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Kylie Minogue To Feature On A New Version Of Years And Years' Starstruck
Kylie Minogue is to feature on a new version of Years & Years' 'Starstruck'.The 'Say Something' hitmaker and Olly Alexander have been good pals for some time now, and Kylie reportedly "jumped at the chance"...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 May 2021
Olly Alexander Is 'Free' After Going Solo
Olly Alexander feels free after going solo.Years & Years is now just Olly on his own after founding members Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Turkmen departed the electropop group this year, and he feels completely reinvigorated...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 May 2021
Pet Shop Boys Reveal Reason For Missing Brit Awards Performance Of It's A Sin
Pet Shop Boys didn't perform at the BRIT Awards "due to a contractual issue".The band was involved in the production of Sir Elton John and Years & Years' moving rendition of their hit 'It's A...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 May 2021
Sir Elton John Personally Phoned Olly Alexander To Ask Him About Brits Performance
Sir Elton John personally phoned Olly Alexander to ask him to perform 'It's A Sin' at the BRIT Awards.The duo performed their single 'It's A Sin', which has been released in support of Elton's AIDs...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 May 2021
Sir Elton John And Olly Alexander Raise Awareness For Hiv With Moving Brit Awards Performance
Sir Elton John and Olly Alexander used their BRIT Awards performance to send a powerful message about those living with HIV and AIDs.The two singers – who are both openly gay – performed a moving...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 May 2021
Elton John And Olly Alexander Performing At Brit Awards
Sir Elton John and Years & Years are set to perform together at the BRIT Awards.The 'Rocket Man' singer will reportedly team up with Olly Alexander on a rendition of Pet Shop Boys hit 'It's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 May 2021
Olly Alexander Reveals Mikey Goldsworthy Will Ne Touring With Years And Years
Olly Alexander has confirmed that Mikey Goldsworthy is staying in Years & Years as a touring member of the band.The pop trio - which originally formed in 2010 – became a solo project for Olly...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 May 2021
Olly Alexander Vows To Release His 'Best' Leftover Tracks
Olly Alexander has a slew of unreleased songs waiting to be released. The Years & Years star - who has just released 'Starstruck', his first single since announcing he will continue as the sole member...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 April 2021
Olly Alexander: Years And Years Was Destined To Be A Solo Project For 'A Long Time'
Olly Alexander says Years & Years was destined to be his solo project for a while.The pop trio - which originally formed as a five-piece in 2010 - revealed last month that the 30-year-old singer...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 April 2021
Years And Years Share Snippet Of New Single Starstruck On Tiktok
Years & Years have shared a preview clip of the first solo Olly Alexander single, 'Starstruck', on TikTok.Fans can check out a snippet of the first track since it was announced that the lead vocalist will...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 March 2021
Olly Alexander To Release First Solo Years And Years Song Next Month
Olly Alexander has announced his first solo Years & Years song, 'Starstruck'.The pop trio - which originally formed as a five-piece in 2010 - revealed last week that the 30-year-old singer will continue to front Years...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 March 2021
Years And Years Becomes Olly Alexander Solo Project
Years & Years is now an Olly Alexander solo project after Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Turkmen quit the band.The trio - which originally formed as a five-piece in 2010 - stunned fans on Thursday (18.03.210)...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 March 2021
Olly Alexander Will Never Stop Making Music
Olly Alexander wants to keep singing “until [he] dies”.The 30-year-old star has recently won critical acclaim for his role in TV drama series ‘It’s A Sin’ but after initially finding fame as frontman of Years...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 February 2021
Sir Elton John Compares Olly Alexander To Freddie Mercury
Sir Elton John has compared "full of life" Olly Alexander to the late great Freddie Mercury.The 'I'm Still Standing' hitmaker has hailed the 'It's A Sin' star for being "hilariously funny" and talented like the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 February 2021
Years & Years Return With Cover Of Pet Shop Boys Classic
Years & Years have returned with a cover of Pet Shop Boys' classic 'It's a Sin'.To coincide with the release of frontman Olly Alexander's new TV miniseries of the same name, the pop group have...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 January 2021
Years And Years Tease Uplifting Dance Album
Years & Years are working on a new album of dancefloor fillers.The 'Desire' trio's frontman Olly Alexander has revealed he and his bandmates - Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Turkmen - shelved an entire record when...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 January 2021
Olly Alexander Developed A Routine To Survive Lockdown
Olly Alexander developed a strict routine to survive the coronavirus lockdown.The Years & Years star found it tough to cope with the sudden career pause, but he ultimately created a list of activities to protect...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 24 August 2020
Jessie Ware, Olly Alexander And More To Take Part In Google's Nest Sessions
Jessie Ware, Olly Alexander and Celeste are set to take part in Google's Nest Sessions.The popular musicians will be interviewed by Laura Whitmore this Bank Holiday weekend (May 23 to May 25) to talk about...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 May 2020
Olly Alexander's Happy Place Is Inside His Head
Olly Alexander's happy places is inside his head. The 27-year-old singer has hinted his thoughts and dreams are ''like a crazy Disneyland'', and he is completely happy when he is left on his own to...
