Five Star

Family group Five Star have had a string of hit singles since All Fall Down in April 1985. Some of their other successes have been Let Me Be The One, System Addict, Can't Wait Another Minute, Rain or Shine... just to name a few.

FIVE STAR, have come a long way, since their humble Beginnings in a small Village on the outskirts of London called, Romford in Essex.

Renowned as Britain's answer to the Jackson Five with their dynamic sound and fabulous dance routines they rocked the British and US Pop Charts in the 80€™s.

The Pearson siblings burst onto the scene with the Name FIVE STAR, a name created by their father Buster Pearson in 1983, performing a sizzling rendition of a Demo, their father originally intended to record with Another group

After performing a song entitled 'Problematic' for the BBC, the group signed with a major label TENT/RCA and released their 1985 debut album 'Luxury of Life' and the rest is, as they say, pop history.

Five Star, scored a total of six Top 10 singles and with their #1 album in the U.K 'Silk & Steel' breaking Michael Jackson's record by becoming the youngest Group, ever to top the British charts, also the first Black group to top the U.K charts in 1987.

Five Star, were named 'Best British Group' by the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) the British equivalent to the American Grammy’s.  They also played a command performance for the Queen of England, Prince Phillip, and the late Princess Margaret. And sold out 6 nights at the Wembley arena to more than 60,000 fans.

Five Star, have sold over 10 million albums around the world without ever having toured outside the U.K on Tent Records, Distributed by RCA and then later Epic Records.

'Luxury of Life' reached the U.K Top 5 and sold over One million copies, and went gold in the U.S.A on the Strength of the Top 20 British smash, the Grammy Nominated, single All Fall Down / First Avenue€™.

Five Star appear on some of the biggest TV shows in America, €œAmerican Band Stand, Solid Gold, Soul Train, Black film makers award show, and a special charity show raising money for cerebral palsy along with Brooke Shields, Henry Winkler (The Fonz€) and John Ritter€ to mention a few.

Five Star" represented California and €œNew Kids On The Block represented New York NY.  Five Star also performed for charity at €œSports Aid€ in London Hyde Park.

Five Star, have been performing together for 28 years, with 32 top 100 hits on the Tent Records label. The group was launched under the direction and guidance of their Father/Manager Buster Pearson, a renowned POP/R&B Musician who played with Wilson Pickett, Muddy Waters Desmond Decker and Jimmy Cliff.

After a break of several years, Five Star began performing live across the UK at huge 80s events such as Here and Now, Rewind and Let’s Rock. With individual members based across the globe, the group have been reunited on stage, much to the delight of their millions of fans.

In August 2008 €œFIVE STAR celebrated their 25th anniversary in the music industry members are: Stedman Pearson, Doris Pearson, Lorraine Pearson, Denise Pearson and Delroy Pearson.

Although their father and mentor, Buster Pearson, passed away in 2012, Five Star continue to record new material and perform their energetic and entertaining live show across the UK and beyond.

Awards

• BPI best British Group- 1987...
• Smash hits best British Group - 1987...
• Best British Group 1987...
• Best British Group 1987...
• Best British Group Number One Magazine 1987...
• S.O.S Best British Group 1987...
• TV Times Best British Group 1987...
• Splash TV Show, Best British Group 1987...
• .B.M.H.A. Lifetime Achievement 2004...
• Denise Pearson – U.S.A. Grammy Nominated, Best Instrumental 1st Avenue 1985...
• U.S.A. Soul Train Awards Nominated 1985...

Records Set

• Legendary Five Star British super Pop Group.
• Five Star, enter the Guinness book of world records for staying 146 weeks on the UK chart
• Five Star youngest Black British artist/Group, to have a Number one album
• “Five Star” is the First Artist/Group world wide to Achieve seven hit singles from one album
• “Five Star” is the First Black British Artist/Group to win the BPI award