NINETIES boyband Ultra look unrecognisable 25 years after their chart hit
The group shot to fame in the late 90s.
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Ultra, who had two studio albums in their time, originally consisted of James Hearn, Michael Harwood, Jon O’Mahony and Nick Keynes.
They are best known for their songs Say You Do, Say It Once and The Right Time.
Their best known tune is Rescue Me – which charted at number eight in the UK singles chart in 1999.
Ultra split in 2001 shortly after James decided to leave the band.
They reunited briefly in 2005.
They released their second album The Sun Shines Brighter during that stint.
After James left the group he decided to ditch the music industry and do something completely different.
The star is now works at an investment bank in London as the head of an asset management team – and has done since 2015.
Speaking about his time in Ultra, James previously The Daily Telegraph: “My music career was great fun and, as a bunch of guys who got together at Leeds University to give the musical bigtime a go, we had a good time.”
Meanwhile his other bandmates have continued doing what they love the most.
Michael is a partner of Tileyard Music.
He has also has gone on to work with artists such as Ella Eyre, Kygo and Kylie Minogue.
He helped co-write Kygo’s tune Stole the Show.
And Jon is the director of Oceanic Music & Management.
Not only that, he’s also the founder of Rebellion Artists, which is in music management.
The star also owns LA Sound Studios in West London.
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