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| S Club 8/S Club Juniors |
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| Background
information |
| Origin |
 United
Kingdom |
| Genre(s) |
Pop, R&B |
| Years active |
2001–2005 |
| Label(s) |
Polydor
Records |
| Former members |
Jay
Asforis b. 1989
Daisy
Evans b. 1989
Calvin Goldspink b. 1989
Stacey
McClean b. 1989
Aaron
Renfree b. 1987
Hannah Richings b. 1990
Frankie Sandford b. 1989
Rochelle Wiseman b. 1989 |
S Club 8, previously known as S
Club Juniors, were a spin-off of the highly popular UK
pop
music band S
Club (7). The group's members, Jay Asforis, Daisy Evans,
Calvin Goldspink, Stacey McClean, Aaron Renfree, Hannah Richings,
Frankie Sandford and Rochelle Wiseman, were all in their early teens or
younger when they were chosen from thousands of hopefuls on the S
Club Search (2001) television series. The group were
originally intended only as a support act on as part the competition to
perform at Wembley Arena on S Club 7's S Club Carnival Tour.
The group also had their own documentary series, S Club
Juniors: The Story.
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Contents
- 1 S
Club Juniors
- 2 S
Club Juniors: The Story
- 3 S
Club 8
- 4 I
Dream
- 5 Discography
- 5.1 S
Club Juniors/8 Singles
- 5.2 S
Club Juniors/8 Albums
- 5.3 I
Dream Albums/Singles
- 6 Members
- 6.1 Jay
- 6.2 Daisy
- 6.3 Calvin
- 6.4 Stacey
- 6.5 Aaron
- 6.6 Hannah
- 6.7 Frankie
- 6.8 Rochelle
- 7 Vocal
Ranges/Ability
- 8 External
links
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S Club Juniors
S Club Juniors were formed in 2001, through an auditioning
process. The auditions were aired on CBBC. The original concept was that the group
would all be children and would perform at Wembley as a
support act to S Club 7 on their Carnival tour. S Club Juniors'
appearances at Wembley were considered a success and consequently 19
Entertainment, the management company that had created S Club 7 and
auditioned S Club Juniors, decided they should perform as a support act
at all of the venues on S Club 7's carnival tour.
There were originally seven Juniors: Calvin, Jay, Daisy,
Rochelle, Stacey, Frankie and Connor, but 19 management liked Aaron,
Hannah and Chris and decided that they were going to be in the band as
well but as the Juniors were rehearsing for the tour with S Club 7,
Connor left the band and Chris was removed because of a heated
arguement with 19 management.
By the end of the tour, S Club Juniors had created a following
and, with the encouragement of 19, Polydor
Records signed the group. Their first single was called "One Step
Closer". The single was promoted by the TV series S Club
Junior: The Story, which followed the group as they performed
on S Club 7's 'The Carnival' tour and promoted the single. It was also
heavily promoted on SMTV: Live, CD:UK
and The Saturday Show. The single debuted and
peaked at Number 2 in the UK Singles chart and sold 250,000 copies,
gaining a Silver disc for sales. It was beaten to Number 1 by the Sugababes
with their single Freak Like Me.
Off the back of the success of "One Step Closer", a second
single was recorded, called "Automatic High". The single was a summer
song and once again had a promotional video filmed in Malaga, Spain. The single
was released on the 22 July 2002 and also peaked at Number 2.
Their third release was "New Direction". After the cheesy
first two singles, this was a more serious song and was praised by
critics. It was released on 13 October 2002. It reached Number 2 in the charts.
A fortnight after "New Direction" was released they released
their first album, "Together". The album
hit Number 4 in the chart and eventually sold over 500,000 copies.
In the run up to Christmas 2002, S Club Juniors released a
fourth single, "Puppy Love", to further promote their album. The single
peaked at Number 6.
After the success of their album, S Club Juniors went on a
joint tour of the country with S Club. The tour was called S Club
United.
In 2003, the Juniors won "best newcomer" at the Disney
Channel Kids Awards.
They are also believed to be the only act ever in the UK
Singles Charts to have their first three singles go straight to Number
2.
S Club Juniors: The Story
S Club Juniors: The Story was a television
series broadcast on the BBC,
following the daily events of the band. It filmed 'behind the scenes'
of the S Club Carnival Tour and "One Step Closer". The list below
refers the series.
S Club 8
It was during the S Club United tour that S Club decided they
would split. 19, S Club Juniors management firm then decided to rebrand
the Juniors as S Club 8.
