Marvin Richard James Humes (born 18 March 1985)^[1] is an English singer-songwriter, disc jockey, radio host, television presenter, and former actor. Before rising to prominence as a member of the British boy bandJLS, he had an acting role inHolby City. As part of JLS, he achieved five number-one singles on theUK Singles Charts and a number-one album on theUK Albums Charts. As of December 2013, they have sold over 10 million records worldwide.

Marvin Humes
Humes withJLS in 2010
Born	Marvin Richard James Humes (1985-03-18)18 March 1985 (age 40) Greenwich, London, England
Occupations	Singer actor DJ television presenter
Years active	1999–present
Employers	Bauer ITV BBC
Agent	Modest Management
Known for	JLS (2006–2013, 2019–present)
Television	Holby City (2000–2003) This Morning (2013–2015) The Voice UK (2014–2016) The Hit List (2019–present)
Spouse	Rochelle Wiseman ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	3
Musical career
Genres	Pop R&B dance
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Epic RCA Polydor
Website	www.marvinhumes.com

Humes has since ventured into radio and television presenting. He currently presents a weekday mid morning show onKiss and an afternoon show onKisstory. He previously presented the Monday–Thursday late-night show across theCapital Network. He previously hostedThe Official Big Top 40 charts across UK commercial radio stations on a Sunday afternoon, between 2013 and 2018. Between 2014 and 2016, Humes hostedBBC One'sThe Voice UK withEmma Willis and created a DJ-Producer-dance actLuvBug.^[2] Since 2019, he has co-hosted the game showThe Hit List with his wifeRochelle Humes.

Marvin Richard James Humes was born on 18 March 1985 inGreenwich,London.^[3] He is the son of aJamaican father andScottish mother and is the middle child between two brothers, Leon and Jackson.^[4]

Humes started his music career in a band calledVS which was created byBlue memberSimon Webbe; however shortly after being formed and releasing an album, they split.^[5] Humes appeared inHolby City on theBBC for three years from 2000 to 2003, playing Robbie Waring for 14 episodes.^[6] At the age of 14, he starred in a children's programme calledK-Club, which helped people with computers and how they work.

Humes' future bandmateOritsé Williams decided to form his own boy band after not feeling the ones he had been scouted for were right for him. Through friends, Williams met Marvin Humes who had experience in R&B and pop music, being a part ofVS in 2004.^{[citation needed]} Next to join wasAston Merrygold, who was once cast in theITV children's programmeFun Song Factory, because of his athletic ability.^[7] Last to join the group wasJB Gill, chosen for his "musical ear" and harmonies.^{[citation needed]} The boys bonded, became friends and together they were calledUFO (an initialism ofUnique Famous Outrageous). They signed toTracklacers developing a sound they then called "Jack the Lad Swing", combining the phrase "Jack the lad" and the urban music ofnew jack swing. UFO then signed toEpic Records. The band won their first award in late 2007 at theUrban Music Awards for Best Unsigned Act thanks to theirmash-up of "Stand by Me" byBen E. King and "Beautiful Girls" bySean Kingston. Shortly thereafter, they released their second single, "Slap Ya Elbow".^[8] The group give credit to "DJ Triz" who produced one of UFO's first songs and helped them write it.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, UFO auditioned for thefifth series ofThe X Factor, but had to change their name because it was already being used by another group. They decided to go with the nameJLS (an initialism of Jack the Lad Swing, the style created with Tracklacers some months prior). Following the elimination of girl groupsBad Lashes andGirlband in weeks one and two respectively, JLS wereLouis Walsh's last remaining act in the competition, but, throughout the live shows, the judges called them the best band to come out ofThe X Factor. In week 7, JLS were in the bottom two along withRachel Hylton. However, they survived, thanks to votes from Walsh,Cheryl Cole andSimon Cowell. Cowell stated when casting his deciding vote that JLS did not deserve to be in the bottom two.^[9] In week 8, JLS performed "...Baby One More Time" and received negative comments from two of the four judges, with Cowell saying "At the moment you're out." However, after their second performance, "You Light Up My Life", Cowell commented that they were "back in the race" and that they could "have a hit record" with that performance.^[10]

In week 9, JLS performed "Umbrella" and "I'm Already There". Cowell then predicted they would win the competition.^[11] They made it to the final and performed their own version of the winner's song, "Hallelujah", which the other finalist, and eventual winner,Alexandra Burke also performed. JLS were the fourth band to make the final of the competition. Following their success onThe X Factor, Cowell's record company,Syco, were going to sign JLS; however, Cowell revoked this offer, deciding instead to focus solely on winner Burke.^[12] JLS's manager thought the band would be well suited toEpic Records, with whom they signed a record contract in January 2009.^[12]

