Busted

Originally called Buster, boyband Busted changed moniker after Geri Halliwell mispronounced their name while introducing them on a TV show. They went through various line-ups and at one time briefly included Tom Fletcher - later a founder of McFly - as singer and lead guitarist. Charlie Simpson took over the frontman role when they signed to Universal in 2002 and the boys featured on the cover of Smash Hits magazine before they'd even released a record. Their run of hits began the same year with the bouncy What I Go To School For, followed by Year 3000, although they didn't get their first UK Number 1 until third single You Said No. They were back at Number 1 the following year with Crashed The Wedding, showing they had a harder edge than most boybands, and recorded the theme music for the 2004 Thunderbirds movie. The group was a hugely popular live act, too, inciting enthusiastic reactions from a mainly female audience with their high energy sound. However, Charlie Simpson's penchant for heavy metal was always an issue and when he launched his offshoot band Fightstar in 2005, it triggered the beginning of the end for Busted.