East 17
East 17 was a United Kingdom based boy band, popular in the 1990s. The band's name comes from the postcode for Walthamstow (the area of London between the old East End and the Essex commuter belt). Early Career Originally consisting of 4 members: principal songwriter Tony Mortimer, lead vocalist Brian Harvey, plus dancers and backing vocalists John Hendy and Terry Coldwell. "We’re an average bunch of blokes from a town like yours and we make music," the group trumpeted when they first poked their heads into the world of pop.