Following their appearance onThe X Factor, JLS signed toEpic Records.^[13] Their first two singles "Beat Again" and "Everybody in Love" both went to number one on theUK Singles Chart.^[14][15] The band'sself-titled debut album was released on 9 November 2009,^[16] and has since sold over one million copies in the UK. JLS won the awards forBritish Breakthrough andBritish Single ("Beat Again") at the2010 BRIT Awards. They also won several awards at the Mobo Awards for Best song for "Beat Again" in 2009 and also Best Newcomer in the same year. In 2010, they won theMOBO Awards for Best UK act and Best Album. They also went on to win their fifth MOBO Award in 2012 by winning Best Video for "Do You Feel What I Feel?". They won the title of the UK's hardest-working band for two constitutive years, in 2011 and 2012.^[17]

In 2010, JLS signed a record deal in the United States withJive Records, and released "Everybody in Love" as their debut US single, but it failed to chart.^[18] "The Club Is Alive", the lead single from their second studio album, was released in the UK in July 2010,^[19] and earned the band their third number-one on the UK Singles Chart.^[20] Their single "Love You More", the official single forChildren in Need in 2010, was the group's fourth UK number one. Their single "She Makes Me Wanna" featuringDev was their fifth UK number one. As of 2012, their debut album and single has been named one ofThe X Factor's top ten biggest-selling debut singles and albums.^[21] JLS have sold more than 10 million records worldwide.^[22] As of 2013, they are the sixteenth richest reality TV stars in the UK, with an estimated fortune of £6 million per member, totalling £24 million.^[23]

In December 2012, Humes signed with an acting agent, hoping that landing a part in a credible show would give him the platform to launch a career in acting after JLS came to an end.^[24]On 24 April 2013, it was announced that the band were to split after their fifth album and tour. They released their last book as a band, calledForever and a Day, One Last Goodbye X, on 24 October 2013. JLS' last ever performance was on 22 December 2013 on the last night of their "Goodbye - The Greatest Hits Tour".^{[citation needed]}

On 23 July 2014, Humes announced through social networking sites that he had formed a new dance group featuring 'The White N3RD & JKAY called LuvBug. They were officially signed toPolydor Records and their first single, "Resonance" featuringTalay Riley, was released on 5 October 2014.^[25] It charted at number 13 on the week of 18 October 2014. The follow-up single, "Revive (Say Something)" was number 17 in the UK charts in February 2015.^[26]

LuvBug first aired their new single "Best is Yet to Come" on 5 February 2016 and it was released in April 2016.^[27]

In March 2013, Humes began hosting his own radio show,#FridayNightCapital on theCapital network on Friday evenings between 7pm and 10pm as the official start of "The Weekend Lives on Capital".^[28]

On 5 January 2014, Humes replacedRich Clarke onThe Vodafone Big Top 40 with Kat Shoob, which airs on Sundays from 4pm to 7pm on Capital, Heart, and over 100 commercial music radio stations.^[29] He left the show in 2018.

On 11 March 2016, Global announced that Humes would take control of the Capital Late Show, which runs Monday-Thursday 10pm-1am, to replaceWill Cozens.

It was announced that Humes would co-presentOne Love Manchester on Global Radio stations on 4 June 2017.

Humes presented his final Capital Late Show on 15 December 2022, onCapital (radio network) and left the network after 10 years, formerCapital Breakfast presenterSonny Jay began hosting the show on 3 January 2023.

In April 2024, Humes joinedBauer stationsKiss andKisstory to present a new weekday mid morning show.^[30]

Humes made his television presenting debut on 23 August 2013, when he co-presentedITV'sThis Morning with his wifeRochelle Humes. The couple later became regular stand-in presenters until 2015.^[31][32] Humes was a regular reporter for ITV'sSurprise Surprise programme, hosted byHolly Willoughby.

In September 2013, Humes was confirmed asReggie Yates' replacement for the third series ofBBC One'sThe Voice UK, which began on 11 January 2014. He hostedseries 3,4 and5 withEmma Willis.^[33] The show moved toITV in 2017, without Humes as co-presenter.^[34][35]

Since 2016, Humes has co-presented BBC'sChildren in Need appeal with his wife,Rochelle Humes.^[36] He playedApollo Creed in an episode ofThe Keith & Paddy Picture Show.^[37]

On 20 November 2018, it was announced that Humes would co-host a music quiz show with wifeRochelle Humes on BBC One.The Hit List began in May 2019 and was recommissioned for a second series to air later that year. A third series was commissioned and was set to air in 2020.

