40 Fun Facts About Now United

Which Spice Girls manager formed Now United in 2017 after an 18-month worldwide talent search?

Simon Fuller hired 20 people to travel the world holding auditions, then revealed the chosen members one by one in November 2017.

Which Now United member voiced the heroine of Disney's Moana in the film's Brazilian dub?

Any Gabrielly won the part in 2016, three years after making her stage debut as young Nala in the musical The Lion King.

Now United launched its debut single on 24 Hours of Reality, a climate broadcast led by which US politician?

Al Gore founded the environmental groups that merged into The Climate Reality Project, which stages the annual round-the-clock broadcast.

Josh Beauchamp, a World of Dance competitor before joining Now United, represented which country in the group?

Canada is home for Josh Beauchamp, who grew up in St. Albert, Alberta, and danced with the Los Angeles troupe ImmaBeast before the group formed.

Which drinks brand became Now United's global sponsor in 2019, two decades after backing the Spice Girls?

Pepsi was the first company the group's founder approached, and the deal began with a new jingle and a short commercial for use around the world.

Now United toured the United Kingdom in 2023 as the opening act for which British pop group?

S Club were managed by the same man who founded Now United, and the support slot put the group on stage at London's O2 Arena.

In which region is Now United's popularity mostly based, supplying most of the group's streams and video views?

Latin America supplies most of the audience, and the video for 'Na Na Na' has been watched more than 100 million times, mainly there.

Which founding Now United member had been a teen finalist on the reality show Pinoy Big Brother: 737?

Bailey May was born in Cebu City but grew up in Norwich, England, and holds both Filipino and British citizenship.

Which song did Now United release as its debut single in December 2017 and later perform for its US TV debut?

Summer in the City arrived with a desert performance clip in December 2017, and the official video, shot in 14 countries, followed in April 2018.

Now United's British founder created which TV singing contest in 2001, a format since sold around the world?

Pop Idol grew into the worldwide Idols franchise, whose US edition became a number-one rated show there.

Which founding member represented the United States in Now United until 2022 and directed the 'Wake Up' video?

Noah Urrea signed off with a farewell solo, 'Good Intentions', and a winner of the group's fan bootcamp took over the US spot.

Savannah Clarke joined Now United in 2020 as its 15th member, representing which country?

Australia was named as the next country before anyone was cast, and the choice of member involved social media and a fan vote.

Now United's search across the Middle East and North Africa ended in 2020 with a 16th member from which country?

Lebanon became the 16th nation in the line-up when Nour Ardakani was chosen from 13 hopefuls after a virtual audition.

Which Now United singer takes the main vocals on 'Na Na Na', filmed inside Rio de Janeiro's Theatro Municipal?

Sabina Hidalgo was the group's original member from Mexico, and she kept performing on the 2022 tour after announcing her pregnancy.

Joalin Loukamaa, who confirmed her exit from Now United in March 2023, had represented which Nordic country?

Finland is where she was born, in Turku, though she moved to Mexico at ten and trained at the dance school her mother and stepfather ran.

Sina Deinert, the last original Now United member unveiled in November 2017, was chosen to represent which country?

Germany's Sina Deinert stayed on the roster while taking 2023 off for her own projects, then returned for the 2025 tour.

In which Brazilian city did Now United open the 2022 Forever United Tour with its first football-stadium concert?

São Paulo's Allianz Parque hosted the show, after which the short tour moved on to two dates in Portugal.

Now United performed in Abu Dhabi in 2019 at the opening ceremony of which international sporting event?

Special Olympics organisers were staging their first World Games in the Middle East, on a bill that also featured Avril Lavigne and Luis Fonsi.

On which TV program did Now United make its US debut in July 2018, closing the episode with its first single?

The Late Late Show with James Corden hosted the performance, with twelve of the then fourteen members filling the stage.

Now United earned a Best Group nomination in 2020 at which US ceremony, staged that year in New York?

MTV Video Music Awards recognition came in August 2020, when the group already counted more than 100 million social media followers.

