Bars and Melody (often abbreviated as BAM) are a R&B and rap duo consisting of rapper Leondre Devries and singer Charlie Lenehan,[1] who took part in the eighth series of Britain's Got Talent in 2014.

During their audition, they were automatically sent into the semifinals of the competition after the head judge, Simon Cowell, pressed the golden buzzer.

[3][4][5] Their first single after the show, "Shining Star", was released on 30 July 2014, accompanied by the acoustic version of their song "Hopeful".

They performed a song based on Twista and Faith Evans' "Hope", with Devries replacing the original verses with ones protesting against bullying.

After the performance, Simon Cowell pressed the golden buzzer, sending them straight to the live semifinals.

They won their semi-final and progressed through to the final,[11] where they performed the song they sang in their audition and ultimately finished third behind Lucy Kay and Collabro.

[19] Two physical editions of the CD could be purchased with each one containing an image of either Lenehan or Devries, promoted through a second HMV signing tour.

[25] Following a guest presenting stint in 2014,[26] Bars and Melody made a red carpet appearance at the premiere of CBBC show Friday Download in May 2015.

[31] They toured thirteen cities in Austria, Germany and Switzerland in November and December, opening for German teen singer Lukas Rieger .

[32] On 15 February 2017 they released their second Japanese album, titled Never Give Up, for distribution in Asia, by Rhythm Sound, a division of Avex Music Creative.

[34] On 27 May they released a song from Generation Z called "Thousand Years," which has a music video with over 28 million views on YouTube as of 14 November 2019.

[citation needed] In early 2019, Bars and Melody released a single from their upcoming album called "Love To See Me Fail."

On 26 July, they released their long-awaited single "Waiting for the Sun" on YouTube, Apple Music, Spotify and deezer.

They also set to embark on their primarily-UK tour Lighthouse from October until early November, along with 3 shows in Japan in mid-January 2020.

The album would consist of 12 tracks which included previous singles "Love to See Me Fail", "Waiting for the Sun", "Lighthouse" and "Teenage Romance".

On 15 January 2021, Bars and Melody released the album Carpe Diem, starting with hit single "Own Ways".

[1] He attended the Winterbourne International Academy[8] from the age of 11, and was interested in drama, music, and engineering at the time of the competition.

Antonio Devries, Leondre's father, threatened to file a suit against the group in March 2016, claiming that he wrote Hopeful due to troubles that he was having in his life.

[39][42] The official statement was that "Bars and Melody are sorry to hear that legal action is being threatened and they hope it will [be] resolved quickly and amicably.