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Blazin’ Squad Star Hints At Reunion Tour Following Marcel’s ‘Love Island’ Stint

It's the musical comeback we've all been waiting for.
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Entertainment Editor, HuffPost UK

If you said to us two months ago a Blazin’ Squad reunion was on the cards, we’d have laughed in your face, but thanks to this year’s ‘Love Island’, it’s now something that’s actually happening.

Following band member Marcel Somerville’s stint in the villa, the rest of the lads are planning a comeback with a tour and even new material.

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Blazin' Squad are set to reunite
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Marcel’s former band mate and best pal Ollie Georgiou confirmed the news, telling Metro: “It will be the original line up, obviously there’s 10 of us. I’m not sure if all 10 of us will be doing it, but there will be a good chunk of doing it.

“It’s been a long while since a lot of us have been on stage and toured. Fingers crossed! We’ve had the offers from promoters so hopefully. If it can come together then all good.”

Ollie added Marcel would be in charge of the new material, having worked as a producer since the band went their separate ways during the 2000s.

“If we do do a tour and and start getting it all together then there will be new music,” he said. “We wouldn’t rely on old stuff and a lot of it would be done by Marcel because he’s very creative.”

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Marcel is currently in the 'Love Island' villa
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Prior to entering the villa, Marcel wasn’t hopeful of a reunion happening, despite remaining in contact with the boys.

“There’s possibilities, but I think we may have to do it in like 10 years because everyone is off doing their own individual bits,” he told HuffPost UK. “We’ll have to be 40 or something and then do it.

“In March, we were all at Stuart’s wedding, but when it’s a wedding or someone has a kid, there’s always a party and we get together.

“But truth be told, there’s never been a time since we were 21 that we’ve all been in the same room together. There’s always been one or two missing.”

‘Love Island’ airs nightly at 9pm on ITV2. 

Blazin Squad: Where Are They Now?
James "Kenzie" MacKenzie(01 of20)
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(02 of20)
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Probably the former Blazin' Squad star with the largest profile, Kenzie stepped into the spotlight when he appeared in 'Celebrity Big Brother' back in 2005.

Since then, he's racked up a number of other reality TV appearances, most notably in 2014, when he joined supergroup 5th Story in the second series of 'The Big Reunion'.

And yes, he's now totally hench. (credit:ITV/Rex/Shutterstock)
Ollie 'Freek' Georgiou(03 of20)
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(credit:Peter Still via Getty Images)
(04 of20)
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Ollie now works in music management, mostly with singer/songwriter Miller Blue, though he does make occasional appearances as a member of Blazin' Squad. (credit:Twitter/olliegeorgiou)
Lee "Krazy" Bailey(05 of20)
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(06 of20)
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After his solo project (the imaginatively titled Lee Bailey Project) didn't manage to quite live up to the success of Blazin' Squad back in the day, he still regularly appears with a handful of his former bandmates at group appearances. (credit:Twitter/BlazinSquad)
Marcel "Plat'num" Sommerville(07 of20)
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(08 of20)
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Like Kenzie, Marcel made a string of media appearances post-Blazin' Squad, including 'The Games' and 'The Weakest Link', and he's about to win himself a legion of new fans on 'Love Island'.

Prior to joining the show, he said: "Girls love me... I’ve always got girls around me. I’ve always got a girl on the scene. I’m not a player but I do like to be single.

“I stay single because I don’t want to break hearts but I do end up breaking them by mistake sometimes. It’s quite hard.” (credit:ITV)
Chris "Melo-D" McKeckney(09 of20)
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(credit:Jo Hale via Getty Images)
(10 of20)
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Chris is one of the few Blazin' Squad members to have stuck with the group through its various incarnations, and as you can see from this photo, he looks to be enjoying himself.

He also earns money as a window fitter. (credit:Twitter/Meloteamgt)
Stuart "Reepa" Baker(11 of20)
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(12 of20)
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Stuart now works as a media manager at the BBC, and as you can see, he has a professional new look to go with his career change. (credit:Twitter/Stubaker1)
James "Flava" Murray(13 of20)
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(14 of20)
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Undeniably one of the group's most successful members, he and Strider went on to form the songwriting and production duo Mojam, who signed with Naughty Boy's Sony offshoot in 2014. (credit:Twitter/MojamMusic)
Sam "Spike-E" Foulkes(15 of20)
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(16 of20)
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Spike-E now works in the import/export industry, as well as his occasional appearances with the rest of the current Blazin' Squad line-up. (credit:Twitter/BlazinSquad)
Tom "Tommy B" Beasley(17 of20)
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(18 of20)
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According to his Twitter profile, Tommy is still making money as a DJ, but he's also a keen cyclist.

As you can see, he also enjoys the occasional ice cream. (credit:Twitter/Thomas Beasley)
Mus "Strider" Omer(19 of20)
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(20 of20)
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Along with Flava, he's produced music for huge names including Emeli Sandé, Leona Lewis, Tinie Tempah, Professor Green and Sam Smith.

Here the duo are at the Grammys, after Sam's 'In The Lonely Hour' was nominated for Album Of The Year. (credit:Twitter/MojamMusic)
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