S Club Allstars | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | S Club 3 (2008–2021) S Club Party (2014) S Club Live (2021-2022) S Club Allstars (2022) |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2008–2014, 2018-2023 |
Spinoff of | S Club 7 |
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Past members |
S Club Allstars (previously known as S Club 3) were an English spin-off pop group based in London with S Club and S Club 8 former members. Originally, the group was founded by Bradley McIntosh, Jo O'Meara and Paul Cattermole. In February 2014, Tina Barrett joined them and the group, but in May 2015 Cattermole left the group after the S Club reunion. In August 2020, O'Meara left the group and was replaced by Stacey Franks in December 2021. [1]
In 2008, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O'Meara and Paul Cattermole wanted to reform S Club 7, but the other four members were focused on their solo careers. [2] The three artists embarked on tour with the name "S Club 3", performing at nightclubs and festivals. [3] [4] The first performances took place on 17 October 2008 at Tokyo Club, in Bradford. On 12 November 2008, a bottle was thrown at O'Meara during their performance in Bradford. [5] It left her with a severe cut to the head, requiring treatment at a nearby hospital. A 20-year old man was arrested and he said that did justice for her performance on Celebrity Big Brother where nearly 50,000 complaints were received about her and two other female contestants' alleged racist bullying towards Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. [6]
On 12 November 2009, S Club 3 turned on the Mansfield Christmas Lights. [7] Between 2009 and 2011, the group continued to tour several British cities. [8] In 2012, the group toured Australia with Big Brovaz on The Ain't No Party Tour. [9] On 31 May, they performed on television for the first time as S Club 3 on the Australian daytime show The Morning Show . [10] In February 2014, Tina Barrett joined the group and they toured as a four piece. [11] On 22 October, it was confirmed that all seven members of S Club 7 would reunite for BBC's Children in Need and a tour in May 2015. [12] [13] After the S Club 7 full reunion tour, Cattermole decided to leave the spin-off group and O'Meara, McIntosh and Barrett continued to perform together as S Club 3. [14]
On 1 December 2017, the group announced on This Morning that the trio would release its first single, "Family", on 11 December. On 18 August 2019, during a performance in Falmouth, Cornwall, Spearritt joined S Club 3 for a special one-off performance. [15] On 6 August 2020, O'Meara announced online that she had left the group to focus on her second solo album. [16] British singer Amelia Lily was considered to replace her, but McIntosh and Barrett decided to stay as a duo and renamed the project as S Club Live. [17] In December 2021, Stacey Franks joined the group, having previously been a member of S Club 8 (originally S Club Juniors) and they were renamed "S Club Allstars". [18] The final performance as S Club Allstars (until the 2023 S Club reunion) happened on 23 December 2022 at the Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham.[ citation needed ] There was to be one last performance as the duo of Tina and Bradley under the name S Club Live at Flashback Fridays at the Wyld Nightclub on the Isle of Wight on 17 February 2023 but only Bradley did the set.[ citation needed ]
On 13 February 2023, S Club 7 announced that they would reunite for a two-week 25th-anniversary tour that October. [19] [20] On 6 April, Cattermole died of natural causes at the age of 46. [21] His bandmates said they were "truly devastated". [21] On 14 May, the group announced they had changed their name to S Club and that Spearritt would not join them on their coming tour. [22] [23]
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"Family" [24] | 2017 | Non-album single |
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S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, are a British pop group formed in 1998 by Simon Fuller after he was fired as manager of the Spice Girls. Original members were Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt and Rachel Stevens. Cattermole left the group in 2002; it disbanded in 2003. After the members performed solo and in smaller groups, the group reunited temporarily for a short tour in 2015. In 2023, the group reunited and announced a tour; however, Cattermole died of heart failure and Spearritt withdrew from the group before the tour.
Hannah Louise Spearritt is an English singer and actress. She is an original member of the pop group S Club. Spearritt is known for playing the role of Abby Maitland in the British science-fiction drama Primeval (2007–2011), Mercedes Christie in Casualty (2016) and Kandice Taylor in EastEnders (2017–2018).
Tina Ann Barrett is an English singer and actress. Her major breakthrough came in 1999 when she became a member of the pop group S Club. She has been a member of spin-off group S Club Allstars since 2014. She is also a former member of the girl group Mis-Teeq, though she never appeared on any of their recordings.
Paul Gerald Cattermole was an English singer and actor. He was best known for being a member of the pop group S Club 7 from 1998 until his departure in 2002. Cattermole returned to the band in 2014 for their reunion tour and was originally due to return in 2023 for a planned second reunion tour before his death.
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Joanne Valda O'Meara is an English singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has been a member of the pop group S Club between 1999 and 2003, which has currently reformed since 2023.
Bradley John McIntosh, also known as City Boy, is an English-Jamaican singer, rapper, songwriter, actor and record producer. He is a member of the pop group S Club, where he enjoyed five years of hit singles, arena tours and awards. Since 2008, he has been a member of spin-off group S Club Allstars and has a solo career as rapper.
