Five (stylized as 5ive) is an English boy band consisting of members Scott Robinson, Ritchie Neville, Abz Love, and Sean Conlon. Jason "J" Brown, who was part of the original lineup refused to take part in the planned 2012 reunion. Five were active between 1997 and 2001, and briefly tried to make a comeback between 2006 and 2007. They were formed by the same team that managed the Spice Girls before they launched their career.
Five enjoyed great success worldwide, particularly in the United Kingdom, most of Europe and Asia, Russia, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. They split up on 27 September 2001, after selling 10 million records worldwide, and having 11 top ten singles and four top ten albums in the UK. Robinson, Love, Neville, and Brown briefly reformed the group without Conlon in September 2006, with a new management team headed by music manager Richard Beck. Eight months later, having secured a lucrative tour, but failing to gain enough record company interest, Five announced on their official website they would again disband.
In 2012, the band said that they were planning to reunite again, this time without Brown.