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BBMak (Barry, Burns, McNally) were an English pop group consisting of Mark Barry, Christian Burns and Stephen McNally. Together they sold nearly three million albums and spawned six Top 10 and Top 40 singles worldwide between 1999 when the group was formed and 2003 when they eventually disbanded. The band also guest starred on Disney's film, Even Stevens in 2001.

BBMak: Career

BBMak - Sooner or Later

In 1999, when "Back Here," the debut single from the group, was first released, it barely made it into the Top 40 in the United Kingdom. BBMak's debut album, Sooner or Later, was released in 2000 and sold over one million copies, giving the re-release of "Back Here" to gain more publicity and the single eventually climbed to #5 on the UK Singles Chart, #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. The band's next single, "Still On Your Side," reached #8 in the UK and #54 in the US. BBMak closed that year with sold out concerts and a live performance on MTV in Times Square on New Year's Eve. In 2001 BBMak released a DVD called Sooner Or Later: Our First Year in America and their third single "Ghost of You and Me" peaked at #8 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.

BBMak - Soundtrack appearances

In July 2001, BBMak had the track "Miss You More" featured on the soundtrack to The Princess Diaries. Later that year in October, BBMak member Christian Burns' vocals were featured along with those of 'N Sync's Lance Bass and Joey Fatone, Mandy Moore and True Vibe on the single "On The Line" for the film of the same name. The BBMak song "Don't Look Down" was also featured on the soundtrack to On The Line.

BBMak - Into Your Head

In August 2002, BBMak released their second album titled Into Your Head, which reintroduced the group with a "nu-breed" sound with more emphasis on harmonies. The album reached #25 on the Billboard 200. The first single from it, "Out of My Heart (Into Your Head)," peaked at #56 on the Hot 100 chart and #25 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In 2003, their next single "Staring Into Space" was released and barely charted.

BBMak: Solo careers

After Into Your Head failed to sell as well as expected, BBMak broke up in 2003, after having released two full-length studio albums with a total of six singles as well as three live DVDs, reaching close to three million records sold. Afterwards, Barry, Burns and McNally all went on to pursue solo careers. After resting for a short while, McNally began to write songs about his experiences, passions and where he is in life now, while Burns formed a new band called Inhaler.

On 15 September 2007, McNally auditioned on the 4th season of The X Factor. He was successful in making it through to the next round, 'Boot Camp'.

BBMak: Personnel

• Mark Barry: vocals, and sometimes other musical instruments, including the bagpipes, and hurdy gurdy - born Mark Anthony Luke Barry, 26 October 1978, Manchester.
• Christian Burns: acoustic guitar and vocals - born Christian Anthony Burns, 18 January 1974, Liverpool.
• Stephen McNally: electric guitar and vocals - born Stephen Patrick McNally, 4 July 1978, Liverpool.

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