Just 5 was supposed to be a Polish answer to Backstreet Boys. A casting was organized to select the members of the first Polish boy band. Five were selected out of nearly 600 candidates. Just 5 was formed by Bartosz Wrona, Grzegorz Kopala, Shadi Atoun, Daniel Moszczyński and Robert Kryla. They debuted in the spring of 1997 with the album “Kolorowe sny”, and the single under the same title almost immediately conquered the charts and the hearts of female fans. He was humming all over Poland, and crowds came to concerts.
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“Colorful Dreams” and crowds of fans. Managers introduced “military rigor”
The teenage members went on tour almost immediately. As Bartek Wrona recalled, for the first two years they practically did not stay at home. Not only was the intense schedule a nuisance, but also the overzealous fans. – When we were going from one concert to another, we were followed by 8 buses full of girls – recalled Bartosz Wrona in an interview with . There were also offers of sponsorship from older ladies.
Boysband also had no time for partying, and they spent their time under the watchful eye of managers and producers. “They took great care of us. They introduced military rigor. There was no mercy. For example, we practiced the choreography for 12 songs for two weeks – admitted Wrona.
They played over 500 concerts. As a support before Just 5 played … Justin Timberlake
IN . the band played over 500 concerts. Just 5 were so popular that… N Sync with Justin Timberlake was invited to support during the performances. – I especially remember our first tour where we played with the band N Sync. We stayed together for two weeks, slept in the same hotels, and I remember how he was delighted with Russian dumplings, stressed Bartek Wrona in an interview. In 2017, Bartosz Wrona definitely dispelled the fans’ hopes for the band’s return. “That’s out of the question.” Each of us went our own way, he stressed.
What are Just 5 members doing today? Not everyone decided to pursue a musical career
What do Bartosz Wrona, Grzegorz Kopala, Shadi Atoun, Daniel Moszczyński and Robert Kryla do today? Daniel Moszczyński from Just 5 said goodbye at the turn of 1999 and 2000. – I understood that Just 5 is not the path I want to follow – in an interview with “Głos Wielkopolski”. Today, he co-creates the hip-hop-jazz band Bibobit, he was also the vocalist of the prog-metal band Terminal.
Bartek Wrona also focused on a solo career, which he slightly limited in favor of family life. He still gives concerts and records, and by the way is also a Zumba instructor. Shadi Atoun has given up his career in show business. Today he is associated with the catering industry, in his free time he deals with painting.
Robert Kryla disappeared not only from show business, but also from social media. For some time he was involved in the organization of concerts, he was a compere. As he mentioned, today he runs a wholesale of children’s shoes. Grzegorz Kopala, who was the first to leave the band, today is developing a musical career in the mainstream of Christian music. Together with his wife, he recorded the album “Pro Life”.
Source: Gazeta
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