• Paul was the first member to join a1
• At school, Mark was known as Piano Man, because he was always on the piano
• Paul was engaged
• Ben fell down a flight of stairs on his first date
• Christian went to the same high school as Brian from the Backstreet Boys
• Ben and Mark were in a band before a1 [Louise]
• Christian is from Norway [Elin]
• Ben is a massive Tracy Chapman and Michael Jackson fan [Lucy]
• Ben used to be in the choir [Lucy]
• Ben has a younger brother called Rupert and a younger sister called Lucy [Lucy]
• Mark is allergic to cats but he still has them! [Lucy]
• Mark used to perform on cruise ships with his parents band [Lucy]
• Paul used to be a chef in a pub but he admits the food he made tasted awful [Lucy]
• Ben used to smoke but stopped because he was scared of it ruining his voice [Amy]
• Mark's mad about Disney [Lucy]
• a1 wrote one of their songs in Mark's back garden [Lucy]
• Ben and Mark used to be in a band called North and South [Mary Rose]
• Christian is allergic to dogs [Rikke]
• The name of the High School Christian attended here in America was Tates Creek High School [Krystle]
• Paul's middle names, Thomas and Leo, are the names of his two grandfather's [Jhokerr]
• Ben has a dog called Holly [Kayleigh]
• a1 were formed by Tim Byrne and Vicky Blood [Karla]
• Ben wrote Like A Rose when he was 16 [Lucy]
• The people riding the horses in the Everytime video, weren't actually a1! [Lucy]
• Whilst filming the Everytime video, Ben almost got crushed by a horse [Lucy]
• Ben had a dog called India which he gave away before he joined a1. [Nurul]
• Mark was born in Kingston hospital in Surrey [Oda]
• 'When I'm Missing You', a song on the new album, Make It Good, was written for the fans. [Nurul]

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