such as Street Noise and , and more recently in and , whereas John McInerney went on to perform lead vocal on the majority of Bad Boys Blue's output.


In October 2011, the group was joined by Kenny "Krayzee" Lewis, known from collaborating with ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cccatch.ru/en/interview/interview1/|title=C.C.CATCH: I Will Never Forget Chelyabinsk|website=Cccatch.ru|access-date=2020-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030162005/http://www.cccatch.ru/en/interview/interview1/|archive-date=2014-10-30|url-status=dead}}</ref> ], and ].
The group has experienced numerous line up changes. In 1988 Trevor Taylor left the group - a year after being gradually demoted from his role of the lead singer &mdash; but was asked to rejoin the group the following year just for recording sessions of ] single that was to be featured on the group's first compilation album ]. Trevor Taylor's departure permanently secured John McInerney's position as the band's new lead vocalist. Trevor Taylor was replaced by Trevor Bannister (born 1965.08.05 Grimsby, England), whose function in the group was mainly to perform Trevor Taylor's hits on live gigs. It is during Bannister's tenure with the band is when Bad Boys Blue began taking numerous tours to Eastern Europe and gained much popularity there. Trevor Bannister left in 1993 and the remaining two members performed as a duo. During its entire South African tour, the duo was briefly joined by Owen Standing, who left the group shortly after, and therefore was not considered to be a permanent band member. Multi-talented Irmo Russel (born 1956.03.15 Aruba, Caribbean sea) joined the group in 1995, who in addition to stepping into Bannister's shoes was instrumental in revitalizing the group's creative potential, by becoming a composer, a video director, and occasionally assuming the role of lead singer on some of the tracks. At the end of 1999 Kevin McCoy (] JoJo Max) replaced Irmo Russel by joining Bad Boys Blue full-time after being the group's rapper since 1998, but left in early 2003 leaving Bad Boys Blue as a duo again. However, in 2005, Kevin McCoy rejoined Andrew Thomas' Bad Boys Blue line-up.


On 21 September 2012, Coconut Music released a DVD titled ''Live on TV''.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030153259/http://www.bbbdisco.com/?page_id=6418 |date=2014-10-30 }}</ref>
In 2005 McInerney and Thomas split under less than amicable circumstances. Andrew Thomas went on to form an all-American version of Bad Boys Blue with a former member Kevin McCoy and the new lead singer Herbert McCoy (no relation), and they are said to be working on a new release, with Kevin McCoy being the trio's producer. John McInerney also formed a version of Bad Boys Blue, where he first performed as solo but in the following year he was joined by Carlos Ferreira, and this, presently ]-based, duo set out to work on a new album, with the French producers MS Project. It appears now that Bad Boys Blue follow a path similar to that of ] and ], in which more than one group formation coexists simultaneously, since the question of who gets to officially use the Bad Boys Blue brand name has yet to be resolved. Nevertheless, in the mean time, both formations continue to tour extensively, with Andrew Thomas' formation asserting itself as , while John McInerney's formation is proclaiming itself to be .


In December 2013, Bad Boys Blue announced on their ] page that they were working on a new album. Some of the songs were already completed and that the remainder would be complete by January/February 2014. Some of the songwriters were Pawel Marciniak, Mattias Canerstam and Johann Perrier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheBadBoysBlue/posts/10152045215949450 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/33116799449/10152045215949450 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Bad Boys Blue Facebook Post |publisher=Facebook|date=4 December 2013 |access-date=6 December 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
Bad Boys Blue featuring John McInerney, in May 2008, released a brand new album called "Heart & Soul" with 13 new original songs. The release of the album was preceded by a maxi-single called "Still in Love", which was issued a few weeks prior to it.


In June 2015, Bad Boys Blue released a new album titled ''30''. It contains four new and four unreleased songs, along with some remixes of older songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badboysblue.eu/ |title=Bad Boys Blue Official Website |date=18 June 2015 |access-date=20 July 2015}}</ref>
Bad Boys Blue featuring Andrew Thomas, in June 2008, experienced significant changes in personnel. This formation was essentially split in two when Herbert McCoy left the group to continue performing solo as yet another version of Bad Boys Blue. At the same time, Kevin McCoy became the new lead singer of the remaining duo, and a new member, Jerome Cummins, was added to this group's line-up. At the present time, Bad Boys Blue featuring Andrew Thomas completed recording of several brand new tracks, all penned and sung by Kevin McCoy.


In August 2023, Bad Boys Blue embarked on a US tour along with ] and ], which included stops in Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City and San Jose.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boney M/Samantha Fox/BBB |url=https://www.choosechicago.com/event/boney-m-samantha-fox-bbb/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Choose Chicago |language=en-US}}</ref> The shows were put together by Los Angeles based promoters LA Concert Group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Argyrakis |first=Andy |date=2023-08-25 |title=Boney M., Samantha Fox, Bad Boys Blue ignite a Europop explosion inside the Copernicus Center |url=https://chicagoconcertreviews.com/2023/08/24/boney-m-samantha-fox-bad-boys-blue-copernicus-center/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Chicago Concert Reviews |language=en-US}}</ref>
Trevor Taylor - the original lead singer of Bad Boys Blue - died of a heart attack in his home in ] on January 19th of 2008 at the age of 50.


==Line-ups== ==Line-ups==
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|+ Bad Boys Blue line-ups by year |+ Bad Boys Blue line-ups by year
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1984-1987 ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1984–1987
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* Trevor Taylor * Trevor Taylor
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* John McInerney * John McInerney
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1987-1988 ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1987–1988
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* John McInerney * John McInerney
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* Andrew Thomas * Andrew Thomas
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1988-1989 ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1988–1989
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* John McInerney * John McInerney
* Andrew Thomas * Andrew Thomas
|- |-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1989-1993 ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1989–1993
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* John McInerney * John McInerney
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* Trevor Bannister * Trevor Bannister
|- |-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1993-1995 ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1993–1995
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* John McInerney * John McInerney
* Andrew Thomas * Andrew Thomas
|- |-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1995-1998 ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1995–1998
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* John McInerney * John McInerney
* Irmo Russel
* Andrew Thomas * Andrew Thomas
* Mo Russel
|- |-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1998-1999 ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1998–1999
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* John McInerney * John McInerney
* Irmo Russel
* Andrew Thomas * Andrew Thomas
* Mo Russel
* Kevin McCoy * Kevin McCoy
|- |-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1999-2003 ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |1999–2003
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* John McInerney * John McInerney
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* Kevin McCoy * Kevin McCoy
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |2003-2005 ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |2003–2005
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* John McInerney * John McInerney
* Andrew Thomas * Andrew Thomas
|- |-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |2005-2006<br> ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |2005–2006<br />
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* John McInerney
* Herbert McCoy
or
* Andrew Thomas * Andrew Thomas
* Kevin McCoy * Kevin McCoy
* Herb McCoy
''or''
as The Real Bad Boys Blue
* John McInerney
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |2006-2008<br> ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |2006–2008<br />
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* John McInerney * John McInerney
* Carlos Ferreira * Carlos Ferreira
''or (unchanged)'' or (unchanged)
* Herbert McCoy
* Andrew Thomas * Andrew Thomas
* Kevin McCoy * Kevin McCoy
* Herb McCoy
as The Real Bad Boys Blue
|- |-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |2008-Present<br> ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |2008–2009<br />
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* John McInerney
* Kevin McCoy
* Carlos Ferreira
or
* Andrew Thomas * Andrew Thomas
* Kevin McCoy
* Jerome Cummins
* Jeremy Cummins
''or (unchanged)''
as The Real Bad Boys Blue
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |2009–2011<br />
|
* John McInerney * John McInerney
* Carlos Ferreira * Carlos Ferreira
|-
''or
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |2011–2012<br />
*Herbert McCoy
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* John McInerney
* Kenny Lewis
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" |2012–present<br />
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* John McInerney
|} |}


==Discography== == Discography ==
{{Main|Bad Boys Blue discography}}

Chart information from http://www.germancharts.com/.

Bad Boys Blue charted in many other countries but archive charts are not currently available.

===Albums===
* 1985: ''Hot Girls-Bad Boys''
* 1986: ''Heartbeat''
* 1987: ''Love Is No Crime''
* 1988: ''My Blue World''
* 1989: ''The Fifth''
* 1990: ''Game Of Love''
* 1991: ''House Of Silence''
* 1992: ''Totally''
* 1993: ''Kiss''
* 1994: ''To Blue Horizons''
* 1996: ''Bang! Bang! Bang!''
* 1998: ''Back''
* 1999: ''... Continued''
* 1999: ''Follow The Light''
* 2000: ''Tonite''
* 2003: ''Around The World''
* 2008: ''Heart & Soul'' {a ''Bad Boys Blue feat. John McInerney'' release}


{{div col}}
===Singles===
* '']'' (1985)
* 1984: ''L.O.V.E. in My Car''
* '']'' (1986)
* 1985: ''You're a Woman''
* '']'' (1987)
* '']'' (1988)
* '']'' (1989)
* '']'' (1990)
* '']'' (1991)
* '']'' (1992)
* '']'' (1993)
* '']'' (1994)
* '']'' (1996)
* ''Back'' (1998)
* ''...Continued'' (1999)
* '']'' (1999)
* '']'' (2000)
* '']'' (2003)
* '']'' (2008)
* ''25 (The 25th Anniversary Album)'' (2010)
* ''30'' (2015)
* ''Heart & Soul (Recharged)'' (2018)
* ''Tears Turning to Ice'' (2020)
{{div col end}}


== References ==
* 1985: ''Pretty Young Girl''
{{Reflist}}
* 1985: ''Amiga quartett EP'' DDR issued
* 1986: ''Kisses and Tears (My One and Only)''
* 1986: ''Love Really Hurts Without You'' ] cover
* 1986: ''I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat (Sunday Girl)''
* 1987: ''Gimme Gimme Your Lovin' (Little Lady)''
* 1987: ''Come Back and Stay''
* 1988: ''Don't Walk Away, Suzanne''
* 1988: ''Lovers in the Sand''
* 1988: ''A World Without You (Michelle)''
* 1989: ''Hungry for Love''
* 1989: ''Lady in Black''
* 1989: ''A Train to Nowhere''
* 1990: ''The Official Bootleg Megamix vol. 1''
* 1990: ''How I Need You ''
* 1990: ''Queen of Hearts''
* 1991: ''Jungle In My Heart''
* 1991: ''House of Silence''
* 1992: ''Save Your Love''
* 1992: ''I Totally Miss You''
* 1993: ''A Love Like This''
* 1993: ''Kiss You All Over, Baby''
* 1993: ''Go Go (Love Overload)''
* 1994: ''Luv 4 U''
* 1994: ''What Else''
* 1995: ''Hold You In My Arms''
* 1996: ''Anywhere''
* 1998: ''You're a Woman '98''
* 1998: ''The Turbo Megamix''
* 1998: ''From Heaven to Heartache''
* 1999: ''The Turbo Megamix vol. 2''
* 1999: ''Hold You in My Arms '99''
* 1999: ''The-Hit-Pack''
* 2000: ''I'll Be Good''
* 2003: ''Lover on the Line''
* 2008: ''Still in Love'' {a ''Bad Boys Blue feat. John McInerney'' release}


== External links ==
Tracks on Amiga Quartett EP: You're A Woman/For Your Love/Pretty Young Girl/Hot Girls - Bad Boys
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Tracks on The Hit Pack: Hungry For Love '99 (Radio Edit) /Hungry For Love '99 (X-Tended Version) /Never Never (X-Tended Version) /Queen Of Hearts '99 (Album Version)


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===Compilations===
* 1989: ''Bad Boys Best''
* 1989: ''Super 20''
* 1992: ''More Bad Boys Best''
* 1993: ''Bad Boys Blue (U.S. only)''
* 1993: ''Dancing With Bad Boys Blue''
* 1994: ''You're A Woman''
* 1994: ''Completely Remixed''
* 1998: ''With Love From Bad Boys Blue''
* 1999: ''Pretty Young Girl''
* 2001: ''Bad Boys Best 2001''
* 2002: ''In The Mix - 80's Best''
* 2005: ''Hit Collection Vol.1-You'Re A Woman''
* 2005: ''Hit Collection Vol.2-The Best''
* 2005: ''Hungry For Love''
* 2005: ''Greatest Hits''
* 2006: ''Hit Collection (3 CD boxset)''


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===DVD===
* 2005: ''Bad Boys Best 1985-2005''


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==Trivia==
* Trevor Taylor, as Supa T, scored in 1997 a number 1 hit, "Love & Respect", in Spain. This track later appeared on his 1998 full length album, "Reggae in the Pop House & Soul".

* Songwriter Tony Hendrik went on to produce international acts ] and ].

* German actress Tina Ruland appeared in promotional videos for ''A World Without You'' and ''A Train To Nowhere''.

* In 1991, the group performed at the "Children of Chernobyl" ] in ].

* Bad Boys Blue performed in South Africa in 1994, where they supported ].

* Andrew Thomas is the only member in the history of Bad Boys Blue to have any kind of formal musical education, with his area of training being piano.

