US5
Formed in 2005, US5 was a short-lived multinational boy band formed on the
German television reality show Big in America. The group’s line-up was
originally comprised of Christopher ‘Richie’ Stringini (United States), Izzy
Gallegos (United States), Tariq Jay Khan (United Kingdom), Michael ‘Mikel’
Johnson (Germany), and Christoph ‘Chris’ Watrin (Germany). Their first single,
“Maria”, charted in the US but most of their success was in Europe. The same
single hit the Number 1 spot on the German Singles chart and entered the Top 10
in Austria, Switzerland, and Poland. Their debut alb...
