The Bands of Byker Grove
A number of Musical acts have been spun off from the series, these include:
- Michelle Charles - "The Best Thing In My Life", "For the Good Times"
- PJ & Duncan - who became Ant & Dec for "The Cult of..." album
(singles: "Let's Get Ready To Rhumble", "Better Watch Out", "We're On The Ball")
- Byker Grooove - who evolved into the duo Crush with Jayni Hoy and Donna Air.
(Singles include "Jellyhead" (UK No. 50) and "Luv'd Up" (UK No. 45) on Telstar Records) "Jellyhead" reached No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1996.
- Summer Matthews - aka Emma Miller
(Single: "Little Miss Perfect")
- Boyband Point Break which included Brett Adams and David Oliver who played Noddy and Marcus respectively.(Singles include "Freakytime" on Eternal Records)
Other bands with links to Byker Grove include:
- Freefaller - includes member of Point Break
- Kane Gang - writers of the original theme music, a development from the "Ooh Gary Davies on your radio" jingle for BBC Radio 1.
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