East 17 are an English pop boy band founded by Tony Mortimer, Brian Harvey, John Hendy, and Terry Coldwell in Walthamstow in 1991. They are best known for their 1994 hit single "Stay Another Day", which was the UK Christmas number one that year. The group has released 18 top-20 singles and four top-10 albums and was one of the UK's most popular boy bands during the early- to mid-1990s, aided by strong tabloid interest in their 'bad boy' image, compared to the clean-cut style of rivals Take That....
