Antony Costa
Antony Costa | |
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Birth name | Antony Daniel Costa |
Born | Burnt Oak, Barnet, England | 23 June 1981
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Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | Globe |
Antony Daniel Costa (born 23 June 1981)[1] is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the boy band Blue.
Early life
Costa was born in
Career
One of Costa's earliest television roles was as a pupil in Steven Moffat's sitcom Chalk. He then went on to appear in the BBC children's drama Grange Hill.[3]
2000–2005: Career with Blue
In early 2000, Costa and
Following the release of Best of Blue, includes three tracks only previously in Japan: "The Gift", "It's Alright" and "Elements". By the indication of the album booklet, a live version of "Lonely This Christmas" from CD:UK was intended to be track seven on the album, however, was removed from the track listing for unknown reasons. The album was released in July 2005, becoming available in several European countries, as well as Japan, Thailand[6] and China, however, was a commercial failure and failed to chart anywhere. The album was not released in the UK, despite copies being widely available.
2006–2010: Heart Full of Soul, stage and television
Costa was a contestant on the 2005 series of
From 10 April 2006, Costa played the lead role of Mickey Johnstone in the London production of the long-running musical
2011–present: Return with Blue
The group
On 30 November 2021 Blue confirmed they would be going on an arena tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary, it was also confirmed that Atomic Kitten would be supporting them on the tour. When interviewed on This Morning the group also confirmed that they were back in the studio recording, a new album is expected to follow along with the tour.
On 11 April 2022 the group announced that their sixth studio album Heart & Soul which would be released on 9 September 2022. On 20 May the group unveiled the track listing for the album on their social media accounts, following with first single "Haven't Found You Yet".[10][11] On 29 June 2022,[12][13] the group released the single "Dance with Me", a cover of the 2001 112 single.[14]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Chalk | Boy | "The Object of Desire" (Series 1, Episode 4) |
1997 | Grange Hill | Sixth Form Boy | Supporting role |
2005 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
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Himself / Competitor | Series 5
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2006 | Dancing on Ice
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Himself / Guest judge | (Series 4, Episode 17) |
2008 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Himself | (Series 21, Episode 07) |
2009 | Casualty | Dave | "Second Chance" (Series 24, Episode 12) |
Lights Out | Douglas | Short film | |
2009–10 | Angela and Friends | Himself / Commentator ("friend") | |
2011 | Celebrity Five Go To...
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Himself / Competitor | Series 1; Winner |
2012 | The Wright Stuff | Himself / Panelist | Series 17 |
2012 | Lemon La Vida Loca | Himself | Series 1, Episode 2 |
2014 | Casualty | Matthew Pendleton | "Entrenched" (Series 29, Episode 9) |
2014 | Holby City | Matthew Pendleton | "Chaos in her Wings" (Series 17, Episode 4) |
2017 | Those Four Walls | Aaron | |
2018 | Train Set | Nathan | |
The Bromley Boys | Football Show Presenter | ||
2022 | When Films Go Horribly Wrong | Himself |
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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JPN [15] | ||
Heart Full of Soul |
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196 |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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UK [16] | |||
"Do You Ever Think of Me" | 2006 | 19 | Heart Full of Soul |
References
- ^ Unreality TV biography Archived 31 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Anthony Costa: 'I doubled in size – I hardly recognised myself'". mirror. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Both Called Eric", DVD audio commentary, Chalk Series 1 DVD, ReplayDVD.co.uk
- ^ Blue – Overview AllMusic
- ^ "Blue bands settle name dispute". BBC News. 30 June 2003.
- ^ "4Ever Blue Thailand edition". Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ Antony Costa official website Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- mtv.com. MTV. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ "ANTONY COSTA joins Save the Last Dance for Me Cast".
- ^ Hulton, Anna Sky (24 May 2022). "Blue release 'Haven't Found You Yet' along with the music video". Planet Radio. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (26 May 2022). "Blue Debut New Single "Haven't Found You Yet"". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Here we go! "Dance With Me" is out NOW. Stream it, share it and DANCE to it here - Make sure you pre-order our upcoming album at https://Blue.lnk.to/heartandsoul too!". 29 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Blue return with latest track 'Dance With Me' from comeback album 'Heart and Soul'". Retro Pop Magazine. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "BLUE DROP R&B THROWBACK WITH COVER OF 112'S 'DANCE WITH ME', READY 'HEART & SOUL' ALBUM FOR SEPTEMBER". Culturefix. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Japan Charts – albums, DVDs and singles". Oricon. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ "Antony Costa | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. 18 February 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2021.