Speedway were a Scottish

Scotland

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 pop rock

Pop rock

Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...

 group

Musical ensemble

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, who were formed in 2001, by Glaswegians Jill Jackson

Jill Jackson (singer)

Jill Jackson is a lesbian Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her material includes rock, folk and alternative country music.-Career:...

 (lead vocals) and Jim Duguid (drums). The band acquired three more members in that year, with the keyboardist

Keyboardist

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 and vocalist Tom Swann from Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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 plus guitarist

Guitarist

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 Dan Sells

Dan Gillespie Sells

Daniel Giles Gillespie Sells is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known as being the lead vocalist and frontman for the pop band, The Feeling.-Biography:...

, now lead singer of The Feeling

The Feeling

The Feeling are a BRIT award-nominated English pop band from West Sussex and London. The band categorise their music as "pop".Following a limited release of their first single "Fill My Little World" in late 2005, the band entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 with their first full release "Sewn" in...

 (the latter of whom was later replaced by Chris Leonard), and signed with Innocent Records

Innocent Records

Innocent Records is a pop record label created to cater to for EMI's Virgin Records more Pop oriented acts. Following the success of the Spice Girls, Virgin Records decided to delve into the Pop market. In doing so they poached Hugh Goldsmith from RCA Records...

 in 2002.

The band supported then labelmates Blue

Blue (boy band)

Blue are an English pop vocal group, whose members are Simon Webbe, Lee Ryan, Duncan James and Antony Costa. Blue originally formed in 2001 before splitting in 2005. In 2009, it was confirmed that the band would reform. In April 2009, the group reunited and a Best of Blue Tour was announced...

 on their UK tour in early 2003, played a number of university gigs

Concert

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, and played to over 25,000 people in September 2003 at the KC Stadium

KC Stadium

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 in Hull

Kingston upon Hull

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 as part of a charity event made by the local radio station

Radio station

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, Viking FM. They were noted for playing one song in particular - the Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera

Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...

 hit "Genie in a Bottle

Genie in a Bottle

"Genie in a Bottle" is the second single by American pop recording artist, Christina Aguilera, taken from her self-titled debut album. It was co-written by David Frank, Steve Kipner, and Pamela Sheyne, and produced by Frank and Kipner respectively...

", and as a result, it became their first single

Single (music)

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 as a double A-side

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, with another song, "Save Yourself" and reached #10 in the UK Singles Chart

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.

Their second single, "Can't Turn Back" reached #12 in February 2004. Their third single, "In & Out", hit #33 in June, and their album

Album

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, Save Yourself was released just after "Can't Turn Back" came out. It did not fare well in the UK Albums Chart

UK Albums Chart

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. Speedway thus left Innocent Records after their first UK

United Kingdom

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 tour, and later split up, later reforming briefly to support Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...

 on his ten date UK tour later that year.

Jackson later toured the material for an acoustic

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 solo

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 album in support of Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

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, Tennessee

Tennessee

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 artist

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, Kevin Montgomery, formed a duo

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 with the Irish

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 singer-songwriter Gianna Cassidy called Jackson and Cassidy, and released her first solo album in 2006. Jackson is currently working with her own band, members include Alan Frew (guitar) Carl Taylor (drums) and Lorna Thomas (bass).

Duguid was until recently drumming and writing for the Scottish singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 Paolo Nutini

Paolo Nutini

Paolo Giovanni Nutini is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley. His father is of Italian descent, from Barga, Tuscany, although both his parents are Scottish, his family having been in Scotland for three generations....

 (who supported Speedway at some of their later gigs in 2004) and can be seen in the videos

Music video

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 to Nutini's singles.

Press quotes

Speedway are that rarest of rock things: a British band with a fantastically photogenic lead singer, songs minted in some exclusive, radio-friendly hit factory, the makings of a great live act, and a sound that seems to come emblazoned with dollar signs. - Sunday Times

Jackson exudes confidence and looks every inch the rock star. - Mail On Sunday

Singles

• "Genie in a Bottle
  Genie in a Bottle
  "Genie in a Bottle" is the second single by American pop recording artist, Christina Aguilera, taken from her self-titled debut album. It was co-written by David Frank, Steve Kipner, and Pamela Sheyne, and produced by Frank and Kipner respectively...
  
  " / "Save Yourself" - UK
  UK Singles Chart
  The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
  
  Peak #10
• "Can't Turn Back - Peak #12
• "In And Out" - Peak #31

Final Line Up

• Jill Jackson - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
• Dan Sells - Lead Guitar
• Tom Swann - Bass Guitar
• Jim Duguid - Drums