They released a second single, "Christmas is here," in 2007, also accompanied by a popular YouTube video (shot in the snow in Austria, in which the four men danced in red boxers, tank tops, ski outfits, and Santa Claus suits), The song entered the Single Top 100 at #7. Praise by Perez Hilton led to a tour in the United States and attention in the US media- The Washington Post wrote of the band, "Finally, there's a boy band for older, hairy gay men." Their eponymous single "Bearforce 1", a medley of popular dance songs including Sabrina Salerno's Boys and Dead or Alive's You Spin Me Round, accompanied by a video clip in which the four bears dance and lip-sync, was a YouTube phenomenon and ended as #20 on LOGO TV's Ultimate Queer Videos Countdown. The band reformed in 2014 with 3 new members, with only the lead singer, Robert Brown returning.īearforce 1 was founded by three Dutchmen (Ian Turnel, Peter Johansson, and Yuri) and an Irishman (Robert Brown), led by actor and producer Roeland Fernhout. Founded in 2006 and promoting their image as bears, they released three singles accompanied by YouTube videos, and scored hits in the Netherlands before breaking up in 2009. Bearforce 1 in 2015 during their campaign to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest.īearforce 1 is a gay dance music band from the Netherlands, known mainly for a YouTube hit video, "Bearforce 1".
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