Boyband JLS to split up after a farewell tour
The boyband JLS are to split after six years together.
In an online message to fans, they have said will bow out with a farewell tour and a greatest hits album.
The band released a message to their fans this morning and thanked fans for their 'support, dedication and love'.
JLS shot to fame after being discovered on ITV's X Factor. They were runners-up in 2008 to Alexandra Burke.
One Direction's Louis twtted that he was 'sad' to hear about JLS splitting up.
Fans were also devastated by the news.
The Sun's showbiz editor Gordon Smart, who broke the story, said: