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Atomic Kitten are a British pop girl group, consisting of members Melody Thornton, Kaya Jones, Kimberley Wyatt, Jessica Sutta and Tiffany Anderson.

The group made their debut in 1999, with just Thornton, Jones and Wyatt in the line-up. They were original members of the Sugababes, who later became the best selling UK female act of the 21st Century. The first line-up released three studio albums, "Right Now" (2000), "Feels So Good" (2001) and "Ladies Night" (2003) before going on hiatus.

In 2007, the group returned with a new line-up, in which their former Sugababe bandmate Jessica Sutta had joined the group. This line-up released a further three albums, "All Saints" (2007), "Sinners" (2008) and "Studio One" (2009). From July-October 2009, the group launched a television programme to find a new member. Atomic Kitten: Search For The Next Kitten aired on Channel 4 and 4Music. In October 2009, Tiffany Anderson was named as the new member of the group.

In March 2010, the group will release their seventh studio album, "Chasing Lights", their first with a five member line-up.

Formation
The group were originally members of the Sugababes, who made their debut in 1996. However, the three original members of Atomic Kitten left the group after their first album due to being pushed out of the spotlight. Thornton, Wyatt and Jones all decided to release an album as their own group. Other former Sugababes Sutta was approached, but decided to not join the group.

They took two years to write their first album and get signed to London Records in 1998. They were ready for their debut.

1999-2001: Right Now
The group's debut single "Right Now" was released in November 1999 and peaked at #10 in the UK. It was followed in January 2000 by the second single "Cradle" which also peaked at #10. The final single release before the album was "See Ya" which peaked at #6. The album, entitled "Right Now" debuted at #39 in the UK, before dropping a massive 51 places to 90 the following week. After that, the fourth and fifth singles were released. "I Want Your Love" peaked at #10 in the UK, with "Follow Me" peaking at #20. After this, London Records were deciding whether to drop the group when Thornton asked for one more single, which executives agreed to but threatened to end the contract if it failed. The sixth single "Whole Again" was released in January 2001, and debuted at #1 in the UK and Ireland. The single then topped the charts in 17 other countries worldwide.

The album recieved a re-release in July 2001, and was preceeded by single "Eternal Flame" which was their second UK #1 single. The re-release debuted at #1 when it was released and was followed by the second single "You Are" which peaked at #2. The album has currently sold over 700,000 copies (including the original version).