In yet another interruption to Nikkimania I'd like to offer my belated condolences to V, who triumphed in the face of staggering indifference by being everything a boyband should be and releasing the best single a boyband has ever released since, well, D-Side's last single in 'Hip To Hip'.

Frankly, given their chart run, I'm astounded that they ever managed to make it to the album launch, but they were never given much of a chance - their first single was, frankly, awful, and they were made to look like an ugly a1 tribute band by people who had their hands tied up with milking the respective cash cows of Busted and McFly, two of the most successful - and, therefore, demanding - pop groups of recent times.

Despite having an unhealthy quota of Ugly Ones (the 'Ugly' to 'Quite Fit' ratio being something like 3:2), they were all quite nice, and funny, and could hold a decent interview, even if their songs were a bit naff.

They will be missed.