Meanwhile, Stephen McNally went the way of many an ex-boybander and did the reality show thing, auditioning for Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne on Britain’s answer to ‘American Idol,”The X Factor.’ He got as far as the boot camp round, and now sings …. For instance: Rihanna, Chris Brown, Lady GaGa, Jesse McCartney, Leona Lewis, Kelly Clarkson, Natasha Bedingfield, Jordin Sparks, Jennifer Hudson, etc. The boy band is dead for the moment with no resurgence in sight. …

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