Britain's Got Talent legends announce they have SPLIT a decade after wowing Simon Cowell and reaching the final as they thank fans for their support over the years By Jordan Beck For Mailonline Published: 00:17 BST, 23 July 2024 | Updated: 00:20 BST, 23 July 2024 e-mail View comments Bars and Melody have split up after a decade together. The music duo was made up of rapper Leondre Devries, 23, and singer Charlie Lenehan, 25, and the pair first came to prominence on Britain's Got Talent in 2014. They performed an ant-bullying track based Faith Evans' Hope and Simon Cowell was so impressed that he used his Golden Buzzer to send them straight through to the semi-finals.
From there, they progressed to the finals where they finished third behind opera singer finished third behind Lucy Kay and musical theatre group Collabro. Their debut album 143 charted at number four in 2015 and the released two more records, but took to social media on Monday to announce that it is all coming to an end with a farewell tour. Bars and Melody have split up a decade after they found fame on Britain's Got Talent together The music duo was made up of rapper Leondre Devries, 23, and singer Charlie Lenehan, 25, and the pair first came to prominence on Britain's Got Talent in 2014 (pictured ahead of their first CD signing) They captioned their post: 'The FINAL Tour - A celebration to end an ERA.
We love you forever.' In the video, Charlie said: 'It's time for one last adventure together. We want to thank you for all the love and support over the years.
You've been the best fans that anyone could ask for. 'We've been working on some new surprises for this tour, we cannot wait to share this final chapter.' The boys were seated in a studio for the video as they joked they 'hadn't been on camera' in such a long time.
Their announcement was interpolated with footage from their concerts packed with screaming fans and then a new set of tour dates flashed up. Their farewell concerts will take place across September, with 13 dates in total. Just five of the shows will take place in the UK and the rest of them will be in Europe, apart from the final show which will be in the capital city of Japan.
The boys were seated in a studio for the video as they joked they 'hadn't been on camera' in such a long time Their announcement was interpolated with footage from their concerts packed with screaming fans and then a new set of tour dates flashed up Their farewell tour will consist of 13 shows in total, which will take place in various cities across the world View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bars And Melody (@barsandmelody) The boys wowed Simon Cowell in their first audition in 2014 and went on to release three albums They have toured every year since they found fame and have also developed a considerable fanbase online with one million folllowers on Instagram (pictured in January 2020) After developing a rapport with the judges in the audition - during which they each claimed to fancy Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon - they received a standing ovation. Simon claimed after their performance that he was sure they could have a hit record with their song. Following their 2015 debut, Generation Z followed in 2017 and then Sadboi followed in 2020.
They have toured every year since they found fame and have also developed a considerable fanbase online with one million folllowers on Instagram. Instagram Amanda Holden Britain's Got Talent Share or comment on this article: Britain's Got Talent legends announce they have SPLIT a decade after wowing Simon Cowell and reaching the final as they thank fans for their support over the years e-mail Add comment.
