In Real Life (band)

In Real Life (also known as IRL) was an American boy band composed of Brady Tutton, Chance Perez, Drew Ramos, Sergio Calderon, and Conor Smith, the final five vocalists from the American reality television music competition series Boy Band. The show premiered June 22, 2017, on ABC.[1][2]

In Real Life
In Real Life at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles, California
Background information
Also known asIRL
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
GenresPop
Years active2017–2020
Labels
Websiteinreallifeofficial.com
Members
  • Brady Tutton
  • Chance Perez
  • Drew Ramos
  • Sergio Calderon Jr.
  • Conor Smith

History

2017: Formation

The ten-episode season of the American television music competition series Boy Band began with thirty young male vocalists competing to become a member of the new five-member boy band. Each week, the boys would rotate into different groups and perform, at the end, the "architects" would put either two or three boys up for elimination and through live voting, a boy would be chosen by America to be saved. At the end of the season, the five remaining boys would form the boy band and receive a recording contract with Hollywood Records.[2] After a 24-hour voting period the week before, it was announced at the final live show on August 24, 2017 that Tutton, Perez, Ramos, Calderon and Smith were the winning members, thus forming the boy band In Real Life and performing their debut single, "Eyes Closed".

Following their formation, In Real Life performed live on various television programs including Total Request Live in November 2017,[3] Good Morning America in December 2017,[4] and on Live with Kelly and Ryan in February 2018.[5] That same year, they released an acoustic version of "Eyes Closed", along with two holiday songs—"Feel This Christmas" and "I'll Be Home Christmas".

2018–2020: She Do and split

In February 2018, they appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live,[6] and performed on Despierta América that April. In 2018, the band released several singles, starting with "Tattoo (How 'Bout You)", which peaked at number 29 on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 chart for radio play.[7] Other released singles included "How Badly", "Tonight Belongs to You", and "Got Me Good".

In May 2018, it was announced that In Real Life would open in a supporting slot in July and August on the 2018 American Idol summer tour. In September 2018, they headlined the Tonight Belongs To You tour, performing in small venues across the U.S. and Asia.[8] The tour concluded in November. In 2019, they released the singles "Crazy AF", "Somebody Like You", and "Hurt For Long". Their debut album She Do, which features all of their singles from the past two years along with three new songs, was released on August 23, 2019. Their third Christmas single, "California Christmas", was announced to be released on November 29, 2019. The band created their own label, Broke Hero Records, after being dropped from Hollywood Records.

On January 20, 2020, In Real Life announced their separation on Instagram.[9][10]

Artistry

In Real Life was a pop boy band that experiment with other sounds such as pop-rap, dance-pop, teen pop and Latin pop.[11][12]

They cite One Direction as their main influence and are compared to them for both starting off on reality television.[13] They also cite Backstreet Boys, Boyz II Men and The Jackson 5.[14] Individual members of the group also cite influences including Charlie Puth, Bruno Mars, Frank Ocean, Logic, Machine Gun Kelly, Future, Shawn Mendes, Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake, Sam Smith, Jon Bellion, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Rita Ora, Eminem, NF and Nas.[15]

Members

Brady Tutton

Brady Patrick Tutton was born on (2001-12-07) December 7, 2001 and is from Shorewood, Wisconsin. For his Boy Band audition, Tutton sang "On Bended Knee" by Boyz II Men. He went through the ten-week competition without being placed in the bottom two or three. He is an experienced classical music singer, as well as an actor. He played "Brock" on the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat in 2015. Tutton is also the lead actor in the 2018 movie The Rocket.

Chance Perez

Chance Nickolas Perez was born on (1997-11-10) November 10, 1997 and originates from Seal Beach, California. In 2016, Perez auditioned for America's Got Talent along with bandmates Jordan Perez and Tyler Reardon as "The WVKE". The group was buzzed by Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum and criticized by Simon Cowell, leading to their elimination during the audition phase; however, Chance's vocals were individually praised by Cowell. In 2017, Perez auditioned for Boy Band singing "Somebody to Love" by Queen, immediately becoming a frontrunner in the competition. Like Tutton, he was never put up for elimination. He also has a daughter named Brooklyn, who is four years old as of 2019. In 2020, he was cast as Javier Garcia in the upcoming children's action series Power Rangers Dino Fury.

Drew Ramos

Andrew Luís Ramos (known professionally as Drew) was born on (1997-10-23) October 23, 1997 and originates from the Bronx, New York. In 2017, Ramos auditioned for the first season of ABC's Boy Band, with Sam Smith's "Stay with Me". Along with Tutton and Perez, Ramos went through the competition without being placed in a bottom two or three. His breakout performance during the competition was MAXED's performance of Lauryn Hill's rendition of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You".