* Irmo Russel, a stage actor by training, was the only Bad Boys Blue singer with a professionally developed vocal.

* The last song written by the Bad Boys Blue producers specifically for Trevor Taylor, whose reputation was damaged by their switch of lead vocalists, bears an ironic title of ''Bad Reputation''. This song appeared on the group's 4th album, ''My Blue World''.

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Latest revision as of 14:52, 27 December 2024

German pop band

Not to be confused with Bad Blue Boys.

Bad Boys Blue
Background information
OriginCologne, West Germany
Genres
Years active1984–present
Labels
MembersJohn McInerney
Past members
  • Trevor Taylor
  • Andrew Thomas
  • Trevor Bannister
  • Mo Russel
  • Kevin McCoy
  • Rui Carlos Ferreira
  • Kenny "Krayzee" Lewis
Websitebadboysblue.eu

Bad Boys Blue are a pop group formed in Cologne in 1984. The group performed many international hits including "You're a Woman", "Pretty Young Girl", "I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat", and "Come Back and Stay".

History

1980s

Bad Boys Blue was formed in the summer of 1984 by German producer Tony Hendrik and his lyricist wife Karin van Haaren. The original trio consisted of singers Trevor "Supa T" Taylor from Jamaica (the original lead vocalist), John McInerney from the UK, and Andrew Thomas from the US. Their debut single "L.O.V.E. in My Car" failed to make an impression in the pop charts but the follow-up "You're a Woman" was a success, reaching the top 10 in many European countries.

1990s

The group has experienced numerous line-up changes. In 1988, Taylor left the group a year after being gradually demoted from his role of the lead singer. He was asked to rejoin the group the following year just for recording sessions for the "Hungry for Love" single that was to be featured on the group's first compilation album Bad Boys Best. Taylor's departure permanently secured McInerney's position as the band's new lead vocalist. Taylor was replaced by Trevor Bannister (born 5 August 1965 in Grimsby, England), whose function in the group was mainly to perform Trevor Taylor's hits in live gigs. It is during Bannister's tenure with the band that Bad Boys Blue began touring in Eastern Europe thus gaining much popularity there. Bannister left in 1993 and the remaining two members performed as a duo. During its entire South African tour, the duo was briefly joined by Owen Standing, who left the group shortly thereafter, and therefore was not considered to be a permanent band member. Multi-talented Irmo Russel (born 15 March 1956 in Aruba, Caribbean Sea) joined the group in 1995, who in addition to stepping into Bannister's shoes was instrumental in revitalizing the group's creative potential, by becoming a composer, video director, and occasionally assuming the role of lead singer on some of the tracks. At the end of 1999, Kevin McCoy (stage name JoJo Max) replaced Russel by joining Bad Boys Blue full-time after being the group's rapper since 1998, but left in early 2003 leaving Bad Boys Blue as a duo again. However, in 2005, McCoy rejoined Thomas' Bad Boys Blue line-up.

2000s

In 2005, McInerney and Thomas split under less than amicable circumstances. Thomas went on to form an all-American version of Bad Boys Blue with former member McCoy and new lead singer (no relation), and they were said to be working on a new release, with McCoy being the trio's producer. Thomas' formation of the band was named "The Real Bad Boys Blue". Their shows were based on the full playback including original music produced by original producers, lead vocals by McInerney and backing vocals by studio session singers.

McInerney kept performing as Bad Boys Blue; at first he performed solo with a live group and backing singers but in the following year he was joined by Carlos Ferreira (born 11 April 1969 in Mozambique), and this presently UK-based duo set out to work on a new album, with the French producers MS Project.

Trevor Taylor, the original lead singer of Bad Boys Blue, died of a heart attack in his home in Cologne on 19 January 2008 at the age of 50.

Bad Boys Blue, in May 2008, released a brand new album called Heart & Soul with 13 new original songs. The album was supported by the release of two maxi-singles: "Still in Love" and "Queen of My Dreams". In May 2009, this formation resumed cooperation with its original label, Coconut Music, in addition to working with its current production team.

The Real Bad Boys Blue, in June 2008, experienced significant changes in personnel. This formation was essentially split in two when Herb McCoy left the group to continue performing solo, but under his own name, using his own versions of some Bad Boys Blue songs. At the same time, Kevin McCoy became the new lead singer of the remaining duo, and a new member, Jeremy Cummins, was added to this group's line-up. This version of the group completed recording of several brand new tracks, all penned and sung by McCoy.

