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.