JLs Biography
"JLS" (an abbreviation of "Jack the Lad Street") is a British boy band. They were runners-up in the fifth series of ITV reality talent show, "The X Factor", in 2008, coming second to Alexandra Burke. The group consists of Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Jonathan 'JB' Gill, and Oritsé Williams.Following their near-success on "The X Factor", JLS signed to Epic Records, and were given a support slot on Lemar's 2009 Spring tour. Ne-Yo's management also reportedly expressed interest in support from the band for his 2009 UK Summer tour. JLS' debut single 'Beat Again' was released in the UK on 13 July 2009 and went to number one in the singles chart on 19 July 2009, selling over 100,000 copies in its first week of release. They are the second non-winners of The X Factor have a single debut at number one, behind Chico.