Simon Webbe

Simon Webbe (born Simon Solomon Webbe on 30th March 1979, in Manchester) is a former member of the British boy band Blue, and is now a solo artist with a sweet soulful sound reminiscent of The Lighthouse Family.

His first single, "Lay Your Hands", was released on 22nd August 2005, and reached #4 on the UK Singles Chart. His second, "No Worries" also reached #4 in November. Right after the release of his second single, the debut album, "Sanctuary", was released. Despite it's #28 debut on the UK album charts, the album began to climb in it's later weeks. It has currently peaked at #16 and has been in the Top 20 for several weeks with good sales. The third single released from Simon's album, "After All This Time", was released in February. In the chart midweeks, the single was surprisingly only at #26 until moving up to #19 (as of 2/21/06) which shows that the single will probably not have the success of Simon's first two singles.

Simon also has a 9 year old daughter from a previous relationship with Nicola Jones when he was 17 years old.

Webbe was named Company Magazine's 62nd Sexiest Man Alive in 2004. Webbe has many business ventures under his 'Love 4' group of companies, the two most notable are Love 4 Music and L4PR, which he co-runs with Jade Reuben.

An excellent amateur football player, Webbe had intended to try professional football, but suffered a career-ending injury in his teens. However, he did play a striker in Sky One's The Match. Simon is a self-confessed supporter of English Football side Port Vale, with whom he had trials at when he was a youngster.

Discography

Albums

2005 "Sanctuary" UK #13 (450,000 copies as of 2/06), Italy #20

Singles

2005 "Lay Your Hands" UK #4, Italy #2
2005 "No Worries" UK #4, Netherlands #5 Italy #11
2006 "After All This Time" (February 20, 2006) UK #16

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