JLS have written 16 tracks for their third album

The ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ hitmakers are currently in Los Angeles working on a new record and say initial sessions have proved particularly fruitful. Band member Jonathan ‘JB’ Gill said: “It’s going really well.”

His bandmate Oritse Williams added: “It’s off to a good start. We’ve written around 16 tracks so far.” The group – which also includes Aston Merrygold and Marvin Humes – have previously told of their plans to learn instruments for their new album.

Marvin, 25, said: “We all want to play our own instruments. We want to take the band forward. “Take That inspired us. We’ve already decided what we’re playing – I’m playing drums and Oritse is on guitar.” Jonathan added: “I used to play the piano and I’m going to take it up again. I feel like I’ve lost touch with it and I want to be able to play it on stage as well as on future albums.”

The band is keen to stay together as a group and have ruled out any of them going solo at this point in their career. Aston said: “We’re new to this game as a group. It feels like we’ve been here for a little while but we’re still new.”
Jonathan added: “Before the group we were all doing solo things and that didn’t work. aWe’re strong and unified and that won’t change.”

JLS want to make Peter Andre their fifth member.

The ‘Beat Again’ hitmakers – comprising Jonathan ‘JB’ Gill, Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, and Oritse Williams – have struck up a close friendship with the Australian singer-and-presenter and are so grateful for his support, they want to offer him the chance to perform with them.

JB said: “He’s so supportive of us. He’s fantastic. Even when he was really busy at the BRIT Awards and was being dragged off elsewhere, he was like, ‘Look, no, I just want to speak to the boys for a quick second.’ “

Oritse added: “He could be our fifth member!”

In the meantime, the group are preparing to release their single ‘Everybody In Love’ in the US later this year and although they want the track to do well, the band are quick to reassure their fans they won’t be abandoning the UK.

Aston said: “We would never leave the UK. More than anything, we wanna do all we can here. And emulate what Take That or Westlife have achieved.”

Marvin added: “Obviously there’s been a lot of talk and a lot of rumours. We will be releasing ‘Everybody In Love’ over there at some point in the year. It’s gonna be amazing. As artists, you want to release material all over the world and we are so lucky to be able to do that in America.”

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The hunky singer is a huge fan of the R‘n’B beauty for her musical talents and her jaw-dropping good looks.

He said: “Alicia Keys is incredible. She has the whole package – amazing voice, incredible writing talents and she’s such a good performer. She’s cute too.

“She did a secret show in December and I was totally wowed by her. I am definitely going to see her live again later this year.”

JB – who this week won two prestigious BRIT awards along with his bandmates Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes and Oritse Williams – also revealed his beauty secret for attracting the ladies, body lotion.

He said: “I use Kiehl’s body cream twice-a-day, every day without fail. It’s really important to moisturise and keep your body nice and soft, it has a really nice vanilla smell as well, too, so it does two jobs at once.”

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The JLS singer can’t wait for the festive period because he is desperate for some time off to relax in sunnier climes.

He said: “I’m going to be with my family on Christmas Day (25.12.09), then I’m going to go on holiday on Boxing Day (26.12.09). I’m jetting off somewhere hot for a week. I just want to sleep, eat, chill and do absolutely nothing.”

While Marvin, 24, can’t wait to jet off, his bandmates are happy to be able to spend quality time with their families.

Oritse Williams will travel to Canada, Jonathan ‘JB’ Gill is staying in London and Aston Merrygold will join his loved ones at their home in Peterborough, England.

He added: “It’s going to be nice to see everyone because I don’t get a chance to go back home much and catch up with them all.”

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The ‘Everybody In Love’ hitmakers wanted to show their appreciation for the work and support of 15 pals and splashed out the staggering sum for a meal at London restaurant Mr. Chow last night (015.12.09).

A spokesperson for the group said: “They wanted to do it for everything they achieved his year. They invited the whole team who have been working on them.”

After leaving the eatery, the quartet – Oritse Williams, Marvin Humes, Aston Merrygold and Jonathan ‘JB’ Gill – headed to a nearby nightclub to continue their evening.

The group have been regulars on the London party circuit in recent months, with Marvin even catching the eye of ‘Russian Roulette’ hitmaker Rihanna on a night out at Mahiki last week.

She reportedly told a pal: “JLS are super-talented and super-sexy. It would have been cool if Marvin had come over and said hi.

“Maybe next time. Or if they are ever over in the States we could hook up.”

However, Rihanna faces competition for Marvin’s affections after he recently confessed to having a crush on Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole and The Saturdays singer Rochelle Wiseman.

He said: “It’s not a secret, I fancy Cheryl Cole because she is beautiful but married, sadly. She is perfect. Me and Cheryl would be great lovers.

“I also like Rochelle from The Saturdays. I saw her the other day and she looked hot.”

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The British boy band – who topped the UK singles charts with their first two singles ‘Beat Again’ and ‘Everybody In Love’ – will return to the recording studio as soon as they’ve finished touring their debut album ‘JLS’ and hope to release their second LP in November 2010.

Singer Marvin Humes told The Sun newspaper: “It’s straight back into it with the tour in February and the release of our third single. As soon as the tour is finished the plan is that we will go into the studio and start putting the second album together.”

The foursome – also consisting of Aston Merrygold, Jonathan ‘JB’ Gill and Oritse Williams – will rush back into the studio following their last show in March because they need new material before they embark on their first large-scale arena tour at the end of next year.

He added: “That should be ready to go by November and fans will be able to hear the new songs at the arena tour next December.”

Last month, the band – who were runners-up in last year’s UK TV singing contest ‘The X Factor’ – signed an expensive deal with record label EMI which will help them cash in from their new material.

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The girl hid herself in a holdall matching that of the group’s luggage at a hotel they were staying at in Dublin, Ireland, in the hope of being smuggled to the airport with the four boys.

However, the ‘Beat Again’ singers’ entourage noticed the bag containing the girl was “moving” and rescued her before she was packed into the back of the tour bus.

A source close to the group told Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “It’s getting to the point where the fanaticism is dangerous.

“This girl was so meticulous. She had brought along her own bag to match the luggage the guys normally use. But it was moving slightly and didn’t have any tags so one of the security lads saw it.

“When the girl was pulled out she had been in there for at least half an hour and was close to fainting.”

Unfortunately for the fan, the group – Marvin Humes, Aston Merrygold, Jonathan “JB” Gill And Oritse Williams – had already left the hotel in separate cars, leaving the girl, who was wearing a T-shirt of the band, disappointed.

The source added: “She was looking for the boys but they had already left.

“She was distraught but managed to slip away, pretending she needed the toilet.”

Last weekend, JLS had to cut short a performance in Birmingham, England, after 20,000 fans turned up to see them and a host of other acts switch on the city’s Christmas lights and perform for free.

Around 60 people were injured as fans rushed to try and get into the show bustling past security.

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