| Biography | Busted are an English pop band from Essex, consisting of James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson. Formed in 2000, the band had four UK number-one singles, won two Brit awards, released four studio albums and sold over 5 million records. The band released Busted in 2002 and A Present for Everyone in 2003 before disbanding in January 2005. Following the split, all three members pursued separate musical careers: Simpson as the frontman for the post-hardcore band Fightstar, Bourne as the lead singer of pop punk band Son of Dork and Willis as a solo artist. The band reunited in 2016 and have stayed together since.
According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Busted have been certified for 2.4 million albums and 1.2 million singles in the UK.
In 2013, Willis and Bourne announced plans to tour together with McFly as the "supergroup" McBusted. In 2015 it was revealed that Simpson had rejoined Busted after successful secret writing sessions. The band then embarked on the Pigs Can Fly arena tour in 2016 and released their third studio album. In 2018 Busted announced their fourth album Half Way There. |