1989
Stirred by the huge success of clean-cut US outfit New Kids On The Block, would-be pop mogul Nigel Martin-Smith auditions for a boy band in Manchester. Songwriter Gary Barlow (18) is installed as leader, with Robbie Williams (15) a last-minute addition.
1993
The album Everything Changes spawns four No1 singles and sends them stratospheric from Manchester to Manilla.
1995
Back For Good hits No1 in 31 countries. Williams quits, claiming his creative ideas have been sidelined by Barlow and his manager.
1996
The remaining four members disband having sold 19 million albums. Barlow and Mark Owen have fleeting solo success before dropping from sight. Despite moderate success Williams' career looks over.
1997
On a boozy weekend in Dublin, Williams encounters songwriter Ray Heffernan who has a song called Angels. Tweaked by songwriter Guy Chambers, it becomes a global hit, launching him to international superstardom.
2005
Williams prepares for another sell-out stadium tour while his four ex-colleagues get together for a tentative reunion. Their comeback album Beautiful World is a hit.
2009
Inactive since the failure of his 2006 album Rudebox, Williams says "it would make sense" to reunite with Take That. Sitting pretty in the charts and preparing for another sell-out stadium tour, Gary Barlow says thanks, but no thanks.
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