Boyband A1 are down to three after Paul Marazzi suddenly quit the band. He yesterday announced he will leave the band for ‘personal reasons’ – the other three members are said to be "heartbroken" at his decision. The band, who got their real chart success with a cover of the AHA classic ‘Take On Me’, turned their hands to song writing and instrument playing on their last album producing some fine pop songs, though probably falling behind rivals Westlife and Blue in terms of commercial success.
Announcing his decision Paul told reporters: "After a lot of thought and deliberation I have made the difficult choice to leave the band due to personal reasons. I have had a brilliant five years with A1 and would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been part of the whole A1 experience, everyone at Sony, but most of all our amazing fans. I would like to wish Christian, Ben and Mark all the best of luck in the future."
The rest of the band said: "There is no way that we could ever replace him. He isn't just a band mate but a great friend. We will however be carrying on with our plans for the future and are very excited about our new single and album early next year."