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The official statement from Sony:

Paul Marazzi has today announced his decision to leave the band a1. The band members have made the following joint statement:

Paul said, ‘After a lot of thought and deliberation I have made the difficult choice to leave the band due to personal reasons. I have had a brilliant five years with a1 and would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has
been part of the whole a1 experience, everyone at Sony, but most of all our amazing fans. I would like to wish Christian, Ben and Mark all the best of luck in the future.’

Ben, Mark and Christian said, ‘We are all heartbroken that Paul is leaving a1 but we understand his reasons and wish him all the very best. There is no way that we could ever replace him – he isn’t just a band mate but a great friend.
We will however be carrying on with our plans for the future and are very excited about our new single and album early next year.’

a1 are currently having massive success in France where their single ‘Caught in the Middle (Nos Differences)’ featuring French star Eve Angeli, was this weeks highest chart entry. The guys will be back in the UK for this weekend’s Disney
Kids Awards.