Sergio Calderon

Sergio Aguilar Calderon Jr. was born on (2000-10-06) October 6, 2000 from Redwood City, California. He was a student at Woodside Priory School before auditioning for Boy Band with an English/Spanish hybrid rendition of Prince Royce's "Stand by Me." On August 10, 2017, Calderon was placed in the bottom two along with former contestant Devin Hayes, but he was saved by America.

Conor Michael Smith

Conor Michael Smith,[16] (formerly known as Michael Conor until June 2019), was born on (1999-06-07) June 7, 1999. He is from Shaker Heights, Ohio. He auditioned for Boy Band as a rapping violinist with "A Little More" by Machine Gun Kelly. Like Tutton, Perez, and Ramos, he was never in danger of elimination.

In January 2019, Smith made a remix to "Lucky You" by Eminem featuring Joyner Lucas. After the success with the first remix, Smith released "Do or Die" which contains a sample of "Morph" by Twenty One Pilots. "Do or Die" and was released in March 2019. Thomas Crane filmed and directed both videos, which are uploaded to YouTube. The audio version of both songs are available on Smith's SoundCloud. On October 27, 2020, he released his first single, "With You in Mind", where he talks about the Black Lives Matter movement.

Discography
In Real Life discography
Studio albums1
Music videos7
Singles11

The discography of In Real Life consists of one studio album, 11 singles, and 7 music videos.

Studio album

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US Pop
[18]
"Eyes Closed" 2017 — She Do
"Feel This Christmas / I'll Be Home for Christmas" 34 Non-album single
"Tattoo (How 'Bout You)" 2018 13 She Do
"How Badly" 35
"Tonight Belongs to You" 10
"Got Me Good" 16
"Crazy AF" 2019 40
"Somebody Like You" 25
"Hurt for Long" 39
"California Christmas" 38 Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Music videos
  • 2017: "Eyes Closed"
  • 2017: "I'll Be Home For Christmas"
  • 2018: "Tattoo (How 'Bout You)"
  • 2018: "Tonight Belongs to You"
  • 2019: "Crazy AF"
  • 2019: "She Do"
  • 2019: "Don't Go"
  • 2019: "California Christmas"

Filmography

Television

Tours

Headlining

Co Headlining

References
  1. Swift, Andy (May 16, 2017). "ABC Competition Boy Band Recruits Rita Ora, Nick Carter and Baby Spice". TVLine.
  2. Holloway, Daniel; Wagmeister, Elizabeth (May 31, 2017). "Timbaland Joins ABC's 'Boy Band' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  3. TRL Season 1, Episode 138, MTV, November 30, 2017.
  4. "In Real Life go from the subway to the studio for debut 'Good Morning America' performance," ABC News Radio, December 27, 2017
  5. Hiser, Lisa (February 5, 2018)."In Real Life Perform “Tattoo” on Live with Kelly & Ryan from the Bahamas". Shine On Media.
  6. Brian Cantor, "Cheat Codes & Fetty Wap, AWOLNATION, In Real Life, Elise Trouw Performing On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live', Headline Planet", February 2, 2018.
  7. "Mainstream Top 40, June 9, 2018". Billboard.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  8. Whelan, Addie. "In Real Life Announces Headline Tour". beyondthestagemagazine.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  9. LIFE, IN REAL (January 20, 2020). "Love you guys pic.twitter.com/hrJRcqf8Ml". Twitter.com.
  10. "In Real Life Announces Break Up — Uncover What Caused Their Shocking Split". J-14.com. January 20, 2020.
  11. "Justin Timberlake Manager Johnny Wright Signs TV's ‘Boy Band’ Winners" Variety, September 23, 2018
  12. Matt Collar, "In Real Life Biography" AllMusic, August 19, 2017.
  13. "In Real Life talks Eyes Closed, Boy Band and One Direction" YouTube, August 30, 2017
  14. "Meet The Band, In Real Life" YouTube, October 12, 2017
  15. "INTERVIEW: In Real Life on Becoming America's New Boy Band & More" iHeartRADIO, October 6, 2017
  16. Bretton Keenan, "'Boy Band' on ABC: 5 things to know about contestant Michael Conor of Cleveland," News 5 Cleveland, June 21, 2017.
  17. @InRealLife (August 9, 2019). "She Do 8.23.19 Get your pre-order bundle now at (link: hollywoodrecs.co/SheDo) hollywoodrecs.co/SheDo" (Tweet). Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via Twitter.
  18. For "Tattoo (How Bout You)": "Mainstream Top 40: June 9, 2018".
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