As S Club 8, the band attempted to become more mature, with
outfits becoming more risque and their music becoming more R&B
influenced, rather than pop, like the first album. It was thought the
group seemed to be going through an identity crisis and thus alienated
many fans inevitably this lead to their downfall.
The first single released under this brand was "Fool No More",
on 30
June 2003.
The single was heavily promoted and charted at number 4. It was beaten
by the Fast Food Rockers and Evanescence.
The single was due to be released in May, however due to the split of S
Club the single was pushed further back. It is one of the groups most
successful tracks and is acclaimed for its electropop tinged sound. The
single received heavy video and airplay and constant promotion on
childrens' TV programmes such as CD:UK and TOTP
Saturday.
A fortnight after the single was released, the group's second
album (named "Sundown") was launched.
Like the more recent singles, the album didn't chart as well as earlier
material, entering at 13, dropping to 36 the next week and leaving the
top 75 three weeks later.
"Sundown" lacked a song that stood out as a clear single.
Consequently, "Don't Tell Me You're Sorry" was remixed and released.
This was to be S Club 8's final single as it charted at number 11;
their lowest position to date and failed to improve their slumping
album sales. However, as the track was released during the run for New
Year number one spot the track is not regarded as a flop and remains a
favourite with fans.
I Dream
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Main article: I Dream
Welcome to Avalon Heights, the show's soundtrack
album.
After the failure of Sundown, 19 Management chose to send the
group in a radical new direction. Consequently in 2004, S Club 8
returned as cast members in the BBC children's television show I Dream. Unlike
the S Club (7) shows which focused upon the band's fictional exploits, I
Dream saw S Club 8 as members of a larger ensemble cast (see
side bar). I Dream revolved around the summer
school Avalon Heights, run by Professor Toone (played by Christopher
Lloyd), where the characters tried to improve on their talents in the performing
arts. Not surprisingly, the show featured many songs and dances: normally
two songs per episode.
| Additional Cast |
| Matt Di Angelo |
Felix |
| Rachel Hyde-Harvey |
Amy |
| Helen Kurup |
Khush |
| Lorna Want |
Natalie |
| George Wood |
Ollie |
In the run-up to the shows airing it was marketed as an S Club
8 TV show. However, several weeks before it went to air it was
unofficially announced by a forumer Easty, that the show would actually
mainly feature five additional actors, to whom S Club 8 would play
second fiddle. It was in this manner that S Club 8 were rebranded
iDream.
On 15 November 2004, the shows theme tune, "Dreaming" was
released as a single, and was sung by Frankie and Calvin. The single
flopped charting at number 19, falling to 36 the next week then out of
the UK Top 40. The album was released 2 weeks later and also failed
charting at 133.
On 29 November 2004 an album titled "Welcome to Avalon Heights"
was released, containing songs from the show performed by S Club 8
members and the rest of the cast.
S Club 8 have since not released any new material.
Discography
Note: Sales are from above in the article.
S Club Juniors/8 Singles
| Single |
Year |
Country |
Chart |
Sales |
| "One Step Closer" |
2002 |
UK |
#2 |
>250,000 |
| "Automatic High" |
2002 |
UK |
#2 |
(N/A) |
| "New Direction" |
2002 |
UK |
#2 |
(N/A) |
| "Puppy Love/Sleigh Ride" |
2002 |
UK |
#5 |
(N/A) |
| "Fool No More" |
2003 |
UK |
#4 |
(N/A) |
| "Sundown" |
2003 |
UK |
#4 |
(N/A) |
| "Don't Tell Me You're Sorry" |
2003 |
UK |
#11 |
(N/A) |
S Club Juniors/8 Albums
| Album |
Year |
UK Chart |
Sales |
| Together |
2002 |
#5 |
>500,000 |
| Sundown |
2003 |
#13 |
(N/A) |
I Dream Albums/Singles
| Single |
Year |
Country |
Chart |
Sales |
| Welcome to Avalon Heights |
2004 |
UK |
#113 |
(N/A) |
| "Dreaming" |
2004 |
UK |
#19 |
(N/A) |
Members
Jay
Jay Perry Asforis (born October
30, 1989)
was a member of both the S Club Juniors and S Club 8. He was also one
of the cast members of I Dream.
Daisy
Daisy Rebecca Evans (born November
30, 1989)
started dancing at the age of two whilst growing up in Chadwell Heath, Essex, United
Kingdom. She
attended Warren Junior School and starred in the UK tour of Annie.
