Now United

Now United is the first global pop group formed in Los Angeles in 2017 by Idols creator Simon Fuller. Originally the group consisted of 14 members from 14 countries. Now the group consists of 18 members, each representing a different country and nationality from around the world.

2017: Pre-debut, announcement, and "Summer in the City"

In mid-2016, Idols creator and Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller began searching for talent to fulfill' his plan of creating a global pop group with members from all over the world. The selection took place through the help of digital platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok as well as dance schools and music academies, using expert choreographers, vocal coaches, songwriters. In September 2017, Fuller indicated that "to recruit the 14 youngsters in Now United, he employed 20 people to travel the world for 18 months, holding auditions with groups of 10 to 20 people at a time." But after seeing the talents of various youngsters he decided to make a group of 14 members of different nationalities and may add more members in the future if audiences respond to their music. From 11 to 22 November 2017, members were revealed. On 13 November, the first teaser of the complete group was released, in the song "Boom Boom" by the record producer and record executive RedOne. On 5 December 2017, Now United released their first single "Summer in the City", on Al Gore's "24 Hours of Reality", a global broadcast intended to work to raise awareness around the global climate crisis. The song is an English version of "Summer in the City" by the Swedish girl group Angel in 1992.

2018: Debut, Promo World Tour, and Pepsi

From April 2018, the group began their Promo World Tour, where they appeared on many TV shows in different countries, as well as doing performances. The tour began in Moscow, where they made their first public appearance on television performing "Summer in the City" on the finale of the Russian program The Voice Kids. At the end of 2018, the group toured all of the member's countries and two others as well, notably Sweden and Austria. On 30 May, Now United was featured in the single "One World", the group's first collaboration with RedOne and Adelina. The video song, directed by Daniel Zlotin, was shown on all beIN Sports channels during FIFA World Cup throughout the Middle East, North Africa and France. The song was the musical signature of beIN Sports throughout the tournament. On 5 July, Now United debuted in the United States at The Late Late Show with James Corden performing their new song "What Are We Waiting For". In less than three months, the group released the official videos of three singles, on 24 July, "What Are We Waiting For", shot in South Korea; on 28 September, "Who Would Think That Love?" shot in Mexico; and on 6 November, "All Day", shot in California. During their Indian tour, Now United shot and released "How We Do It" on 15 December, which featured Indian rapper Badshah. On 29 January 2019, "Beautiful Life", which was also shot in India, was also released. On 29 December, Dreams Come True: The Documentary was released, showcasing the creation process of the group.

2019: Special Olympics and Dreams Come True Tour

During the Philippines tour, Now United shot and released "Afraid of Letting Go" on 17 March. Canadian-Filipino dancer AC Bonifacio, who had previously auditioned for the group, had a cameo. On 28 April, "Sundin Ang Puso", which was also shot in the Philippines was released, which was a Filipino language version of the group's jingle in partnership with Pepsi, "For the Love of It". The group also participated in the Opening Ceremony of the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi. On 7 June, "Paraná", shot in Brazil, was released. By mid-2019, it was announced that two new members would be added to Now United. The selection took place through social media, where fans were able to decide which country and which members should be part of the group. It was announced that the first new member would be from Australia and later the second member would be from the Middle East or North Africa. On 1 June 2019, the group performed live at the 2019 UEFA Champions League final in Madrid. On 25 July, Now United released "Sunday Morning". On 11 August, "Crazy Stupid Silly Love" was released, featuring dancers from Velocity Dance Convention and filmed in Las Vegas, USA, and was directed by Kyle Hanagami. The month after, "Like That" was released on 8 September. The group also travelled and performed at several YouTube Space countries all over the world with the collaboration of Pepsi and YouTube Music. They also shot their music video called "Legends" while on the tour, which was released on 14 November. On 20 September, "You Give Me Something" was released. The song is a bilingual cover of the song by James Morrison and is sung in English and Portuguese by members Lamar Morris and Any Gabrielly. The group toured Brazil in November 2019, as a part of their Dreams Come True Tour. On 15 December, "Na Na Na", which was filmed at the Municipal Theatre in Rio de Janeiro was released, and on 2 September 2020, its Spanish version was released. On 28 December, "Let Me Be the One" was released. It was also shot in various countries, featuring clips from the group on stage.

