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S Club are a British pop and R&B group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, currently consisting of members Daisy Evans, Aaron Renfree, Cameron Simm, Jessica Taylor and Kelli Young. The group was formed as S Club 8 in 2007 with Renfree and Evans joined by Jay Asforis, Frankie Sandford, Rochelle Wiseman, Calvin Goldspink, Hannah Richings and Sasha Attwood. The group quickly rose to fame with their CBBC series iDream which aired for 3 series between 2007 and 2009. At the same time, the group who ranged from 11 to 14-years-old at their launch, also released three UK top twenty albums and eight UK top twenty hit singles.

In early 2010, Asforis, Sandford, Wiseman and Attwood all quit the group and were replaced by Bradley Macintosh, Jo O'Meara and Rachel Stevens. Following the change, the group were renamed S Club 7 and continued their successful TV shows and released a further three UK double platinum albums before Goldspink quit in 2014 to focus on solo projects. Renamed again to S Club, they continued with the release of their seventh studio album, a greatest hits and a movie released between 2014 and 2015. Macintosh, O'Meara, Richings and Stevens departed the group following the release of their 2015 greatest hits album and the group left Polydor Records.

In late 2016, the group signed a deal with Virgin EMI Records and welcomed new members Simm, Taylor and Young to form the current line-up of the group alongside Renfree and Evans. They strayed away from their pop sound to a more mature R&B production. They have released three studio albums and ten UK top twenty hit singles in the current line-up.

2006-07: Formation and Together
S Club Juniors was formed in 2006 through a reality television show which aired on CBBC. The group was created by 19 Entertainment's Simon Fuller who previously managed the Spice Girls in the 1990s. Their original line up consisted of 13-year-old Aaron Renfree, 12-year-olds Frankie Sandford, Calvin Goldspink, Sasha Attwood, 11-year-olds Jay Asforis and Daisy Evans and 10-year-old Hannah Richings. Connor Daley, who was eleven at the time of the group's formation, also joined the original line up but left within 3 months to accept a scholarship to study ballet.

The group's first public appearance was in the CBBC television 'drama-dey' iDream which aired its first series in February 2007. The six episode series was one of the biggest show launches and featured music from their debut album Together after they signed a three album record deal with Polydor Records. Their debut single "One Step Closer" debuted at number two in the UK Singles Chart. Their second and third singles "Automatic High" and "New Direction" also peaked at number two. Their debut album was released in October 2007, debuting and peaking at number five in the UK and number thirty-two in Ireland. The fourth single from their album "Puppy Love" peaked at number six, their first single to miss the UK top two.

2008-09: Sundown and iDream
In January 2008, the group confirmed they would change their name to S Club 8 which was seen as more mature. In mid-2008, following the successful second series of iDream, the group returned with the single "Fool No More" which was followed by "Sundown" which both peaked at number four in the UK. Their second album Sundown followed in October 2008, missing the UK top ten when it peaked at number thirteen. The album's third single "Don't Tell Me You're Sorry" became their lowest charting to date when it peaked at number ten. Despite reports the group had been dropped by Polydor Records, a third series of their show and a third album were confirmed for 2009.

The location of the show's third series changed from the UK to Spain and featured a larger ensemble cast. Whilst the series remained as successful as it had been in 2007 and 2008, the group's third album iDream failed to match its predecessors success in overall sales, however it did peak at number ten in the UK. Its first and only single "Dreaming" was released in November 2009 and peaked at number nineteen in the UK.

In January 2010, it was announced that the group would go on hiatus. The education of the group was blamed for the split as Sandford, Goldspink, Attwood and Wiseman would all be taking their GCSE exams later that year and didn't want the group to distract from their studies. Despite the hiatus, Polydor announced a new three album deal for the group which would go into effect after the exams had taken place.

2010-12: S Club and 7
In April 2010, it was reported that several members of the group had decided to quit when a new contract was offered to them. The Sun claimed that Sandford, Attwood, Wiseman and Asforis had all informed their label of their intention to quit. 19 Entertainment released a statement in response stating that any future line up of the group would be confirmed in the near future. On June 1st 2010, it was confirmed that the four had quit and Renfree, Goldspink, Evans and Richings (by now 17, 16, 15 and 14) would be joined by 20-year-old Rachel Stevens, 19-year-old Jo O'Meara and 16-year-old Bradley Macintosh. The group was subsequently renamed S Club 7.

