In 1989, Manchester-based Nigel Martin-Smith sought to create a British male vocal singing group modelled on New Kids on the Block. 1.5 2005–2006: Reunion as a quartet and Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection.1.3 1993–1995: Everything Changes, Nobody Else and superstardom.Four of their albums are listed in the best-selling albums of the millennium, with three of them among the 60 best-selling albums in UK chart history. In the same year, the Official Charts Company revealed the biggest-selling singles artists in British music chart history with Take That currently placed at 15th overall, making them the most successful boy band in UK chart history. The group performed at the London 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony, playing " Rule the World" while the Olympic Flame was extinguished. In 2012, Forbes named them the fifth highest-earning music stars in the world. At the 2011 Brit Awards they won Best British Group. In 2011, Take That set the new record for the fastest-selling tour of all time in the UK with Progress Live, beating the previous record set by their Circus Live Tour in 2009. It was preceded by the single " These Days", which became the band's 12th number one single in the UK. The album, titled III, was released in November 2014 and became the band's seventh number one.
In 2014, the band recorded a seventh studio album, this time as a trio without Williams and Orange. It became the fastest-selling album of the 21st century and the second fastest-selling album in British history. Released on 15 November of that year, it was the first album of new material to feature Take That's original line-up since their 1995 album, Nobody Else. Williams rejoined Take That in 2010 for the band's sixth studio album, Progress. The group achieved new success as a four-piece, scoring a string of chart hits across the UK and Europe while selling over 45 million records worldwide. On, it was announced that the group were set to record new material together once again their fourth studio album, Beautiful World, was released in 2006 and was followed up with The Circus, in 2008. After filming a 2005 Take That: For the Record about the group and releasing a new greatest hits album, a four-piece Take That without Williams officially announced a 2006 reunion tour around the UK, entitled The Ultimate Tour. Williams left the band in 1995 while the four remaining members completed their world tour and released a final single before splitting up in 1996. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Take That has been certified for 14 million albums and 11.4 million singles in the UK. In 2012 they received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. They have received eight Brit Awards-winning for Best British Group and Best British Live Act. Internationally, the band have had 56 number one singles and 39 number one albums. They have also had eight number one albums on the UK Albums Chart. The group have had 28 top 40 singles and 17 top 5 singles on the UK Singles Chart, 12 of which have reached number one, including " Back for Good", " Never Forget", " Patience" and " Greatest Day". Barlow is the group's lead singer and primary songwriter, with Owen and Williams initially providing backing vocals and Donald and Orange serving primarily as dancers. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen.
Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990.