Early Music Career
After leaving the BRIT School, Bowers joined British boy-band Another Level, where he performed as a part of the group for three years, between 1997 and 2000, with fellow members Mark Baron, Wayne Williams and Bobak Kianoush.
Another Level gained seven Top 10 singles in two years in the United Kingdom, including 1998's UK number one "Freak Me"; and a platinum-selling, self-titled debut album. Their follow-up album, Nexus, released in 1999 achieved gold-selling status, and was followed by a Brit Award nomination for Best British Newcomer in 1999.
Another Level also performed as the supporting act on the European leg of Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope World Tour in 1998.
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