On 19 November 2020, Humes guest presented theITV daytime showLoose Women, by making history to be the first male presenter in the show's 21-year history as well as an all male panel.^[38]

In November 2023, he was announced as a contestant in thetwenty-third series ofI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.^[39] Humes on 8 December 2023 was the 6th contestant to be eliminated fromI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!^[40]

In September 2010, a "Marvin doll" was launched, along with the other three members of JLS.^[41] Updated dolls were produced for the launch of JLS' 2nd album "Outta This World".

Durex teamed up with JLS to produce a condom range called "Just Love Safe", with each member of the group having their own box and Marvin's box being green.^[42] JLS also released their hoodie range.

In 2010, JLS endorsed NintendoWii Party appearing in seven different TV advertisements.^[43] JLS were also part of theWalkers crisps "Make sandwich more exciting" advertising campaign, their performance atSandwich Technology School appeared on the television ad alongside other celebrities such asGary Lineker,Pamela Anderson andJenson Button.^[44]

In May 2020, Humes was announced as the Menswear ambassador for UK retailer Next.^[45]

JLS founded "The JLS Foundation"^[46] a foundation that sets out to raise money for six charities:Cancer Research UK, Rays of Sunshine, Brook,Childline,BeatBullying and theMS Society. Despite the split, the foundation still exists and all members are still committed to continue the foundation.

All sales from the JLS number one single "Love You More" went to Children In Need.^[47] In 2012, JLS performed at the "Children In Need Rocks Manchester" concert performing "Take a Chance on Me".^[48] In 2013, JLS appeared on Children In Need for the last time, where the group sang a medley of songs on theEastEnders set.^[49]

JLS has also helped raise money forComic Relief, appearing in comedy sketches with bothMiranda Hart^[50] andJames Corden.^[51]

In 2012, JLS visited Uganda forSport Relief, appearing in emotional VT's across the night.^[52] The same year JLS released the official sport relief charity single "Proud", which peaked at number 6 in the chart,^[53] as well as hosting a special charity concert "JLS sing for Sport Relief"^[54] and doing the Sport Relief Mile.^{[citation needed]}

In total, JLS have recorded five charity singles: a cover ofMariah Carey's song "Hero" as part of the X Factor 2008 finalists (forHelp for Heroes), "Wishing On A Star" Xfactor finalists ft. JLS and One Direction (For organizationTogether for Short Lives) "Love You More" (for Children In Need), "Proud" (for Sport Relief) and "Everybody Hurts" (forHelping Haiti). Four out of five of these charity singles got to number one on the UK Singles Chart.

In late 2013, Humes launched "The Marvin Humes Channel"^[55] a "website and app for iPhone or Android smartphone devices that allows you to catch up on Marvin's activity 24 hours a day". This platform is now defunct.

Humes is a fan ofChelsea F.C.^[56] His biggest inspiration isMichael Jackson.^[4]

Humes marriedThe Saturdays singerRochelle Wiseman on 27 July 2012 atBlenheim Palace.^[57] They have two daughters and one son.^[58] Humes was nominated for "Celebrity Dad of the Year 2013", but lost to Olympic gold medallistMo Farah.^[59]

In June 2016, he played for England in the 2016Soccer Aid, which was broadcast on ITV.

In August 2018, Humes was a subject of the UK genealogy programmeWho Do You Think You Are?^[60]

Television

• K-Club – presenter
• Holby City (2000–2003) – Robbie Waring
• The X Factor (2008) – contestant, as part ofJLS
• This Morning (2013–2015) – stand-in presenter, withRochelle Humes
• Surprise Surprise (2013–2015) – reporter
• The Voice UK (2014–2016) – co-presenter, withEmma Willis
• Children in Need (2016–2018) – co-presenter, withRochelle Humes
• The Keith & Paddy Picture Show (2017) –Apollo Creed
• MOBO Awards (2017) – co-presenter, withMaya Jama
• The Hit List (2019–present) - co-presenter, withRochelle Humes
• Loose Women (2020) - Presenter, with panellistsRonan Keating,Roman Kemp andIain Stirling
• I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2023) - Contestant;Series 23

• Official website
• Marvin Humes Channel
• JLS Website