Busted were an English band consisting of James Bourne (rhythm guitar), Charlie Simpson (lead guitar and occasionally drums), and Matt Willis (then called Matt Jay; bass guitar). They sold over 1 million singles and 2 million albums in the UK , winning BRIT Awards, Record Of The Year and performing on several sellout arena tours.

There are at least 2 artists under the name Busted: 1) Busted were a very successful British pop band consisting of James Bourne , Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson . 2)German “hands up” hard trance act 1: Busted were a British pop band consisting of James Bourne , Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson . They launched onto the pop-punk scene in the fall of 2002 and went on to have seven top 10 singles (4 of which were #1’s) and two top 10 albums in addition to a mini-documentary series and a live