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A1

A1 is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Five and Steps. Those roots explain a lot about how A1 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Westlife, 911, 98º, Gareth Gates and Michael Learns to Rock, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Charlotte Church, Boyzone, Michael Bolton, The Hollies and Robin Gibb, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around A1, reaching back through Five and forward to Charlotte Church. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

A1 is a British–Norwegian boy group formed in 1998.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
A1FiveStepsCharlotte ChurchBoyzoneMichael BoltonThe HolliesRobin GibbWestlife91198ºGareth GatesMichael Learns to RockBBMakA*TeensAll Saints

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A1 connections

A1 grew out of Five and Steps, shares an orbit with Westlife, 911, 98º and Gareth Gates, went on to shape Charlotte Church, Boyzone, Michael Bolton and The Hollies. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced A1

Roots2

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