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ReConnected
OriginManchester, England
GenresPop music, Boy band
Years active2010–2014
LabelsBannatyne Music[1]
Past membersMax Mondryk
Harry Mondryk
Matt Fitzgerald

ReConnected was a British vocal group that was formed in July 2010, and disbanded in January 2014. The group was formed by three members of the boy band Connected  – Max Mondryk and Harry Mondryk, and Matthew Fitzgerald  – after the band achieved success during the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent earlier that year,[2] before the Modryks and Fitzgerald chose to split from the boy band and form their vocal group.

History

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Early career

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In 2010, Max and Harry Mondryk, along with Matthew Fitzgerald, formed up with twin brothers Myles and Connor Ryan to create the boy band Connected. The group auditioned for a place in the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent, coming in eighth place overall in the British competition. Their success led to the group performing together on the Britain's Got Talent Live Tour that year, in which they included several songs in their performances, including "Never Forget" by Take That, "Everybody in Love" by JLS, and "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen. Their last gig was on 18 July, at the Midlands Music Festival in Tamworth, which had an attendance figure of over 20,000.[citation needed]

On 30 July 2010, the Mondryks and Fitzgerald split with the Ryans to form a new band, announcing their decision on Facebook.[3] Both of the Ryans were disappointed and upset, with Connor commenting that: "We were there the day before and they were our best friends. Nothing was wrong, we didn't fall out and it was just very confusing.... We found out on the internet, like most of the other fans. It was horrible."[4] While the Ryans would go on to perform as a singing duo, the other three members named their new group as ReConnected, signing on to record labels Cent Management[5] and Freedom Management, the latter of whom was provided by the members promoter in Connected, Kevin Newton. As part of their new group, ReConnected received assistance from songwriter-producer Tim Woodcock to develop songs and music for their performances.[6]

2010–2014: Performances and disbandment

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Following their formation, ReConnected recorded six tracks which they first sung live in May 2011, titled: "ReConnected", "Superhuman", "Seeing Stars", "December", "Wish You Were Here" and "Stranded". The group also released short acoustic versions of these songs, [when?] and held a launch show on 26 May at Sound Control in Manchester, United Kingdom (UK).[7] After the launch received high demand and sold out, a new launch show was created for 2 June, which was filmed for a documentary and music video. Further launch shows were then created, for venues in Nottingham, Newcastle upon Tyne, Birmingham, Bristol and Bournemouth.[8]

The group went on to broadcast a weekly radio show, titled "The ReConnected Radio Show", the internet radion station UK Undiscovered,[9][10][11] with their premiere episode featuring the group ghost hunting.[12]

On 19 September 2012, the band announced it had signed to the record label RKA Records, founded by Ryan Ashmore and Liam Webb, and part owned by Duncan Bannatyne after the pair appeared on the BBC's Dragon's Den.[13] ReConnected worked on a single, "One in a Million", which debuted on 13 February 2012 at Manchester Academy.[14] While some of its members were attending high school, ReConnected continued to keep in touch with fans using social media. On 17 November 2012, they performed at the Preston Christmas Lights Switch-On, along with many more in the north.[15]

On 6 January 2013, ReConnected announced it would be a supporting act for Little Mix on a 22-city tour that year.[16][17][18] On 17 March, the group released a new single, titled "One in A Million", featuring a music video that featured Bannatyne in a bit part,[16] and including remixes from Radio Edit and Harry's Dub Remix. An EP of the single was also created, featuring two additional remix tracks: Hardino Remix and Steve C Remix.[19] It debuted at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart.[20] Sales of single impressed Bannatyne, who described his reaction as being "over the moon by the midweek result". The group later recorded its debut album with Woodcock.[21] In July, ReConnected travelled to Ibiza to film the music video for their second single, "Time of Our Lives",[22] The video was released on 12 September,[23] and the single on 20 October.[24] It reached number 33 on the UK Charts,[25] and number 3 on the UK Indie Single Chart.[26]

Rumour soon began to circulate towards the end of 2013 that the group were preparing to split up. On 31 January 2014, ReConnected posted a video message confirming these rumours, explaining that their decision to separate was to pursue solo careers.[27]

