S Club Allstars (previously known as S Club 3) are an English spin-off

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group based in

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with

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and

S Club 8 S Club 8 (originally S Club Juniors) were a spin off of the British pop group S Club 7. The group's members, Jay Asforis, Daisy Evans, Calvin Goldspink, Stacey McClean, Aaron Renfree, Hannah Richings, Frankie Sandford and Rochelle Wiseman wer ...

former members. Originally, the group was founded by

Bradley McIntosh Bradley John McIntosh (born 8 August 1981), also known as City Boy, is a British singer, rapper, record producer and actor. He was a member of the pop group S Club 7 where he enjoyed five years of hit singles, arena tours and awards. Since 2008, ...

Jo O'Meara Joanne Valda O'Meara (born 29 April 1979) is an English pop singer. She is best known for being a member of pop group S Club 7 between 1999 and 2003. Born and raised in Romford, she launched her career at age 16 working with Max Martin. O'Meara ...

and

Paul Cattermole Paul Gerald Cattermole (born 7 March 1977) is an English singer. He was a member of the group S Club 7, but left the group in 2002. Early life Cattermole was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He was a member of the National Youth Music Thea ...

. In February 2014,

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joined them and the group, but in May 2015, Cattermole left the group after the

reunion. In August 2020, O'Meara left the group and was replaced by Stacey Franks in December 2021.

History

In 2008,

and

wanted to reform

, but the other four members were focused on their solo careers. The three artists embarked on tour with the name "S Club 3", performing at nightclubs and festivals. The first performances took place on 17 October 2008 at Tokyo Club, in

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. On 12 November 2008, a bottle was thrown at O'Meara during their performance in Bradford; 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 ''

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. On 12 November 2009, S Club 3 turned on the

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Christmas Lights. Between 2009 and 2011 the group continued to tour several British cities. In 2012 the group toured Australia with

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on ''The Ain't No Party Tour''. On 31 May they performed on television for the first time as S Club 3 in the Australian daytime show '' The Morning Show''. In February 2014, Tina Barrett joined the group and toured as a four piece. On 22 October, it was confirmed that all seven members of

would reunite for the BBC '' Children in Need'' and a tour in May 2015. After the

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. 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

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, Spearritt joined S Club 3 for a special one-off performance. On 6 August 2020, O'Meara announced online that she had left the group to focus on her second solo album. British singer

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was considered to replace her, but McIntosh and Barrett decided to stay as a duo and renamed the project as S Club Live. In December 2021, Stacey Franks joined the group, having previously been a member of

(originally S Club Juniors) and they were renamed "S Club Allstars".

Discography

Singles

Members

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Concert tours

;Headlining * S Club Live * The Ain't No Party: Australian Tour * S Club Party Tour ;Co-headlining * 90's Australia Tour * Step Back 90's * Poptastic Tour

References

External links

*{{Twitter, sclub_live S Club 7 English dance music groups English pop music groups Musical groups established in 2008 Musical groups from London