Simon Cowell Launches New Boy Band December 10 (D10): Meet the Members and Fans React

Will Simon Cowell onslaught golden again pinch nan adjacent world boy set sensation? The euphony mogul, known for creating One Direction, is backmost astatine it successful Simon Cowell: The Next Act. The Netflix docuseries, streaming now, follows Cowell and his manufacture peers arsenic they hunt for caller talent crossed London, Dublin and Liverpool. After much than a 1000 auditions, 16 boys aged 15 to 19 were selected to move on.

The adjacent challenge? Heading to Miami — galore of nan hopefuls visiting nan U.S. for nan first clip to compete against 1 another. So, who made it successful nan band? Keep reference for specifications connected December 10.

Meet December 10

After rigorous rounds of auditions and bootcamp-style training, 7 standout performers emerged to shape Cowell’s newest boy band, December 10. The members see Nicolas Alves, 16; Cruz Lee-Ojo, 19; Hendrik Christoffersen, 19; John Fadare, 17; Josh Olliver, 17; Danny Bretherton, 16; and Seán Hayden, 19.

Their debut video, a unrecorded acoustic screen of NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye,: dropped connected YouTube this week. Fans instantly fell successful love. “I put disconnected watching nan show because what I feared has travel true. I’m obsessed. I emotion a boyband I’m truthful sorry. Acc im not sorry. They each person my support x,” wrote 1 viewer. Another added, “I conscionable cognize they’re going to beryllium BIG.”

One instrumentality shared, “I cried astatine astir each Netflix section watching each of your journeys and can’t hold to spot you each spell far! Will beryllium a life agelong fan! Good luck boys!!!”

The Name

The band’s name, December 10, comes from nan documentary’s merchandise date. Some fans estimate that nan sanction mightiness beryllium a subtle motion to One Direction (often abbreviated arsenic 1D), akin to December 10’s abbreviation, D10.

Cowell told The Sun that he has afloat religion successful nan boys’ potential. “All I cognize is, is that if group for illustration them arsenic overmuch arsenic I for illustration them – and I really, really do person a enslaved pinch these boys – past I will beryllium truthful happy. And they’re real, they’re not privileged, you know, they person nary limb up isolated from this. And I was thinking, wherever would they beryllium without this opportunity? One of them is still moving successful a accelerated nutrient restaurant. They’re conscionable lovely, funny boys.”

Despite his excitement, Cowell admitted he feels nan pressure. “When you’re putting a set together it’s for illustration mining for diamonds. As overmuch arsenic I emotion my occupation connected TV, I miss wherever I started, which is signing artists and moving pinch bands. There is simply a monolithic opportunity. I americium going to find a caller boy band. But location is simply a immense risk. If this goes incorrect it will beryllium ‘Simon Cowell has mislaid it’. The chances of this moving are little than 10%.”