Sunshine is the third studio album by English pop group S Club 7. It was released on 26 November 2001 and features the hit singles "Don't Stop Movin'", "You", "Have You Ever" and "Never Had a Dream Come True"—all bar "You" peaking at number one before the album's release. The album debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart in December 2001, selling more in its first week (136,000) than any of their other albums. It was later certified 2× Platinum after selling over 600,000 copies. Sunshine was the last album that featured Paul Cattermole as he announced his departure from the group in March 2002. The album peaked at number thirteen in New Zealand. The album also charted at number five on the 2001 UK year-end chart. The album was never released in the US, despite their success with previous album, 7, which was certified gold after peaking at number sixty-nine on the Billboard 200.
Seeing Double is the fourth studio album from S Club. It was the only album to be released under the name "S Club", after the group was rebranded when Paul Cattermole left the group in June 2002 after his departure announcement in March. It was used as the main musical influence to the film of the same name released in April 2003. Despite good reviews and reception, the album only managed to reach number 17 on the UK Albums Chart.
"You" is a song by British pop group S Club 7, released on 11 February 2002 as the final single from their third studio album, Sunshine (2001). The track served as the theme song to their third series, Hollywood 7, in 2001, and was the group's last single to feature band member Paul Cattermole. The song reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, ranking at No. 70 on the year-end edition. The single features a cover of the Beatles's "The Long and Winding Road".
"Alive" is a song by S Club, released as a single on 18 November 2002. Called a "power-packed dancefloor thriller" in the Best inlay booklet, the track features strong disco beats and samples. "Alive" was the first single to be released under the "S Club" name rather than S Club 7, and it was also the first single to be released without Paul Cattermole. "Alive" was the penultimate S Club single and apart from the double A-side "Say Goodbye"/"Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You", was the only track to be released from the fourth album, Seeing Double. It reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, their only single not to reach the top three until 2023 release "These Are the Days", which failed to chart. The song also served as the main theme for Viva S Club, the band's final TV series. The B-side, "Discotek" was led and co-written by Tina Barrett, and features on the series finale.
Miami 7 is a television series starring English pop group S Club 7. Thirteen episodes were produced and aired on CBBC from 8 April to 1 July 1999. During each episode, the members would perform one of the songs from their first album S Club. All seven members of the group star as fictionalised versions of themselves. It was created and partially written by Kim Fuller, who also created and wrote the Spice Girls' 1997 film Spice World.
Viva S Club is the fourth and final series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club. This is the only series that is not filmed in America, instead, it is filmed in Barcelona, Spain. The programme was shown every week on CBBC from 21 September 2002 to 14 December 2002 and stars all members of S Club. The show also features Alícia González Laá, as housekeeper Maria, and Jeremy Xido, as Lyall, their mentor from the record company of which the group are signed.
L.A. 7 is the second series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club 7. The programme was shown every week on CBBC, from 6 April 2000 to 6 July 2000 and stars all seven members of the band as fictionalized versions of themselves. The series featured star from The Exorcist, Linda Blair as Joni, their landlord.
Hollywood 7 is the third series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club 7 and the second television series shot in California. The programme was shown every week on CBBC from 27 September 2001 and 20 December 2001 and stars all seven members of the band as fictionalized versions of themselves. The series also features former Brady Bunch actor Barry Williams as Dean Strickland, S Club 7's manager.
Stacey Franks is an English pop singer. She was part of the S Club 7 spin-off band, S Club 8 and in 2009 took part in the sixth series of The X Factor.
S Club 7 Go Wild! is a television series starring British pop group S Club 7, who worked with the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) to help raise awareness of the threats facing wildlife around the world. Each member adopted an endangered animal and travelled to their respective natural habitat in different locations around the globe. There were seven 30-minute episodes, one for each member of the band, which were aired on BBC Two in the UK.
Back to the '50s is the first one-off sitcom from the British pop group S Club 7. It first aired in 1999 and was produced for CITV. In this movie, the cast proceeds with their long drive from Miami to Los Angeles – when they suddenly find themselves in the 1950s, having travelled back in time. The episode itself is a parody of the films Grease and Back to the Future.
Artistic Differences is the third one-off programme from the British pop group S Club 7. It first aired in 2000 and was produced for ITV. In this TV special, the group look in danger when Bradley falls out with Paul over artistic differences and decides to join another band, while Rachel wants to leave the band and get married.
S Club 7: Christmas Special is the fourth one-off programme from the British pop group S Club 7. It first aires in 2000 and is produced for CITV. In this TV special, the group are trying to get home to the UK for Christmas and New Year. To pay for flights home, the members all take on low-paying jobs in a local shopping mall. Paul gets in a car accident and loses his memory, with doctors saying he has to stay in LA for Christmas. He later regains his memory.