Personnel

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Harry Mondryk and Max Mondryk are from Whitefield.[28] Harry had previously auditioned for Britain's Got Talent three times.[citation needed] He has also studied for a BTEC in music at Burnley College.[29] Matt Fitzgerald is from Burnage in Manchester and studied A Levels at Xaverian College with a view to attending university

Discography

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Singles

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Year Title Chart position
UK
 UK Indie
 Scotland
2013 "One in a Million" 32[30] 4[31] 35[32]
"Time of Our Lives" 33[25] 3[26] —

References

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  1. ^ "Bannatyne Music Ltd". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 1 November 2012. Originally founded as RKA Records by Ryan Ashmore and Liam Webb. ... After signing 'Reconnected', finalist on Britain's Got Talent 2010 both the original founders left RKA to pursue other ventures ... It was decided to rebrand the label to Bannatyne Music Ltd.
  2. ^ "Big chance for pop wannabes". This Is Lancashire. Newquest. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  3. ^ "'BGT' boyband Connected confirm split". Digital Spy. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  4. ^ Stocks, Lisa (1 September 2010). "Our boyband dream ended on Facebook". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  5. ^ "ARTISTS". Cent Management. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  6. ^ Simon Harding (19 September 2011). "West music promoter back to boost chart hopeful". Blottr. Blottr Digital Limited. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Reconnected – RKA Records". RKA Records. 23 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  8. ^ McCann, Alex. "Buzzin 35 ReConnected". Designer Magazine. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  9. ^ reconnectedband (2 May 2011). "Twitter / ReConnected Official" (Twitter). Retrieved 17 September 2012. ReConnected Official / @reconnectedband / The ReConnected Radio Show repeated every night this week from 7pm!
  10. ^ "UK Undiscovered". UK Undiscovered. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  11. ^ UK Undiscovered. "The ReConnected Show – YouTube" (YouTube playlist). YouTube. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  12. ^ UK Undiscovered (4 July 2012). "ReConnected Ghost Hunting" (YouTube). YouTube. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  13. ^ Tyler, Richard (19 September 2011). "Dragons' Den teenagers sell 79pc stake in RKA Records". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  14. ^ "ReConnected Official Website – News". reconnected-music.com. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  15. ^ "Preston Christmas Lights Switch-On". Real Radio North West. United Kingdom. November 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  16. ^ a b Wainwright, Giselle (9 January 2013). "OMG! Duncan Bannatyne is in a new music video?". Fabulous Magazine. UK.
  17. ^ Ellwood, Pip (8 January 2013). "Reconnected To Support Little Mix". Entertainment Focus.
  18. ^ "Little Mix, Belfast Waterfront, 24 February 2013". Aiken Promotions (Press release). Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  19. ^ "One in a Million | Reconnected". Reconnectedofficial.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  20. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart Update – 20 March 2013". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  21. ^ "Duncan Bannatyne's boyband Reconnected enter midweek chart". Digital Spy. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  22. ^ "The Boys". ReconnectedOfficial.com. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  23. ^ ReconnectedMusic (12 September 2013). Reconnected – Time of Our Lives – OFFICIAL VIDEO (YouTube).
  24. ^ "Get millions of songs. All ad-free". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  25. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 – 2nd November 2013". Official Charts. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  26. ^ a b "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  27. ^ ReConnectedMusic (31 January 2014). Reconnected Announcement (YouTube).
  28. ^ "Why Max is just magic". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  29. ^ "Burnley Britain's Got Talent star Harry Mondryk celebrates top 40 hit". Lancashire Telegraph. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  30. ^ "Reconnected | Artist". Official Charts. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  31. ^ "2013 Top 40 Independent Singles Archive, 30th March 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  32. ^ "2013 Top 40 Scottish Singles Archive, 30th March 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  33. ^ Brenan, Victoria (27 August 2012). "Boy Band gets ReConnected for two good causes". News and Star. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  34. ^ "Gateshead hotel holds annual "Tilly" dance". The Evening Chronicle. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  35. ^ "Stanley company holds fund-raising sports day". The Evening Chronicle. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
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