On 19 June 2009, Coconut Music/Sony Music released a special remix album titled Rarities Remixed. The album contained modern remixes of some hit singles and album tracks.

On 21 July 2009, Andrew Thomas died in Cologne at the age of 63. John McInerney is now the only member alive from the original line-up of Bad Boys Blue.

On 30 October 2009, Coconut Music/Sony BMG released a special compilation titled Unforgettable, which was dedicated to both Taylor and Thomas.

2010s

On 13 August 2010, Coconut Music/Modern Romantics Productions/Sony Music released the anniversary single titled "Come Back and Stay Re-Recorded 2010" including remixes produced by MS Project, Alex Twister, Spinnin Elements and Almighty. On 27 August 2010, the anniversary album titled 25 was released, including 25 re-recorded hits, 7 brand new remixes plus a bonus DVD.

In September 2011, McInerney made the decision to finish working with Ferreira.

In October 2011, the group was joined by Kenny "Krayzee" Lewis, known from collaborating with C. C. Catch, Touché, and Mark 'Oh.

On 21 September 2012, Coconut Music released a DVD titled Live on TV.

In December 2013, Bad Boys Blue announced on their Facebook page that they were working on a new album. Some of the songs were already completed and that the remainder would be complete by January/February 2014. Some of the songwriters were Pawel Marciniak, Mattias Canerstam and Johann Perrier.

In June 2015, Bad Boys Blue released a new album titled 30. It contains four new and four unreleased songs, along with some remixes of older songs.

In August 2023, Bad Boys Blue embarked on a US tour along with Samantha Fox and Boney M., which included stops in Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City and San Jose. The shows were put together by Los Angeles based promoters LA Concert Group.

Line-ups

Bad Boys Blue line-ups by year
1984–1987
  • Trevor Taylor
  • Andrew Thomas
  • John McInerney
1987–1988
  • John McInerney
  • Trevor Taylor
  • Andrew Thomas
1988–1989
  • John McInerney
  • Andrew Thomas
1989–1993
  • John McInerney
  • Andrew Thomas
  • Trevor Bannister
1993–1995
  • John McInerney
  • Andrew Thomas
1995–1998
  • John McInerney
  • Andrew Thomas
  • Mo Russel
1998–1999
  • John McInerney
  • Andrew Thomas
  • Mo Russel
  • Kevin McCoy
1999–2003
  • John McInerney
  • Andrew Thomas
  • Kevin McCoy
2003–2005
  • John McInerney
  • Andrew Thomas
2005–2006
  • John McInerney

or

  • Andrew Thomas
  • Kevin McCoy
  • Herb McCoy

as The Real Bad Boys Blue

2006–2008
  • John McInerney
  • Carlos Ferreira

or (unchanged)

  • Andrew Thomas
  • Kevin McCoy
  • Herb McCoy

as The Real Bad Boys Blue

2008–2009
  • John McInerney
  • Carlos Ferreira

or

  • Andrew Thomas
  • Kevin McCoy
  • Jeremy Cummins

as The Real Bad Boys Blue

2009–2011
  • John McInerney
  • Carlos Ferreira
2011–2012
  • John McInerney
  • Kenny Lewis
2012–present
  • John McInerney

Discography

Main article: Bad Boys Blue discography

References

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  4. "www.tony-hendrik.com – Bio". Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  5. "Trevor Bannister". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. "Mo Russel". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. "Bad Boys Blue". The Eurodance Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. "BAD BOYS BLUE History". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  9. "Trevor Oliver Taylor". The Eurodance Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  10. "Andrew Thomas (5)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  11. "C.C.CATCH: I Will Never Forget Chelyabinsk". Cccatch.ru. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  12. Bad Boys Blue - Live on TV (2012) COCMU 474 Archived 2014-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
  13. "Bad Boys Blue Facebook Post". Facebook. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  14. "Bad Boys Blue Official Website". 18 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  15. "Boney M/Samantha Fox/BBB". Choose Chicago. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  16. Argyrakis, Andy (25 August 2023). "Boney M., Samantha Fox, Bad Boys Blue ignite a Europop explosion inside the Copernicus Center". Chicago Concert Reviews. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

External links

Bad Boys Blue
  • Trevor Taylor
  • Andrew Thomas
  • Trevor Bannister
  • Mo Russel
  • Kevin McCoy
  • Carlos Ferreira
  • Kenny Lewis
Studio albums
Singles
Compilation albums
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