Their song "Shine" won the 2008 Ivor Novello Award for most performed work.
Mark Owen almost wasn't in the band as Nigel Martin Smith thought he wasn't a good singer. His looks gave him a spot in the band.
During the auditions, there had been a sixth person present. When the 2005 Documentary was shot a search began for this person. Over 20 people claimed to be him. The real former Take That wannabe was never found.
The most photographed group in Europe between 1993-1996.
Won the first ever Best Live Act Award at the 1994 first MTV European Music Awards. They also performed in 2008 at the fifteenth anniversary of the show.