Genres Pop Labels RCA Records Past members Gareth Borrow Record label RCA Records Members Brendan Murray | Years active 2014–2016 Website www.wearehometown.com Origin Ireland (2014) Genre Pop music | |
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Albums HomeTown, Never Have I Ever, Heartbeats Similar Louis Walsh, The Tide, Drew Dirksen, Hometown Boys, Jamie Scott Profiles | ||
HomeTown were a six-piece Irish boy band, formed and managed by Louis Walsh. They were signed to RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment UK. The six-piece vocal group were made up of singers from the four corners of Ireland. Walsh auditioned a thousand young hopefuls for his latest pop endeavour and spent over a year whittling the numbers down until he finally settled on 5 members. Dean was the only member lucky enough to not have to endure the long audition process. HomeTown consisted of Cian Morrin, Dayl Cronin, Dean Gibbons, Josh Gray, Ryan McLoughlin and Brendan Murray.
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The band had supported some well-known artists in the past two years. HomeTown opened for Olly Murs in Ireland in April 2015, supported The Vamps in Ireland and throughout the UK in 2016 and also supported McBusted in 2015.
Members
Early Beginnings
The band was originally composed of five members, Gareth Borrow (Derry), Ryan McLoughlin (Newbridge), Brendan Murray (Galway), Cian Morrin (Castlebar) and Dayl Cronin (Clonmel). They were picked out of a thousand applicants for a band project by Walsh. Borrow was later removed from the band and Walsh brought in two new members; Josh Gray (Blessington) and Dean Gibbons (Tallaght), turning HomeTown into a six piece band.
2014–16: Debut album
Their first single, "Where I Belong", debuted at number one in Ireland, becoming the fastest-selling single from a debut act and the fastest-selling single from an Irish artist in 2014. The single was written by Kodaline. The band's second single, "Cry for Help", was released on 27 March 2015 in Ireland. The song also reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart. The band began a signing tour around Ireland shortly after. They released their first single "Where I Belong" in the UK on 24 July 2015, with an impact date of 4 September 2015. On 23 October 2015, Hometown released the third single "The Night We Met" off of their debut album. It was written by Liam Payne of One Direction and Jamie Scott. On 20 November 2015, HomeTown released their self-titled debut album, which debuted at number 4 on the Irish Albums Chart. In August 2016, the band released "Roses" as the fourth and final single from the album. In October 2016, the band had made their European debut in Madrid, Spain, where they played to a sold out Barclaycard Center at the festival Coca Cola Music Experience alongside other incredible acts such as Meghan Trainor and Bea Miller. In December 2016, Hometown announced that they would be taking a break from music to pursue individual projects.
On 16 December 2016, Brendan Murray was announced as the Irish representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
Headlining
Supporting
Other gigs
Songs
Where I BelongHomeTown · 2015
The Night We MetHomeTown · 2015
Cry For HelpHomeTown · 2015