Ultimate Kaos
| Company type | Boyband |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Simon Cowell |
| Defunct | 1999 |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Products | Music albums and singles |
Ultimate Kaos (presented as Ultimate KAOS) was a British boyband active during the 1990s, created by Simon Cowell. The initial lineup consisted of Jomo Baxter, Jayde Spence, Ryan Elliott, Nick Grant, and the youngest member, 9-year-old Haydon Eshun.
Career
The group originated in 1992 under the name Chaos and released only one single with this title, which was a rendition of Michael Jackson's "Farewell My Summer Love". Prior to this release, they performed as backup dancers for Sinitta, who was romantically involved with Cowell at the time. Additionally, Haydon Eshun had appeared on Michael Barrymore's talent program.
Ultimate Kaos achieved early recognition through tracks such as "Some Girls" after touring the UK in 1994 as opening acts for Take That. Their popularity grew throughout Europe, earning chart success in countries including Germany, Austria, Sweden, France, and Belgium. On 20 October 1994, when their average age was just fourteen, they made an appearance on BBC's Top of the Pops during their peak period.
Their first album, Ultimate Kaos (1995), contained popular singles like "Hoochie Booty" and "Show a Little Love". The subsequent album, The Kaos Theory (1996), featured singles such as "Casanova"—a cover of LeVert's 1987 track—alongside "My Lover" and "Anything You Want (I've Got It)". They also took part in Childliners' charity release "The Gift of Christmas".
Following their breakup in 1999, Haydon Eshun competed in Reborn in the USA, sought to represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest, released his solo album Justice in 2009, and appeared in the West End production of Thriller – Live.
Albums
| Title | Album details | Highest chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
UK R&B |
NED | ||||||||||||
| Ultimate Kaos |
|
51 | 14 | — | ||||||||||
| The Kaos Theory |
|
— | — | 49 | ||||||||||
| "—" indicates titles that did not chart or were not issued in that market. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart rankings | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
UK R&B |
AUS |
AUT |
BEL |
FRA |
IRE |
NED |
SCO |
SWE | |||||
| 1992 | "Farewell My Summer Love" (as Chaos) | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Template:N/A | ||
| 1994 | "Some Girls" | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 17 | — | Ultimate Kaos | ||
| 1995 | "Hoochie Booty" | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 29 | — | |||
| "Show a Little Love" | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 31 | — | ||||
| "18" | "6" | "—" | "—" | "—" | "—" | "—" | "—" | "29" | "—" | |||||
| '1997' | 'Casanova' | '24' | '6' | '—' | '—' | '—' | '4' | '—' | '—' | '37' | '—' | 'The Kaos Theory' | ||
| '1998' | 'Casanova' (re-release) | '29' | '6' | '18' | '20' | '6' | '—' | '—' | '2' | '40' | '19' | |||
| 'My Lover' | '—' | '—' | '—' | '—' | '28' | '40' | '—' | '10' | '—' | '—' | ||||
| 'Smile Some More' | '—' | '—' | '—' | '—' | '—' | '—' | '—' | '—' | '—' | '—' | ||||
| '1999' | 'Anything You Want (I've Got It)' | '52' | '—' | '20' | '—' | '—' | '—' | '—' | '57' | '63' | '—' | |||