Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990.
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31 Facts About Take That
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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.
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Take That's breakthrough single was a cover of the 1975 Tavares hit "It Only Takes a Minute", which peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart in June 1992.
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In 1995, Take That released their third studio album Nobody Else, again based on Barlow's own material which reached number 1 in the UK and across Europe, capturing new audiences along the way, with Take That able to make inroads in the adult audience in Britain through Barlow's melodic, sensitive ballads.
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Take That gave what was thought to be their final performance in April 1996 at Amsterdam.
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Take That had left a legacy of being immaculate performers with a very high work ethic, causing them to be voted in as the greatest boy band of all time.
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On 9 May 2006, Take That returned to the recorded music scene after more than ten years of absence, signing with Polydor Records.
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Take That accompanied eventual winner Leona Lewis on a live version of "A Million Love Songs" during the final of The X Factor on 16 December 2006.
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Week after Beautiful World was released, it was announced that Take That had become the first artists ever to top the UK official single and album charts along with the download single, download album and DVD charts in the same week, as well as topping the radio charts.
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The band's success continued on 14 February 2007 when Take That performed live at the BRIT Awards ceremony at Earl's Court.
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On 22 May 2008, Barlow and Donald attended the 2008 Ivor Novello Awards where Take That won the award for Most Performed Work with their single "Shine".
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Take That won the Sony Ericsson Tour of the Year award at the Vodafone music awards on 18 September 2008.
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On 22 November 2008, Take That appeared on week 7 of the talent show The X Factor where the finalists performed some of their greatest hits and Owen and Barlow made a guest appearance to personally coach the contestants.
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On 19 May 2011, Take That announced a new EP entitled Progressed, which contained eight tracks written by the band since they had reunited as a five-piece.
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Take That announced that the Progress Live tour would be released worldwide as their second live album to date and would be released on home media formats across the UK and Europe on 21 November 2011.
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Take That's efforts were recognised further when they were awarded Virgin Media's Best Live Act of 2012.
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Take That were presented with an Ivor Novello Award for their Outstanding Contribution to British Music in May 2012.
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In November 2012, Take That reunited as a five-piece for the last time to perform "Never Forget" at the Music Industry Trust Awards.
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In May 2013, Owen announced that Take That was to begin recording their seventh studio album in 2014, and on 14 January 2014, Donald and Barlow both tweeted that Take That had entered the studio to begin recording the album, although it was not initially clear if Williams was present at these recording sessions.
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Take That continued to write music with his colleagues and has performed with the group on several occasions since 2011's Progress tour and plans on returning at some point in the future.
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Take That said: 'At a band meeting last week I confirmed to Mark, Gary and Howard that I do not wish to commit to recording and promoting a new album.
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On 10 October 2014, Take That unveiled their first song as a three-piece and lead single from their upcoming album.
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Take That posted and then later removed a statement on their website distancing themselves from it.
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Take That wrote and recorded the theme song "Rule the World" for the film Stardust directed by Matthew Vaughn, which was released in cinemas across the globe in October 2007.
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Take That presented their own TV show Take That Come to Town, a variety show in which they performed some of their biggest hits.
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In November 2010, ITV aired Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare, a black-and-white documentary which focused on the band working together for the first time in 15 years.
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In 2017, Take That launched The Band, a musical written by Tim Firth featuring the five winners of Let It Shine and some of Take That's biggest hits.
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Take That, including Robbie Williams, were billed as executive producers.
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Take That have garnered critical acclaim and popularity as consummate live performers and for their musical output.
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