Now United's 'You Give Me Something', sung in English and Portuguese, covers a 2006 hit by which British singer?

James Morrison released the original as his debut single; in the cover, two members trade lines in the two languages.

Now United filmed the video for its second single, 'What Are We Waiting For', on the streets of which Asian capital?

Seoul's streets set the scene; the group's next two 2018 videos were filmed in Puebla, Mexico, and at Seal Beach, California.

In which Gulf city did Now United film a run of 2020 videos, including 'The Weekend's Here' and 'Golden'?

Dubai gave 'Golden' its desert and the aquarium and pool at Atlantis the Palm, while a hotel hosted the other shoot.

Which Now United song, with a video filmed at Louvre Abu Dhabi, gave its name to the group's 2022 world tour?

Wave Your Flag marked the video debut of Alex Mandon Rey, and the tour that borrowed its title opened in Porto Alegre in March 2022.

Which 2020 Now United single, the first to feature Savannah Clarke, shares its name with a tour the pandemic halted?

Come Together had its video shot at Coyote Lake in Barstow, California, and returned in 2021 in a new edition with twelve fan-camp winners.

Under what name did Now United play its first headlining concerts, in four Brazilian cities in November 2019?

Dreams Come True Tour stopped in Belo Horizonte, Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro among its dates, and a web series followed the preparations backstage.

Diarra Sylla, who left Now United in 2020 to go solo, was the group's original member from which African country?

Senegal is where she grew up, in Dakar, although she was born in Paris; she rejoined her bandmates for the 2025 reunion tour.

Which singer from the Ivory Coast was announced as Now United's 17th member in November 2020?

Mélanie Thomas later took the main vocals on 'All Night Long', a song the group unveiled on stage during its 2022 tour.

Which 2020 Now United song, the first video to feature Nour Ardakani, also came out in an Arabic-language version?

Habibi was the song she performed at her final audition, before a panel that included choreographer Kyle Hanagami.

Which European capital hosted the opening night of Now United's 2025 Now or Never World Tour?

Lisbon had history with the group: in April 2022 it staged the first concert performed by fifteen members at once.

Alex Mandon Rey became Now United's 18th member in April 2021, representing which European country?

Spain's first member was a 15-year-old from Mallorca, who left in August 2023 to begin a solo career.

Which Indian rapper features on Now United's 2018 single 'How We Do It', filmed on the streets of Mumbai?

Badshah joined the group for a track later reissued in a solo version with verses in three more languages.

Which Dutch DJ made three songs with Now United between 2020 and 2023, including 'Jump' and 'Run Till Dark'?

R3hab, born Fadil El Ghoul, has Moroccan roots and began the partnership with a single released in November 2020.

Which Now United member later competed on the talent shows Youth With You 3 and Boys Planet?

Krystian Wang, the original member from China, finished 45th on Boys Planet and came back for the group's 2025 tour.

Which Now United single was filmed across the group's 2019 YouTube Music world tour and later re-recorded in Portuguese?

Legends was shot in seven countries along the tour, Brazil among them, and its Portuguese version is titled 'Lendas'.

Jayna Hughes and Luke Brown, later of Now United, first belonged to which group cast through TikTok auditions?

The Future X launched in 2022 as a seven-piece assembled by Now United's own founder, with a debut single on Columbia Records.

Now United spent four days in Saudi Arabia in October 2022 filming the 'Run Till Dark' video in which location?

AlUla supplied the backdrops, and the finished video arrived the following March on the same day as the single.

Which Now United dancer co-directed the video for 'The Weekend's Here' and directed the one for 'Somebody'?

Heyoon Jeong left the group in March 2023 and made her solo debut the following year with 'Pivot', featuring Armani White.

Now United's 2022 cover of 'True Love Ways', sung by Zane Carter, revived a ballad by which rock and roll pioneer?

Buddy Holly recorded the original with an orchestra in October 1958, four months before his death; the cover's video was filmed in Portugal.

Now United made its first public television appearance in Moscow in April 2018 on the finale of which talent show?

The Voice Kids finale opened the group's Promo World Tour, a run of television appearances around the world.