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Busted

English pop-punk band

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Founded: 2000
Members / parts: James Bourne
, Matt Willis
, Charlie Simpson
Genre: punk rock
Label: East West Records
, Island Records
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Formed in: Southend-on-Sea

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Busted are an English pop-punk band from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, consisting of James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson. Formed in 2000, the band has had four UK number-one singles, won two Brit Awards, released four studio albums and sold over 5 million records worldwide. The band released the albums Busted in 2002 and A Present for Everyone in 2003 before disbanding in January 2005.

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Matt WillisBritish musician, singer, actor, and television presenter (born 1983)

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Discography: Busted discography
Website: busted.tmstor.es
Different from: Busted
Start of work period: 2002
Social media followers: 70,249(February 8, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 2872072125
72,707(September 21, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 2872072125
Awards: The Record of the Year
Name: Busted

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