2020: Quarantine, Come Together Tour, Destination UAE and New Members

On February 11, the group officially introduced the person who would participate in the group as a 15th member. The lucky person was the Australian, Savannah Clarke. On February 12, "Live This Moment" with a special highlight to the Chinese member, Krystian Wang,was released being the first single of the year. On March 7, the single "Come Together" featured Savannah Clarke for the first time. A few days later, the group announced their next tour, Come Together Tour, but it was cancelled because of the Covid-19's pandemic. Members traveled to their homes because of the pandemic. On March 15, the group performed at Caldeirão do Huck with their single "Lendas", released last year. It was Savannah's first gig. On April 3, the third single of the year, "Wake Up," was released before the pandemic. On the same day, the single "Hoops" was released being a partnership with Jeep, but it was deleted within hours due to a problem with the Koran. A few days later, "By My Side" was released, which was filmed by members in their homes. On April 30, the single "Better" was released in 2018. On April 24, the group announced that their own story would be coming soon, which would be available on YouTube. The first part was released on July 2 and the second on July 6. On May 8, the single "Dana Dana" was released, which was also filmed by members in their own homes, and this song has been heard in the past, such as on Dreams Come True Tour and there was the presence of Indian member Shivani Paliwal doing the rap on Hindi. "Let The Music Move You" debuted on May 29 and the clip added to it on June 18 in collaboration with ZEPETO. On June 23, the single "Stand Together" was released, which tries to open people's eyes to catastrophes in the world (COVID-19, Black Lives Matter...). On June 30, the group released the first lyric video of the year for the single "Better". On July 29, a mashup of previously released music was released to celebrate the group reaching 1 billion views on their YouTube channel. The mashup was created by DJ Earworm. On July 30, the single "Show You How To Love" was released, but the following year a music video was released. On August 8, "Nobody Fools Me Twice" was released, which debuted in Korean language. On August 18, in a collaboration with Pepsi, "Feel It Now" was released, which has been recorded for quite some time. At the end of August, a few members of the group left again after a long time, this time travelling to the United Arab Emirates. On September 2, the Spanish version of the single "Na Na Na" was released as "Na Na Na - Spanish Version". A few days later, Diarra Sylla, a member of the group, confirmed in an interview with the Hollywood Fix that she had left XIX Entertainment, but the group is like a family for her, so she appears sometimes in music videos, such as "Pas Le Choix - Manal Mix", "Hewale" and "All Around The World".On September 14, Heyoon and Josh announced in a YT video that the search for the 16th member would officially begin within a few days. On September 18, the first music video was released that was no longer filmed at the members' home, but together at the same venue. The single/music video for "The Weekend's Here" was filmed in Dubai with Sofya, Savannah, Sina and Heyoon. On September 20, the shroud fell off the finalists and the winners were Alya and Nour. Fuller and the producers decided that they had to record a song called "Habibi". On September 21, Simon Fuller, the group's manager, announced who had become the 16th member of the group. The 16th member was Nour Ardakani of Lebanon. On the 30th, the last single of the month was released, called "Somebody" with the first line from Sina Deinert, German member. This music video was also made in the same lineup as "The Weekend's Here". On October 7, "Chained Up" was released, which has been recorded for quite some time, but has only just been released. Like "Live This Moment", the song/music video features the group's boys, but now Heyoon has been featured in the music. On October 10, the single "Paradise" debuted, but this music was only later released as a music video. On November 28, a music video for the single "Paradise" was released, which included the Uniters. The music video/single "Habibi" was released on October 19. That was the song that Fuller decided who would be the 16th of the two finalists. As a result, this was the first music video with the 16th member, Nour Ardakani, in which she was the main star. The next day, it appeared on all digital platforms along with the Arabic version. On October 28, the single "Golden" as a highlight for the Australian member, Savannah Clarke was released. On October 31, the group performed at the Global Village Dubai with the single "Come Together". It was Nour's first gig and the official return after a break from Joalin, Finnish member. On November 7, another single, "One Love", was released. R3HAB was a co-host on both the single and the music video. On November 18, the group announced that the group's 17th member would soon be in the group. On November 30, it was discovered that she was from Ivory Coast, and the next day her name was Mélanie Thomas. On December 3, the group announced that it would be appearing/introducing the 18th member of the group in spring 2021 who could come from anywhere in the world. On December 5, the Goodbye Dance Party was held, which meant that the group left the United Arab Emirates and everyone returned to their homes. "Pas Le Choix (Manal Mix)" was the group's new single for the first time. On December 10, this single was officially released, featuring all the girls in the group. It was Joalin's first music in which she sang, Diarra's big comeback and Mélanie Thomas' first music video. On December 30, the last single of the year, "Hewale", featuring Diarra and Mélanie, was released. On the last day of the year, the group thanked us in a video called "How Far We've Come - (The Journey So Far)". The video featured their upcoming single "How Far We've Come".

