JLS

JLS (short for Jack the Lad Swing) are an English boy band, which consists of members Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, and JB Gill, originally formed by Williams. They initially signed to Tracklacers production company New Track City and then went on to become runners-up of the fifth series of the ITV reality talent show The X Factor in 2008, coming second to Alexandra Burke. During their initial stint as a boy band, they have sold over 3 million records worldwide. They were runners-up in the 2008 UK series of The X Factor. JLS signed a record deal with Epic records in 2009. Their debut album peaked at number-one on the UK Albums Chart and sold more than 1 million copies.

Awards and nominations
YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef2007Urban Music AwardsBest Unsigned Act20092009 BRIT AwardsBest British Single"Hero" (with The X Factor finalists)MOBO AwardsBest UK NewcomerBest UK Newcomer MOBO 2009 NomimationBest Song"Beat Again"Best Song MOBO 2009 NominationBBC Switch Live AwardsSwitch's Outstanding ArtistProm KingAston MerrygoldVirgin Media Music AwardsBest GroupBest NewcomerBest Track"Beat Again"Hottest MaleAston Merrygold20102010 BRIT AwardsBritish GroupBritish Breakthrough Lady Gaga, jay-Z, Lily Allen Win 2010 Brit Pop Music Awards Bloomberg.comBritish Single"Beat Again"Shockwave NME AwardsWorst BandBT Digital Music AwardsBest GroupBest Video"Everybody In Love"MOBO AwardsBest UK ActBest AlbumUrban Music AwardsBest R&B ActUrban Music Awards  2006Best Group2011BT Digital Music AwardsBest GroupBest Video"Eyes Wide Shut"Best Fansite"Eyes Wide Shut"

Discography
 JLS (2009)
 Outta This World (2010)
 Jukebox (2011)

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