JLS announce split and world tour

In a shocking announcement to their fans, British boyband and The X Factor UK alums JLS have announced that they are breaking up!

Giving an exclusive interview to The Sun, the band said they will finish up with one final arena tour before calling it quits.

Marvin, 28, said: “It’s an emotional time. There’s no getting away from that. We have been through so much together. “But we have to be mature and look at this decision as a celebration of what we managed to achieve.We never wanted to overstay our welcome. We never wanted to be that band where people said, ‘Oh, bloody hell. It’s JLS again.’ “We wanted to finish on a high. We’re finishing with an arena tour — our third arena tour — and that is a massive achievement. “The last five or so years have been nothing short of incredible. It has been an incredible journey.”Marvin — married to Saturdays singer Rochelle — went on: “I’ve got a baby on the way in four weeks, so it’s another celebration for me. But that was also another sign that we were moving on to the next stage in our lives.

“We are the first X Factor act to finish a five-year recording contract. If we wanted to carry on and sign to another label, it was going to be another three, four or five albums. So we all thought about it for a few months and it sort of made sense to say we were moving on with our lives.”

Aston, 25, added: “The question was asked, ‘Can you do this together for another five or so years? Can you see that happening?’ “Between the four of us, there was no definite ‘Yes’ in the room. We had to dig deep and find the right solution. We haven’t fallen out. We leave with some amazing successes under our belt and we can say goodbye in style.” The band were put together by a teenage Oritsé. X Factor guru Simon Cowell SNUBBED the chance to sign them — so they went to Epic and became the first act from the show to win a Brit Award. Oritsé, inspired throughout by his mum, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, said their families had grown incredibly close — making the split even harder.

“Hopefully, we can make sure it’s going to be the biggest celebration on that last date, especially because it’s going to be the last time that anybody is going to see us together on stage.” Aston said they would keep that promise despite the ratings success ITV2 has had bringing ’90s pop acts back together for The Big Reunion. He insisted: “For us, this is the end. Of course we don’t know what could happen in five years’ time.

I didn't want to transcribe the whole interview here just for sake of your headache and mine as well, but definitely check out the full interview over at The Sun. It's definitely a must read. I feel like they may be back in a few years. This is shocking but I wish them luck in the future. I can definitely see Aston and Marvin with booming solo careers in the meantime.