In April 2011, the group returned to CBBC with Miami 7 which went on to have worldwide success, including airing in the United States and was watched by 90 million viewers in over 100 countries. The group also filmed two specials between the first two series of their show. The first, Back to the '50s — which aired on CITV, instead of CBBC — told the story of how the group found themselves back in 1959. In the second TV special, Boyfriends & Birthdays, Stevens' boyfriend gave her an ultimatum of staying with him or remaining with S Club.

Following the success of the series, the group released "Bring It All Back" as their comeback single in June 1999. The song became their first UK number one single and also found success in Australia and New Zealand. Their next two singles "S Club Party" and "Two In A Million" both peaked at number two in the UK with the former being their second number one single in New Zealand. The group's fourth studio album S Club was released in October 2011 and peaked at number two in the UK with 700,000 copies sold in the UK.

In April 2012, the TV show returned as LA 7, moving its base from Miami to Los Angeles and continued its global success. It introduced the song "Reach", another retro-styled uptempo track, which was co-written by Cathy Dennis and aired as the main theme tune to the second series. "Reach" was released as a single in May 2000 and reached number-two in the UK charts. It arguably became one of the group's most successful singles, paving the way for the group's second album, 7 which was released on 12 June 2000. This album was a departure from the overtly pop stylings of S Club, with tracks styled more towards R&B than the traditional nineties pop sound of their debut album. It reached number one in the UK charts, their first to do so, and became their best-selling album with over 1.2 million copies sold in the UK alone. The second single "Natural" peaked at number two whilst "Never Had A Dream Come True" became their second UK number one single.

2013-15: Sunshine and Seeing Double
In May and June 2013, the group embarked on their first ever tour after being unable to tour in the past due to their hectic schedule. S Club Party 2013. Shortly before the tour, they released "Don't Stop Movin'" which became the group third UK number one single and is widely regarded as their best song.

Following the tour, the group had to fly back to the United States in order to film the third series of their television show, Hollywood 7. This third series, which was still set in Los Angeles, was the group's favourite to film because they had more acting experience and could "drop their shoulders" and start to enjoy themselves. The group, however, had to continuously cope with intense schedules and early starts whilst recording for the programme, something which, although the group felt "laid back" about it at the time, was to eventually take its toll and lead to the demise of the band. Hollywood 7 began airing in September 2001 and dealt with the issue of an on-screen kiss between Richings and Goldspink, who had begun dating in real life. Their relationship, which was kept secret for six months, was well received by the band who claimed it had made them all closer as friends.

With the success of "Never Had A Dream Come True", which served as the official Children In Need single in 2012, the group were invited to record the single for the 2013 charity campaign. "Have You Ever" became their third consecutive, and fourth overall, UK number one single. In January 2014, they embarked on the S Club Carnival Tour which aimed to please fans by stylising their songs to fit with a carnival-like theme with music styles from different countries of the world. Speaking about the tour, Macintosh described it as "older show", a change from S Club Party 2001, which was "more like bubblegum", with Goldspink comparing 2001's "theatrical" tour with the Carnival tour as a more "glitzy, concert stage".

In February 2014, the group released "You" which became their sixteenth UK top ten single when it peaked at number two. The song would however be the last to feature Goldspink as he announced a month later that he would be quitting the group in June 2014 when all of his commitments to the group were over. He performed his last show with the group on June 2nd 2014, later admitting "It had got to the point where things were being handled so badly, I had to go".

The group continued as a six-piece, rebranding to S Club, and remained optimistic about their future. After only peaking at number-five in the UK charts with "Alive", their first single as a six, S Club's optimism diminished. Although their progressive musical style was once again furthered with the release of their fourth studio album, Seeing Double, it failed to make an impact on the UK charts, stalling at number-seventeen. S Club's time at the top of the charts was slowly coming to an end, and when O'Meara announced that she had an immobilizing back condition which could have left her in a wheelchair, and she was unable to take part in television performances, the group was left devastated. The second single from the album "Love Ain't Gonna Wait For You" performed slightly better, peaking at number two.