2021: Now Love, Camp Now United, New Member and Love, Love, Love: A Musical

The year for the guys began on January 8, the day that one of their new singles debuted, "How Far We've Come". The next single was released after a few days, on January 15, the day "Lean On Me" was released. The last music video/single of the month was "All Around The World", released on January 29, the first music video since "Summer In The City" to feature all the members (All the 17 members, because a few months later, the 18th member joined the group and until now, there's no music video with all the 18 members together as Now United). The first trip of the year was on February 14, the day the guys traveled to Mexico. The group left Mexico on March 4 and traveled to San Luis Obispo. During their time in Mexico, the band also released a music video for the single "Paradise", titled "Paradise - Official Memories Video" -March 9-. On March 16, the next clip was a whole new song called "Turn It Up", with partnership from KitKat. On April 10, the third music video was released, which was filmed in Mexico under the name "Fiesta", a music that is also in partnership with KitKat. The next clip of "Baila" was already filmed in San Luis Obispo and was shown for the first time on the Brazíl Fantástico TV channel on April 25. It was officially released on April 26. On the same day, the identity of the 18th member was revealed. On April 25, it was shown that he was from Spain and on the 28th his name was revealed, with Alex Mandon Rey as the 18th member. During the events, the group also traveled to Malibu on April 5, Los Angeles on April 9, Hawaii on April 13, and on April 26, each member traveled home to their own countries. On May 1, a music video for "Let The Music Move You" was released in their Hawaiian resort. On May 8, the official music video for the single "Show You How To Love" was released, which was shot back in Malibu. On May 28, a new music release, "Nobody Like Us," was released, the second music video filmed in Hawaii, and the music video is also in partnership with Forever 21. Earlier this month, specifically on May 27, the group traveled again, this time to Abu Dhabi. Three lyric videos were released this month, "Baila" on the 15th, "Stand Together" on the 17th and "Come Together" on the 26th. The first big announcement came on June 1, when the group announced that it would host the Now Love Live Show on July 1. The only single of the month, "NU Party", was released on June 18, the music video in which Lamar was seen again after a long time. The second big announcement of the month was on June 28, the day the group announced that they would soon host their first camp, Camp Now United 2021. On June 31, the official live show webshop was released -Now Love Clothes-. Two more lyric videos for "One Love" were released on the 8th and "Nobody Like Us" on the 14th. The Now Love Live Show debuted on July 1 was recorded at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, with 15 songs to be heard. The live show was followed by another live stream on YouTube Premium, Now United Afterparty. On July 3, it was revealed that the camp would be held in Brazil on a secret island where the group would spend three weeks, it was. On July 5, online registration took place and on July 6, the camp officially started. The only music video/single of the month was released on July 14 under the title "Wave Your Flag" , featuring Alex Mandon Rey for the first time. The following day on July 15, the group announced that it would host the Camp Now United Competition, in which 12 lucky talents will travel to Abu Dhabi with the group to do many secret and exciting things. The camp ended on July 25 and the group left Brazil on July 26. On July 26, at this year's Olympics, the event's official DJ played "Wave Your Flag" at the encouragement of fans. On July 27, 28, and 29, he played other music such as "Summer In The City," "Feel It Now," "Na Na Na" and "Baila."[8] On July 30, A lyric video for "Wave Your Flag" was released earlier this month. August started the group with a trip, as they left Los Angeles on August 6 and traveled to Mexico. On August 15, they announced that their first musical, Love, Love, Love, would be out soon. This is the secret project that was filmed on San Luis Obispo. The official trailer was released on 16 August and the poster on 18 August. On August 25, the group emailed fans to inform them that on August 31 the shroud would fall off the 12 lucky winners who would be able to travel to Abu Dhabi with the group. On August 28, the musical Love, Love, Love was released, including three new songs: "When You Love Somebody", "Momento" and "Dance Like That". On August 31, the group introduced the 12 winners who will attend the Uniters Bootcamp in Abu Dhabi. The winners who were chosen to be sent to Abu Dhabi for 2 weeks included Gabriella Ekaputri, Ariana Menassa, Zephanie, Talima Cirilli, Thomas Berberian, Zane Carter, Jeiel Damina, Ninah Sampaio, Samara Siqueira, Lola Poggio, Jayna Hughes, and Zhoor. However, Jayna, one of the 12 winners was unable to commit to the bootcamp due to scheduling conflicts. Around the middle of the month, the guys kept traveling back to their countries, and only a few stayed in Los Angeles. On September 10, all three of Love, Love, Love songs ("When You Love Somebody", "Dance Like That" and "Momento") were released on all music platforms. On September 11, "Ikou", which was filmed in Mexico, has been released. It was Hina's first song to fully shine. On September 12, the group officially announced their departure to Abu Dhabi with the 12 winners in week seven of TNUS (The Now United Show). They also announced that when they're done with their business in Abu Dhabi, their next destination will be Portugal, where they'll shoot music videos for their new songs. The group officially