Jamie Tinkler left to form the indie band Baxter, and his replacement in Avenue, Andy Brown, went on to be the lead singer of Lawson, who have released five top 10 singles.
Max George was born in 1988 grew up with his family in Manchester[4] Before music, he had been a football player with Preston North End and on the verge of signing a two-year deal with them.
[5] But because of an accident he had dropped his sport dreams to join Avenue and apply for auditions in The X Factor.
In 2006, Avenue auditioned for the third series of The X Factor, singing an a cappella version of "Leave Right Now", a song by Will Young.
After disqualification from The X Factor, Avenue were signed by Crown Music Management and won an album deal with Island Records.