Antony Costa
Album Heart Full Of Soul Cover
Background information
Birth name	Antony Daniel Costa
Also known as	Ant
Born	23 June 1981 (1981-06-23) (age 27)
Origin	Edgware, north west London, England
Genre(s)	Pop, Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actor, Songwriter
Years active	2001–Present
Label(s)	Concept Records
Associated acts	Blue, Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe
Website	Antonycosta.biz

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Career

Costa is a former member of the British boyband Blue. He attended Hendon School in North-West London. He is Greek Cypriot on his father's side and Jewish on his mother's; he has a sister called Natalie and a brother called Louis. His ex-fiancée Lucy Bolster gave birth to his first child Emilie on 10 March 2004 at 1.15 AM GMT. Emilie weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces at birth. Blue are an English pop boy band consisting of four members: Lee Ryan, Duncan James, Antony Costa, and Simon Webbe. ... The NW (North Western) postcode area, also known as the London NW postcode area, is a group of postal districts in north west London, England. ... Greek Cypriot refers to the Greek-speaking population of Cyprus. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For alternate meanings of GMT, see GMT (disambiguation). ...

In 2004, Costa, along with singer Peter Andre, was given the opportunity to meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair at the celebrations on the arrival of ten new members into the European Union which also included Cyprus. He was a contestant on the 2005 series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! and was evicted from the programme on 3 December 2005 after 14 days. André on stage Peter André, (born as Peter James Andrea February 27, 1973 in Harrow, London, UK is a pop singer achieving success mainly in the United Kingdom. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... Im a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! is a UK reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Costa released his first solo single called, "Do You Ever Think of Me" in February 2006. The single made its debut at #19 on the UK Singles Chart. He went on to compete in the 2006 Making Your Mind Up programme to find a competitor to represent the UK in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, but did not win the honour, with "It's a Beautiful Thing". In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer (solo is an Italian word literally meaning alone). ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Do You Ever Think of Me was the first single from ex-Blue member Antony Costas debut album Heart Full of Soul. ... British Hit Singles redirects here. ... Making Your Mind Up is a BBC TV show broadcast annually to select Britains entry into the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Eurovision redirects here. ...

In June 2006 Costa posed naked for Cosmopolitan magazine's 10 Years Of Naked Male Centrefolds, alongside other stars including singer Ronan Keating, actor Danny Dyer and TV presenter Craig Doyle. Look up Naked in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up cosmopolitan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ronan Keating (born March 3, 1977 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish pop singer who has had hits with boyband Boyzone and as a solo artist. ... Danny Dyer (born 24 July 1977) is an English actor and television presenter. ... Craig Doyle (born 17 December 1970 in Dublin) is an Irish television and radio presenter. ...

Costa's debut album, Heart Full of Soul was released on 3 July 2006 in the UK and Ireland. The album failed to chart, and since that, he has been dropped by his record label, Globe Records UK, due to the disappointing chart positions. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ...

From 10 April 2006, Costa played the lead role of Mickey Johnstone in the London production of the long-running musical Blood Brothers, directed and produced by Bill Kenwright; his contract ran to February 2007. From March, Costa then toured the UK in the 10th anniversary tour of Boogie Nights. He's also doing modeling for Giorgio Armani which is due to be showcased in late 2008. is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Blood Brothers (disambiguation). ... Bill Kenwright CBE (born 4 September 1945, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an actor and producer. ... This article is about the fashion designer. ...

In November 2006, it was announced that Costa and his longterm girlfriend, Adele Silva, had separated as she is in Yorkshire, filming the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, while he is down in London. Adele Silva (born 19 November 1980 in Croydon, London) is an English actress, television personality and sometime glamour model. ... For other uses, see Yorkshire (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... The first TIME magazine cover devoted to soap operas, dated January 12, 1976. ... For the 1994 debut album by The Cardigans, see Emmerdale (album). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

New album and solo tour

Antony Costa did his first solo-UK tour in February and March 2008, performing songs from his debut-album, along with new songs, some of them to be included on his second album, to be released sometime in 2008.^[1]

His UK tour had 18 dates, which started on 16 February 2008 at The Brindley, in Runcorn, England; and finished on 26 March 2008 in Barrow in Furness, England. Due to selling only 22 tickets, the show at Darwen Library Theatre failed to go ahead. is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the town in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... , Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and port in the north-west of England, known for its shipbuilding and steel-making industries. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

Discography

Albums

• 2006 Heart Full Of Soul (Globe Records)

Singles

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References

External links

• Antony Costa Official Website
• Antony Costa biography at Unreality TV
• Antony Costa Official Myspace Page