OTT (group)

Former Irish boyband, active in the late 1990s

OTT

Origin| Dublin, Ireland
Genres| Pop
Years active| 1995–1998
Labels| Sony, Epic
Past members| Niall O'Neill
Glen Clarke
Adam Mates
Alan Fitzsimons
Keith Cox

OTT (short for Over The Top) were an Irish boy band of the mid-late 1990s. The five members were Niall O'Neill, Alan Fitzsimons, Alan Mates (known as 'Adam' in the band), Glen Clarke and Keith Cox. They were signed to Sony Music and had a number of chart hits in Ireland[1] and the UK.[2]

## Career

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After three top ten single releases in Ireland, the group attempted to break the UK market minus Keith Cox, who had left for family reasons. Although moderately successful in the UK, scoring four top 30 hits, the group became well known in Asia with sales of up to 250,000 copies of their debut album. After being dropped by Sony in the late 1990s, the band called it a day.

## Discography

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### Album

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* 1997: This One's for You

### Singles

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* 1995: "Promise Me"
* 1996: "I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" - IRE #10
* 1996: "Let Me In" - IRE #2
* 1996: "All Out of Love" - IRE #3
* 1996: "Forever Girl" - IRE #14
* 1997: "Let Me In" (re-issue) - UK #12
* 1997: "Forever Girl" (re-issue) - UK #24
* 1997: "All Out of Love" (re-issue) - UK #11
* 1998: "The Story of Love" - UK #11, IRE #9

## After OTT

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OTT's Alan Fitzsimons competed in the first series of TV talent series The Voice of Ireland,[3] being eliminated in the semi-finals. Fitzsimons works in the mobile communications industry, O'Neill now runs a multi-media company in Dublin, having worked at a Spanish tourist resort, Mates is an interior designer, and Clarke lives in the United States.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie.
2. ^ "OTT | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
3. ^ "OTT singer tries out for The Voice". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
4. ^ Moore, Steven (15 May 1999). "OTT's Keith Happy Now He's Singing Bingo Numbers; LIFE IN THE SUN IS SPAIN SAILING". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016.
5. ^ White, Declan (10 August 1997). "OTT KEITH'S SEEKING A NEW START". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 8 August 2009. [dead link‍]

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