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S Club 7 (later re-named S Club after the departure of Paul Cattermole from the band) were an English pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, who rose to fame via their own BBC television programme.

S Club 7 first came to public attention through their television series. The programme was a sitcom based around the band members (who played themselves) living together and trying to become famous. The programme changed its name to reflect the location it was set in: Miami 7, LA 7, Hollywood 7, and finally Viva S Club, set in Spain. During each episode, the members would perform one of the songs from their current album. It was created and partially written by Kim Fuller, who also created and wrote Spiceworld. They also made a hit with their 2003 film, Seeing Double. The show also became a big hit in the United States, where it originally aired on Fox Family and later on ABC Family. The programme was retitled S Club 7 in Miami, S Club 7 in L.A., S Club 7 in Hollywood and Viva S Club.

Towards the end of the first season, in June 1999, the group released their debut single, "Bring It All Back," an uptempo song written by Elliott Kennedy, who had previously worked with the Spice Girls and Take That. The single was followed by the Stargate-produced "S Club Party," which had a peak position of #2 in the UK in October 1999. In December 1999, a double A-side single "Two in a Million/You're My Number One" was released. It also had a peak position of #2 in the UK. Whereas "S Club Party" was an uptempo song in a style not far removed from the contemporary offerings of Britney Spears or the Backstreet Boys, "Two in a Million" was a ballad, co-written by Cathy Dennis, which showed off the group's musical diversity as well as the talents of singer Jo O'Meara. "You're My Number One," meanwhile, was a retro-styled uptempo track with a strong swing beat and, on the original album version, a prominent brass section. All these songs were featured on the group's first album, S Club, released in October 1999. The album also included various other songs from the TV series, as well as others (such as "Friday Night") which had not been previously performed.

S Club 7's second TV series, 'LA 7', began airing in March 2000. The series introduced the song "Reach," another retro-styled uptempo track in a similar vein to "You're My Number One" which was again co-written by Cathy Dennis. Released as a single in May, it reached #2 on the UK chart and rapidly became one of the group's well known tracks, paving the way for the group's second album, 7. This album was a departure from overtly pop stylings of S Club, with a much stronger R&B/rap feel evident in a number of the tracks. The second single from the 7 album, '"Natural," was featured lead vocalistRachel Stevens. Remixed from the album version, the single reached number 3 in September 2000. It was then proposed to release "Bring the House Down" as a further single from the album, and remixes were commissioned; however, S Club 7 were invited to provide the official song of the UK's BBC Children in Need Campaign 2000 and so a new song, the ballad "Never Had a Dream Come True" was chosen instead. After topping the UK charts in November 2000, the song was added to a re-release of the 7 album.

"Never Had a Dream Come True" marked a more mature direction for the group which retained their pop sensibilities whilst broadening their appeal to a more adult audience. However, it was their next single which really proved to their breakthrough in this respect. "Don't Stop Movin'" was a classy dance/pop song which owed more than a little for its style to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean." The group's public profile was boosted in the run-up to the single's release when the three male members of S Club 7 were arrested in London after being found with a small amount of cannabis on March 20, 2001. The three individuals were cautioned by police at Charing Cross Police Station but released without charge. A month later, "Don't Stop Movin'" topped the UK charts. Although it was knocked off the top the following week by Geri Halliwell's single "It's Raining Men," it re-occupied the top spot two weeks later for a week after Geri went down to the number two placing.

There was then a longer than usual gap before a further single was released. Initially it was proposed to release a "Reach"-esque song called "You" as the next single in the autumn, to coincide with their third TV series ('Hollywood 7'). However, S Club 7 were then invited to once again be involved in the Children in Need campaign, and so a ballad was felt more appropriate. Hence the next single, in November 2001, was the Jo-led "Have You Ever," a song not unlike their earlier "Never Had a Dream Come True." This again topped the UK charts and acted as an introduction to the group's third album, Sunshine. This album was arguably their most accomplished yet. As well as "Never Had a Dream Come True," "Don't Stop Movin'," and "Have You Ever," it included a number of other very-strong tracks, notably the Rachel Stevens-led "Show Me Your Colours," and "Stronger," an uptempo club track with lead vocals by Tina Barrett.