A1

Formed between London and Oslo in the late 1990s, A1 brought together Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Mark Read and Paul Marazzi with a vocal-led pop sound built around the group format, spanning teen pop, dance-pop and light pop rock. The quartet emerged in 1999 with “Be the First to Believe”, followed by the albums Here We Come (1999), The A List (2000) and Make It Good (2002). During this period, A1 established themselves on the British pop scene while building a substantial following in Scandinavia and Southeast Asia. Their repertoire combines prominent vocal harmonies, melodic choruses and radio-friendly production, alongside a cover of “Take On Me” that became a defining part of their early-2000s output. Following Paul Marazzi’s departure in 2002, A1 split up, before returning in 2009 as a trio featuring Adams, Ingebrigtsen and Read. The reunion brought new songs, an appearance in Norway’s Eurovision selection contest, and then the albums Waiting for Daylight (2010) and Rediscovered (2012), which took their pop songwriting towards a more mature sound without abandoning their melodic identity. A1 subsequently returned to the British nostalgia touring circuit, notably through The Big Reunion in 2014, before Paul Marazzi rejoined from 2017. Since then, A1 have remained active with concerts, singles and international tours, performing regularly in Europe and Asia.