From Above
In 2006, after the split of S Club 8, Daisy left the Sylvia
Young Theatre School and started a 3 year Performing Arts course at a
theatre school in her home county of Essex.
As
of 2007 Daisy had joined the "Score Angels"; a group of football
cheerleaders sponsored and organised by the News
of the World newspaper.
Since early 2007, Daisy has been a member of new 5 piece band,
From Above. [1] The band are currently
recording an album and recently recorded a video for their single,
"Make Believe". They have also been touring the UK, performing in more
than 60 clubs, and have reportedly been linked with some important
people in the music industry.
Calvin
Calvin Goldspink (born January
24, 1989)
was a member of S Club 8 for the entirety of their existence. He has
one brother, named Jamie.
After the band split up, Calvin took the role of twin Oliver
Banks in the US pilot "Life Is Wild". The show is the American
version of the successful British television series Wild at Heart,
created for The CW network. The pilot
was filmed on location in South Africa in February
2007. The show has since been picked up and will air in the United
States in Autumn 2007.
Stacey
Stacey Jade McClean (born February
17, 1989)
hails from Blackpool,
Lancashire
and was a member S Club 8, as well as being a cast member of I
Dream.
Since leaving the band, Stacey has reportedly continued
singing and states that she has "not abandoned the music scene
completely".
Stacy attended Royles Brook Primary School in Thornton
Cleveleys and then moved onto St Aidans High School.
Aaron
Aaron Paul Renfree (born December
19, 1987)
was the oldest member of S Club 8. He starred in I Dream
but did not appear in every episode due to studying for his GCSEs at the time of
filming.
After S Club 8 split in 2004, he joined dancing company TK Spin,
who work at Pineapple Studios in London. He left the company a year later.
Aaron is, (as of 2007), a member of dance group
Jongleurs, created by Chris Mitchell, Cosy McGrath and Aaron. All
members of the group have had professional training at Surrey based
dance college Laine Theatre Arts, where Aaron is currently studying.
Hannah
Hannah Richings (born November
30, 1990)
was the youngest member of S Club 8. She also starred in the TV show I Dream
along with the other members of the band. She was never given a
distinct solo during her time in the group, arguably due to her younger
age, but had solo parts in two unperformed songs which were recorded as
B-sides for their singles Sundown and Automatic High (within the songs
"Wherever Your Heart Beats" and "We Got You" respectively). She also
had a solo in the song, Here We Go, which was recorded but not released.
Since the band split, Hannah is believed to have returned to
school to complete her GCSEs.
Frankie
Francesca (Frankie) Sandford (born January
14, 1989)
was the second oldest member S Club 8 and was one of the group's more
prominent singers. Since the group disbanded, she has stepped out of
the public eye but is reportedly working on a solo career. It has been
rumoured that she is due to record with her friend Dan Darke's band,
Last Night's Recital, in Late 2007.
Rochelle
Rochelle Wiseman (born March 21, 1989) was a member of
S Club 8 as well as being among the cast members of I Dream.
During her time in the group, she had a stint as presenter on
the BBC
children's programme Smile.
After the band's split, Rochelle appeared briefly on the BBC Two quiz
show Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
Her appearance was broadcast on February 24, 2007 as part of the show's regular Identity
Parade feature. This feature shows the contestants viewing an old music
video and having to guess which one person of a line up of five was
present in the video. The team, consisting of Bill
Bailey, Russell Howard and Romeo
Stodart (from the band The Magic Numbers),
picked Rochelle correctly from the lineup.
Vocal Ranges/Ability
Frankie - Soubrette
Rochelle - Contralto
Stacey - Light Spinto Lyric Soprano
Daisy - Soubrette / Light Lyric
Soprano
Hannah - Soubrette
Jay - Tenor
Aaron - Countertenor
Calvin - Baritone
External links
| v • d • e S Club 8 |
| Jay Asforis - Daisy
Evans - Calvin Goldspink - Stacey
McClean - Aaron Renfree - Hannah
Richings - Frankie Sandford - Rochelle
Wiseman |
| Discography |
| Albums: Together
- Sundown
- Welcome to Avalon Heights |
| Singles: "One Step Closer" -
"Automatic High" - "New Direction" - "Puppy
Love/Sleigh Ride" - "Fool No More" - "Sundown" - "Don't Tell Me You're
Sorry" |
| Filmography |
| Television: I Dream |
| Related
articles |
| S Club |
