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Busted were<!-- note that in (British) English, were is preferable to was here--> an England|English Band (music)|band consisting of James Bourne (rhythm guitar), Charlie Simpson (lead guitar and occasionally drum kit|drums), and Matt Willis (then called Matt Jay; bass guitar). They sold over 1 million singles and 2 million albums in the UK{{Fact|date=March 2008, winning BRIT Awards, Record Of The Year and performing on several sellout arena tours.
Formation
The bands initial line-up consisted of James Bourne on Guitar and Vocals, Matt Sergeant (Willis) on Drums, Owen Doyle on Bass and Vocals, and Ki Fitzgerald on Guitar and Vocals <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7264939.stm bbc.co.uk: ''Busted members in royalties fight'']</ref> called The Termites. The latter two members were sacked later that year.
The Termites went through a name change to Busted and briefly placed Tom Fletcher as Lead Guitar and Vocals alongside Matt Jay (Sergeant, Willis) on Bass and Vocals and James Bourne on Rhythm Guitar and Vocals. Although after two days in the band, Tom later was replaced by Charlie Simpson, although Fletcher was kept on for other projects that later led to him being a member and main songwriter for his own band, McFly (band)|McFly, who supported Busted on their UK tour in the early part of 2004. He would also co-write on both al... read all