Stacey Franks ( McClean, born 17 February 1989) is an English pop singer. She was part of the S Club 7 spin-off group,

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and in 2009 took part in the sixth series of ''

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''.

Career

2001–2005: S Club Juniors

McClean was born in

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, Lancashire. In 2001, aged 12, she auditioned for the children’s pop group S Club Juniors, and won a place. Whilst in the group, Stacey, along with her bandmate Rochelle Humes, usually wore her hair in her naturally curly style. The group released three singles and an album, and guest starred in ''

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''. After S Club 7 disbanded in 2003, 19 Entertainment decided to keep S Club Juniors going, so they were renamed S Club 8 and released a further three songs and a second album. In 2004, McClean, along with the other members of S Club 8, appeared in the children's musical television comedy '' I Dream'', which was filmed in Spain. The programme lasted for thirteen episodes, from 22 September to 13 December 2004, and was broadcast on

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. S Club 8 disbanded in 2005.

2009: ''The X Factor''

In 2009, McClean auditioned for ''

'' in

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, singing the

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song " Ain't No Other Man". Her audition was shown on the 100th episode of the show, screened on 19 September 2009. She made it through to boot camp, then after the first task of singing with other acts she made it into the top 50 acts, where she had to sing a solo performance to reach the final 24. She made the final 24, and along with five others was placed in the Girls (16–24) category, in which her mentor was

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assisted by her sister, Kylie. In the final audition, held at Atlantis, The Palm,

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, McClean sang the

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song " Sometimes", but was eliminated before the live shows.

2010–present: Recent work

In 2010, McClean took up a post as a receptionist at the UK radio station ''

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''. She continues to pursue her singing career in her spare time. In December 2010, McClean began a six-month tour of the UK as one of the stars of G*Mania an all singing all dancing stage production.

Personal life

McClean attended Beacon Hill High School in

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. She worked as an Admin manager at 106.5 Central Radio in Lancashire whilst co-hosting the breakfast show, but has since left. She lives in London. She is a quarter Nigerian in her ethnicity. Stacey was previously married to former footballer Fraser Franks. She gave birth to their daughter in 2019. In 2023, McClean announced her separation from Franks.

Discography

Media appearances

Television

Radio

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McClean, Stacey 1989 births 21st-century Black British women singers 21st-century British women singers English child singers English people of Nigerian descent English women pop singers Living people People from Bispham, Blackpool S Club 8 members The X Factor (British TV series) contestants