911

One of the biggest pop acts of the 90s, in 2026, 911 (pronounced "nine one one") will be celebrating their 30th anniversary!

 

911 began their journey in 1995 - Warrington's Spike Dawbarn and Liverpool's Jimmy Constable had been the main dancers on ITV's cult TV show The Hitman and Her which was presented by Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan. Lee was working at a ten pin bowling centre and had taken a letter to his local radio station CFM in his hometown of Carlisle asking if he could perform on one of their roadshows.

 

CFM had recently been working with Spike and Jimmy's manager Steve Gilmour and faxed him the letter and picture, as they knew he
was looking to put a new Boyband together.

 

911 was born and their rise to Boyband stardom had began! The lads moved to Glasgow and started touring schools and under 18 clubs around the UK to build their fanbase.

911 became well known for their high energy stage shows, jaw dropping dance routines, fun personalities and big catchy pop songs. They had now achieved teenage sensation status, appearing on front covers of magazines and performing on television shows around the world.

Between 1996 and 2000, Lee, Spike and Jimmy sold over 10 million records worldwide and were only one of five acts in the 90s to achieve 10 consecutive UK Top 10 Hit Singles (8 of which were Top 5 Hits) including fan favourite Bodyshakin', More Than A Woman, Love Sensation, Party People, Don't Make Me Wait and their Number One single 'A Little Bit More'.

911 sold-out their own theatre and arena tours around the UK and Asia and headlined the legendary Smash Hits Tour in 1998. Lee, Spike and Jimmy split in 2000.

In 2013, ITV2 aired The Big Reunion, a fly-on-the-wall documentary featuring 911 alongside other best-loved groups of the 90s and 00s including Five, Atomic Kitten, B*Witched, Blue, Honeyz and Liberty X. The show documented the ups and downs of pop success, as the bands prepared for a spectacular come-back concert and became ITV2's biggest watched documentary.

 

A sell-out arena tour followed which saw the acts play to over 250,000 fans.

In Feb 2023, 911 had a huge Number One hit on all platforms in Asia with their self penned ballad I Do, which hit No.13 on YouTube music worldwide and has had over 80 million views.