Varsity Fanclub

Varsity Fanclub is an American boy band, formed in 2007 by Capitol Records.[3]

Varsity Fan Club
Varsity Fan Club in 2011
Background information
Also known asVFC[1]
OriginLos Angeles, California
GenresPop, R&B, Rock, Hip Hop music[2]
Years active2007 (2007)–2013
Past membersDrew Ryan Scott
Jayk Purdy
Thomas "T.C." Carter
Thomas Fiss
Bobby Edner
David Lei Brandt

Career

The band, consisting of Drew Ryan Scott, David Lei Brandt, Bobby Edner, Jayk Purdy and Thomas Fiss, was formed through a band casting in 2007. Their first major performance was at the well-known Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in front of over 40 million television viewers, followed by an appearance on the ABC-Family series The Middleman. They then released their first single on Capitol Records entitled Future Love (written by Ryan Tedder and Evan Bogart;[4] produced by the producers of OneRepublic)[5] and ended up directly into Radio Disney's playlist and The N's video rotation. After a US tour as opening act for Rihanna, the Pussycat Dolls and Jesse McCartney in 2008 and 2009, the band parted ways with their former management and their record company. After this separation, Thomas Fiss departed as well. The band changed members and through another audition found Thomas "T.C." Carter to replace him. After a short finding phase, the band decided on a European management and worked on new songs and choreographies and prepared for their first tour in Europe. They also released a download single entitled Spank That which was promoted with both a video contest and a specially made up crap dance which they performed with Miley Cyrus. In the summer of 2010, Varsity Fanclub went on a three-month promotional tour in Germany, during which they also released their first physical single on the European market entitled I'm Your Guy. During this promotional tour, they appeared in television programs such as ZDF-Fernsehgarten or VIVA Live as well as at family festivals such as REWE Family or the Toggo Tour of Super RTL.[6]

Varsity Fanclub
Varsity Fanclub

In April 2011, the band parted ways with member Bobby Edner. In the summer of 2011, the band toured Germany again and completed numerous festival shows. In autumn 2011 the new single Opera and the debut album were released. In September 2011 the band parted ways with their German manager Philipp Hallenberger. In April 2012, David announced that he was no longer part of the band as he was going on a two-year tour as one of Lady Gaga's dancers. After David Lei Brandt and Bobby Edner split, Jayk, Drew and T.C. two new band members. They found this in early 2013 with Blake English and Devin Fox.

Members

Discography

Year Album
2009 Varsity Fanclub[7]

Single

Year Song Position In Chart Album
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Airplay U.S. Pop 100
2008 "Future Love"[8][9] 62 90 Varsity Fanclub
2009 "Zero"
2010 "Spank That"[10]
2010 "I'm Your Guy"
"" denotes the single failed to chart or wasn't released

Awards

  • 2010: Children's Campus Award in the category "Super-Band 2010"
  • 2011: Winner of the Boyband 2011 Award at Kindercampus[11]

References

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