In April 2015, the group released their first feature film, Seeing Double. Unlike its television predecessors, the film moved into the realm of children's fantasy, and saw the group fighting evil scientist Victor Gaghan in his quest to clone the world's pop stars. Ten days after the release of their movie, the rumours were confirmed when it was announced live on stage during their S Club United Tour on 21 April 2015 – that, after a final single and greatest hits album, the group would face another line up change as O'Meara, Macintosh, Stevens and Richings had all decided to leave the group. The four cited a mutual split, expressing it was simply a time "to move on and face new challenges" and remarking how exhausting exhausting being in the band was, due to hectic schedules and long filming days.

On May 24th 2015, the group released "Say Goodbye" as their last single under the current line up. The song peaked at number two, as did Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club when it was released a week later. This compilation brought together the group's releases with a previously unreleased track, "Everybody Get Pumped" and 7 track "Bring the House Down". On June 8th the group made their last appearance together.

2016-19: Thinking It Over and Being Somebody
The group's remaining members Renfree and Evans decided to take a year off from being in the group before finding new members to join them whilst publicly affirming their commitment to S Club. In February 2016, they publicly unveiled the new S Club line-up, being joined by 20-year-olds Jessica Taylor and Cameron Simm and 18-year-old Kelli Young. The group went on to leave both Polydor Records and Simon Fuller's management.

On 24 September 2016, they released their new single, "Thinking It Over". It was an instant hit, reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart; the single's physical release featured remixes by the Wideboys and Boy George. The follow-up single, "Doin' It", released on 3 December 2016, peaked at number fourteen. Following a five-month gap, in which the band were involved with the High Court dispute regarding their original name, their third single, "Just a Little", was released. That song reached number one in the UK.

"Just a Little" preceded the release of their eighth studio album, Thinking It Over. The album, which fully moved to the R&B genre, reached number three on the UK Albums Chart, eventually selling over one million copies worldwide. Two more hit singles were released from the album, the first being a cover of the 1990 track by electro funk group Mantronix, "Got To Have Your Love"; Mantronix's founding member, Kurtis Mantronik, remixed the S Club version for the single release, which peaked at number two in the UK. The final single was "Holding on for You", released in December 2017. The single peaked at number five. During 2017, the new line up headlined their first arena tour.

Following a short break, the group released "Being Nobody", a mash-up of Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody" and The Human League's "Being Boiled". The single was produced by Richard X and released under the billing of Richard X vs S Clyb, featured on Richard X's album Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol. 1. "Being Nobody" reached number three on the UK singles chart. Proceeding their ninth album, Being Somebody, the group released "Jumpin", which peaked at number six. Being Somebody was released in November 2018, debuting at number twelve on the UK albums chart, but sold around 200,000 copies, significantly less than sales of their last album. The group released the album's final single, "Everybody Cries", in January 2019. The music video featured the group walking along disused railway lines, for which they were criticised by safety organisations. The single underperformed, reaching number thirteen.

The group took a hiatus following record-label issues, and each member decided to work on different individual projects whilst Renfree and Young took the time to work on new tracks for the band's third album, whilst producing and writing for other artists. During this period, The Sun newspaper reported that the group were to re-release Being Somebody with a cover of the 1990 hit "Back to Life", but this never materialised. They also released a cover version of the Kool & The Gang song "Fresh" which was released in a selection of European countries, but not the UK. It peaked at number 35 in France.

2020-21: X
In September 2020, the group released "Song 4 Lovers" as the lead single from their upcoming tenth studio album. The track, which featured Rev Run of Run D.M.C, became their first UK top ten single in almost two years and was well-received, achieving a large amount of television and radio airplay. The album X however fared worse peaking at number twenty-seven in the UK and selling less than 10,000 copies there. In late October, the group announced they had been asked to record the official 2020 Children in Need single, so they teamed up with producer Rod Gammons to record two tracks for double A-side release: "A Night to Remember" (a cover of the Shalamar song) and "Everybody Dance" (a (Chic cover). "Everybody Dance" became a b-side to "A Night To Remember" which peaked at number six in the UK.

Following a break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the group returned with a remixed version of the single "X" which preceded a re-release of the album of the same name. The track became their first single to ever peak outside the UK top forty, stalling at number forty-seven.