began the bootcamp in Abu Dhabi on September 13–14. On September 16, the official music video for "Dance Like That" was released. On the same day, September 16, the group met with the 12 winners of the Camp Now United competition in the bootcamp in Abu Dhabi, in which the bootcampers would undergo vocal training with Joseph Clarke and choreography training with Kyle Hanagami as well as recording a song titled "Good Days". On 22 September, the group announced that they would be performing at the Globos de Ouro event, which is 25 years old this year in Portugal. On September 25, the group and the bootcampers culminated the bootcamp by shooting a music video for a new version of the group's single "Come Together." In this version, in addition to Now United, the bootcampers also sang. On September 27, the official music video for the single "Momento" was released. The following day, the group flew to Portugal as the bootcampers went back to their respective home countries. On October 3, the 25th Globos de Ouro awards ceremony took place in Portugal, where the group also performed "Wave Your Flag". On October 4, the group released a joint song with the bootcampers, a new version of "Come Together." In addition to the group, the bootcampers which includes Gabriella Ekaputri, Ariana Menassa, Zephanie, Talima Cirilli, Thomas Berberian, etc. also performed the song. On October 5, it was officially announced that the group will perform at a World is One 2021 in South Korea on October 31. On October 7, "Good Days", an original song by the Bootcampers, was released. On October 10, the group left Portugal after 10 days, and the members went back to their home countries. On October 22, two music videos were released with the theme Boys vs. Girls Music Video. The two songs are called "I Got You" (girls' song) and "Anything For You" (boys' song). On October 26, the last music video for the musical Love, Love, Love was released, "When You Love Somebody". World Is One 2021 was held in South Korea on October 30. At the event, the group performed "Wave Your Flag" and their new music video: "Future Me". On the same day, the music video for "Future Me" was released. On November 11, the group announced that it would be travelling to Brazil in a short time and something big was about to happen. This is the second time this year the group has visited Brazil. The following day, on November 12, the singles "Anything For You" and "I Got You" were released on all digital streaming platforms. On November 15-16, all the members who confirmed that they would travel with the team to Brazil arrived in Rio de Janeiro. On the same day, the group confirmed that Nicki Andersen, who helped the boys dance in Abu Dhabi and Dubai last year, will continue to be part of the team's work and will also travel to Brazil. On 15 November, the new choreography began to be learned. On November 19, the single "Future Me" were released on all digital streaming platforms. A tour was announced as Wave Your Flag World Tour. The group shot a new music video in Brazil and also had TV roles. On November 24, the group announced that the next single, which will be completely Arabic, will be called "Badna Nehlam" will be released on the Anghami music streaming platform on November 26, another song for Nour to shine. On December 5, a Portuguese newspaper published some information and pictures about the filming of a music video for the group's single "Jump". R3HAB was again involved in production, as in "One Love" from 2020. On December 8, the group released a one-minute video called Mash-Up Performance, still filmed in Brazil, courtesy of Pepsi. Three songs were featured in the video for "One Love," "Jump" and "Heartbreak On The Dance Floor." On December 12, the group released an interview with Domingão do Huck in Brazil. The group performed with 3 songs, "All Day" "Wave Your Flag" and "Future Me". On December 17, the March dates of the Wave Your Flag World Tour were extended, as the group will perform in Brazil on March 11, 16 and 27. With these 3 new dates, the group will perform 11 concerts in Brazil in March 2022. On 22 December, a music video for the single Badna Nehlam was released. Almost on the last day of the year, December 30, the last single of the year was released, which is called "Jump". The music co-performer is R3HAB again and not even because he is a performer named Alta B. With this music video, a new era has begun, as the group has signed with Vevo, which is partnering with a number of celebrities such as Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Madison Beer.

2022: Wave Your Flag World Tour, Contract with Vevo

The group started this year with a minor premiere, as the latest installment of TNUS was released on January 2, the first of this year, and four new musics were confirmed to be released this year. These are called "New York Star," "Love Is Love," "Throwback" and "Rodeo In Tokyo." On January 6, the music video "Badna Nehlam" reached 10 million views on YouTube, and the latest "Jump" music video reached a big milestone, with 30 million views on the clip within a week. On the same day, the group invited fans to a challenge, and among those who upload to the social media platform a video of them dancing to the choreography of "Badna Nehlam" and performing the #badnanehlamchallenge hashtag will select 2 people who will meet the members and possibly perform with them dancing to the same song. On January 15, a video with the lyrics "Badna Nehlam" was released. On January 18, some members of the group travelled to Dubai, it is important to mention and one member of the group, Josh, confirmed that this is not the official return of the group. On January 21, the single "Jump" was released for all music streaming platforms.

Songs

The Show

Members

Talk Show

How Far We've Come (The Journey So Far)

Animated Series