Jimmy Constable

James Michael Constable (born 21 September 1971) is an English pop singer, songwriter and dancer. He is a member of the pop band 911.

Early life Constable was born in Oxford Street Maternity Hospital, Liverpool to parents Margaret and Ronnie. He is a fan of Liverpool F.C.

Career

1990s: The Hitman and Her Constable began his career in the early 1990s as a dancer on the late-night ITV dance music show The Hitman and Her.

1995–2000: 911

Whilst on the show, Constable met Simon "Spike" Dawbarn and Jason Orange.

911 spent several months building up a fanbase from scratch, performing gigs in schools and small public venues. After independently releasing two singles which both made the UK top 40, "Night to Remember" and "Love Sensation", 911 were signed by Virgin Records.

911 sold over 10 million singles and six million albums worldwide before splitting up in 2000. Constable announced the split live on Radio 1 and in 2005 said: "I didn't have any time to get my head around it. I had a lump in my throat saying it, then we came out of Radio 1 and the other two guys went to the pub. I got in my car and took off and I never saw them for two years."

Post-split After the band split, Constable turned to drink and drugs, admitting "I found myself in my old single bed with a bottle of Jack Daniel's and a bottle of pain killers and thought about ending it there and then. The only thing that stopped me was thinking about the devastation it would cause for my family."

Constable return to the music industry in 2006 by taking part in the MTV series Totally Boyband. The series followed ex-members of other boy bands forming into a new band, called Upper Street. But their first single was a commercial failure, charting at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart and the band disbanded.

On 28 August 2007, he appeared on the BBC Two game show Identity, billed as an 'ex boyband member'.

2012–present: The Big Reunion and 911 comeback On 18 October 2012, it was announced that 911, along with B*Witched, Five, Atomic Kitten, Honeyz and Liberty X, would be reuniting again for the ITV2 documentary series The Big Reunion.

Constable also does songwriting for other artists. He has worked with Les McKeown of the Bay City Rollers and Rod Stewart.

Constable lives with his wife Claire (whom he married in 2009) and two other children in St Neots.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1998 Noel's House PartyHimself Episode #7.18 2005 Hit Me, Baby, One More Time Special TV show 2007 Identity Mystery guest (1 episode) 2011 Celebrity Juice Special guest (1 episode)2013 The Big Reunion 9 episodes Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1 episode (4 August) The Big Reunion: On Tour 3 episodes