V were formed in 2003 after a series of auditions by Prestige, the same management team behind
Busted. Group member Antony Brant came up with the band name "V" because V is the
Roman numeral for five and there were five members in the band. V made their debut at the same time as
McFly by supporting Busted's arena tour in the spring of 2004. Their first single, "Blood, Sweat and Tears", was released in May 2004 and went into the
UK Singles Chart at number 6. They reunited in 2023 without Mark Harle to record new music and perform shows in the UK. ==After break-up==