Who are Five to Five? Let It Shine winners made up of AJ, Curtis, Nick, Sario and Yazdan set to star in The Band – all you need to know
GARY BARLOW's Let It Shine produced and exciting conclusion with the battle of the boy bands providing an incredible live final.
Five to Five emerged as the winning group - but who are the new stars ? Here's all you need to know...
Who is in Five to Five?
AJ Bentley
Tattooed heart-throb AJ has made it into Five to Five after wowing the judges in his first audition and gaining 18 stars out of a possible 20.
It's not the first time the 21-year-old has tried to gain singing success on a talent show having previously auditioned for The X Factor two years ago.
He appeared on the show as part of boyband Ryder but was then sent home after failing to impress Simon Cowell and co.
AJ has always been passionate about music and was an enthusiastic dancer and performer at Instep Dance Company at Brockhill Park Performing Arts College.
Curtis T Johns
Curtis T Johns impressed the judges in the first round with his rendition of Corinne Bailey Rae's Put Your Records On and is now one fifth of Five to Five.
The talented hopeful doesn't just have a great voice, he is also a songwriter and has penned a number of tracks on Matt Cardle's latest album as well as writing songs for Kerri Watt and Ray Quinn.
He is managed by Matthew Rumbold - the man whose keen eye spotted Corrine Bailey Rae herself.
He has said that he would love to work with more artists and counts Jamie Cullum, Plan B and Emeli Sande among his influences.
Nick Carsberg
Nick Carsberg impressed the judges on his first performance - especially Dannii - as he focused all his attention of the stunning Aussie star.
All his flirting paid off as he made it into the Five to Five.
The young Essex lad claims to be a "petrol head" on his Instagram and only started on Twitter and Instagram at the end of last year ahead of his appearance on the show.
Sario Solomon
Despite being hit by a nasty bout of laryngitis which he feared would affect his performance, Sario Solomon, sailed through to join band Five to Five.
The 18-year-old is no stranger to the stage and performed in a production called Loserville in the Rhoda McGaw Theatre in Woking.
The talented teen can obviously sing, but he can also dance and act according to his Casting Now page.
Yazdan Qafouri
The final member of this soon-to-be famous five is Yazdan.
The school pupil from Yorkshire has sung his way through the initial stages to earn his place in the semi-final.
Yazdan has always loved the stage, performing in concerts at school and taking the lead in a number of musical productions while he studied.
He is originally from Tehran, Iran.
What is The Band about and what is the Take That connection?
The Band is a musical is written by The Girls' writer Tim Firth, and tells the story of five 16-year-old girls who are fans of a boy band.
It will be based on the experiences of Take That and will feature their music, but the actual story will follow the girls.
The Five to Five boys will play the role of the male singing group in The Band.
The girls' parts will be cast off screen, unlike the roles of the boy band which were voted for on the Let It Shine show.
Fans of Let It Shine recently accused the BBC of “misleading” viewers,” after it emerged that Five to Five aren't the stars of the show.
After battling it out in front of the public for weeks, the winning group will not have any spoken lines in the stage production.
When do tickets for The Band go on sale?
Tickets for the show went on sale on Monday April 3.
They can be bought on The Band musical’s website, , or from a number of ticket providers such as ATG Tickets and SEE Tickets.
- Manchester Opera House: September 8 – September 30, 2017
- Sheffield Lyceum Theatre: October 3 – October 14, 2017
- Bradford Alhambra Theatre: October 17 – October 28, 2017
- Southampton Mayflower Theatre: October 31 – November 11, 2017
- Llandudno Venue Cymru: November 14 – November 25, 2017
- Stoke Regent Theatre: November 28 – December 9, 2017
- Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre: January 9 – January 20, 2018
- Liverpool Empire Theatre: January 23 – February 3, 2018
- Norwich Theatre Royal: February 6 – February 17, 2018
- Canterbury Marlowe Theatre: February 20 – March 3, 2018
- Hull New Theatre: March 6 – March 17, 2018
- Leeds Grand Theatre: March 20 – March 31, 2018
- Newcastle Theatre Royal: April 3 – April 14, 2018
- Bristol Hippodrome: April 17 – April 28, 2018
- Birmingham Hippodrome: May 1 – May 12, 2018
- Plymouth Theatre Royal: May 15 – May 26, 2018
- Northampton Royal & Derngate: May 29 – June 9, 2018
- Nottingham Theatre Royal: June 12 – June 23, 2018
- Glasgow King’s Theatre: June 26 – July 7, 2018
- Edinburgh Playhouse: July 10 – July 14, 2018
