A1 was a British-Norwegian pop group formed in 1998, consisting of Ben Adams,
Paul Marazzi, Christian Ingebrigtsen, and Mark Read. The band's debut single "Be
the First to Believe" entered the UK singles chart at number 6 in mid-1999. A1
signed with Columbia Records in February 1999 and released their first album
Here We Come in November of the same year, which reached number 4 in Norway and
featured four top ten singles in the UK. In 2000, they achieved two Number 1
hits with "Take On Me" and "Same Old Brand New You". The band began a massive
arena tour of Asia in 2001, where th...