In Real Life ( Band ) - Wikipedia In Real Life ( Band ) In Real Life Also known as IRL Origin Los Angeles, CA, United States Genres Pop, pop rap, Latin pop, dance pop Years active 2017 -- present Labels Hollywood Website InRealLifeOnTour.com Members Brady Tutton Chance Perez Drew Ramos Sergio Calderon Michael Conor In Real Life is an American boy band composed of Brady Tutton, Chance Perez, Drew Ramos, Sergio Calderon, and Michael Conor, the final five vocalists from the American reality television music competition series Boy Band. The show premiered June 22, 2017, on ABC with hostess Rita Ora, and `` architects '' Backstreet Boys ' Nick Carter, the Spice Girls ' Emma Bunton, and Timbaland. Contents 1 History 2 Members 2.1 Brady Tutton 2.2 Chance Perez 2.3 Drew Ramos 2.4 Sergio Calderon 2.5 Michael Conor 3 Discography 3.1 Singles 3.2 Music videos 4 Tours 5 References 6 External links History The 10 - episode season began with 30 young male vocalists competing to become a member of the new five - piece boy band. Each week, the boys would rotate into different groups and perform, at the end, the `` architects '' would put either two or three boys up for elimination and through live voting, a boy would be saved by America. At the end of the season, the final five remaining boys would form the boy band and receive a recording contract with Hollywood Records After a 24 - hour voting period the week before, it was announced at the final live show on August 24, 2017 that Tutton, Perez, Ramos, Calderon, and Conor were the winning members and formed In Real Life. There, they premiered their debut single, `` Eyes Closed ''. In Real Life performed live on Total Request Live in November 2017, Good Morning America in December 2017, on Live with Kelly and Ryan and Jimmy Kimmel Live in February 2018, and performed `` How Badly '' on Despierta América in April 2018. In 2018, the band released the singles `` Tattoo ( How ' Bout You ) '' and `` How Badly ''. In May 2018, it was announced that In Real Life would open in a supporting slot in July and August on the 2018 American Idol summer tour. Members Brady Tutton Brady Patrick Tutton was born on ( 2001 - 12 - 07 ) December 7, 2001 ( age 16 ) and is from Shorewood, Wisconsin. For his Boy Band, audition, Tutton sang `` On Bended Knee '' by Boyz II Men. He went through the ten - week competition without being placed in the bottom two and / or three. He is a trained opera singer, as well as an actor. He played `` Brock '' on the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat in 2015. Tutton is also the lead actor in the 2018 movie, The Rocket. Chance Perez Chance Nickolas Perez was born on ( 1997 - 11 - 10 ) November 10, 1997 ( age 20 ) and originates from Seal Beach, California. In 2016, Perez auditioned for America 's Got Talent along with his bandmates Jordan Perez and Tyler Reardon as `` The WVKE ''. The group was buzzed by Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum and criticized by Simon Cowell, leading to their elimination during the audition phase, however, Chance 's vocals were individually praised by Cowell. In 2017, Perez auditioned for Boy Band singing `` Somebody to Love '' by Queen, immediately becoming a frontrunner in the competition. Like Tutton, he was never put up for elimination. Drew Ramos Drew Ramos was born ( 1997 - 10 - 23 ) October 23, 1997 ( age 20 ) and originates from The Bronx, New York. In 2017, Ramos auditioned for the first season of ABC 's Boy Band, with Sam Smith 's `` Stay With Me. '' Along with Tutton and Perez, Ramos went through the competition without being placed in a bottom two or three. His breakout performance during the competition was MAXED 's performance of Lauryn Hill 's rendition of `` Ca n't Take My Eyes Off You ''. Sergio Calderon Sergio Calderon was born on ( 2000 - 10 - 06 ) October 6, 2000 ( age 17 ). He is from Redwood City, California. Calderon auditioned for Boy Band, with a Spanglish rendition of Prince Royce 's `` Stand by Me ''. On August 10, 2017, Calderon was placed in the bottom two along with former contestant Devin Hayes, but he was saved by America. Michael Conor Conor Michael Smith ( known professionally as Michael Conor ) was born on ( 1999 - 06 - 07 ) June 7, 1999 ( age 19 ). He is from Shaker Heights, Ohio. He auditioned for Boy Band as a rapping - violinist with `` A Little More '' by Machine Gun Kelly. Like Tutton, Perez, and Ramos, he was never in danger of elimination. Some of his influences include Logic, Machine Gun Kelly and Future. Discography Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album US Pop `` Eyes Closed '' 2017 -- TBA `` Feel This Christmas / I 'll Be Home For Christmas '' -- non-album single `` Tattoo ( How Bout ' You ) '' 2018 29 TBA `` How Badly '' -- TBA `` Tonight Belongs to You '' -- TBA Music videos 2017 : `` Eyes Closed '' 2017 : `` Eyes Closed Acoustic '' 2017 : `` Feel This Christmas '' 2017 : `` I 'll Be Home For Christmas '' 2018 : `` Tattoo ( How Bout ' You ) '' 2018 : `` Tonight Belongs to You '' Tours Tonight Belongs to You Tour References Jump up ^ Swift, Andy ( May 16, 2017 ). `` ABC Competition Boy Band Recruits Rita Ora, Nick Carter and Baby Spice ''. TVLine. ^ Jump up to : Holloway, Daniel ; Wagmeister, Elizabeth ( May 31, 2017 ). `` Timbaland Joins ABC 's ' Boy Band ' ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Jump up ^ TRL Season 1, Episode 138, MTV, November 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` In Real Life go from the subway to the studio for debut ' Good Morning America ' performance, '' ABC News Radio, December 27, 2017 Jump up ^ Brian Cantor, `` Cheat Codes & Fetty Wap, AWOLNATION, In Real Life, Elise Trouw Performing On ' Jimmy Kimmel Live ', Headline Planet '', February 2, 2018. Jump up ^ Shirley Halperin, `` ' American Idol ' Finalists Will Tour This Summer, '' Variety, May 4, 2018. Jump up ^ Bretton Keenan, `` ' Boy Band ' on ABC : 5 things to know about contestant Michael Conor of Cleveland, '' News 5 Cleveland, June 21, 2017. Jump up ^ https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs/2018-06-09. 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Question: when did in real life become a band
Answer: August 24, 2017