By Clive King in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 July 2017
Clean Bandit Violinist Neil Milan Announces Departure
Clean Bandit violinist Neil Milan has announced he’s left the band.Milan broke the news to fans on Twitter in a lengthily statement, saying the decision took him “a very long time to reach but it...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 19 October 2016
Years & Years' Olly Alexander Reacts To Album Being Categorised As 'Gay' In Record Shop
Years & Years singer Olly Alexander has hit back at a recent picture that appeared to show a record shop labelling the band’s music as ‘gay’.One of the band’s fans posted a picture taken in...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 27 May 2016
Olly Alexander In Love
Olly Alexander is in love.The Years & Years frontman couldn't help but gush about his budding romance with Clean Bandit's Neil Amin-Smith, admitting the response to the news of their relationship has been incredibly ''heartwarming''.He...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 September 2015
Will Smith 'Proud' Of Sam Smith
Will Young is proud of Sam Smith.The former 'Pop Idol' winner loves to see other gay singers achieve success in their career and was thrilled to hear that Sam had been chosen to write and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 September 2015
Neil Milan Is 'Consistently Romantic' With Olly Alexander
Clean Bandit's Neil Milan is ''consistently romantic'' with Years & Years' Olly Alexander.The couple went public with their relationship earlier this year and gushed about one anothers' heartfelt gestures while backstage at New Look Wireless...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 July 2015
Olly Alexander And Neil Amin-smith's Relationship 'Going Really Well'
Years and Years frontman Olly Alexander's relationship with Clean Bandit violinist Neil Amin-Smith is ''going really well''.The 24-year-old singer has revealed he and the 'Rather Be' hitmaker want to be ''open about their relationship'' so...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 29 June 2015
Years And Years Finish Lp
Years & Years have completed their debut album.The pop trio - featuring Olly Alexander, Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Turkmen - revealed they finally finished the collection, titled 'Communion', on Saturday (09.05.15) and celebrated by getting...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 May 2015
Years And Years Inspired By Failed Relationships
Years & Years' songs are inspired by a string of ''dysfunctional relationships''.The trio's frontman Olly Alexander has revealed he has been ''addicted to rejection'' in the past, with the failed relationships inspiring tracks including 'Memo'...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 March 2015
Years And Years Land Bbc Sound Of 2015 Top Spot
Years & Years have topped the BBC Sound Of 2015 list, after making an impact over the course of 2014 supporting the winner of last year's poll Sam Smith on tour and breaking through with...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 09 January 2015
Brits Critics' Choice Award Nominees Announced
Years & Years, George The Poet and James Bay have been shortlisted for the Brits Critics' Choice Award.The three acts have been tipped for a musical breakthrough in the next 12 months, with the winner...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 November 2014
Belle And Sebastian Musician's Side-project 'God Help The Girl' Is Translated To Film [Trailer]
Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian presents his directorial debut with music drama 'God Help The Girl', starring 'Pompeii' star Emily Browning as an emotionally complicated budding young singer-songwriter.Olly Alexander & Hannah Murray both appeared...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 16 August 2014
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