S Club 8
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S Club 8 (originally S Club Juniors) were a spin off of the British pop group S Club 7. The group's original 9 members, Jay Asforis (now Perry), Daisy Shelvey, Connor Daley, 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 television series S Club Search to appear as a support act for pop band S Club 7. Daley was removed from the group during the early stages of rehearsals for inappropriate behaviour towards the other members of the group. The group went ahead with the other 8 members and Daley wasn’t replaced. He can be seen in the first two episodes of S Club Search.
S Club 8 | |
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Also known as | S Club Juniors |
Origin | London, England |
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Years active | 2001–2004 |
Labels | Polydor Records |
Spinoff of | S Club |
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S club 8, then S club Juniors, were originally intended only as a support act at Wembley Arena on S Club 7's S Club Carnival Tour but were deemed so successful that they went on to support S Club 7 throughout every British date of the tour. They later released their own debut single, "One Step Closer", followed by other singles "Automatic High" and "New Direction". This was followed by the album, Together.
Shortly after this, the band that S Club 8 had originally been created to be a support act for, S Club 7, disbanded and announced they would no longer be releasing music.
This announcement was followed by a ‘grown up’ name change, from S club Juniors, to S club 8. Under the name change, they released singles Fool No More, Sundown and a remixed version of their album track, Don't Tell Me You're Sorry. This was followed by a second album, also titled Sundown
Later on, they appreared in their own TV Show, I Dream, alongside other young actors Lorna Want, who had originally auditioned for S club Juniors herself, Matt Di Angelo, George Wood, Rachel Hyde-Harvey, and Helen Kurup, as well as Christopher Lloyd of Back to the Future fame. The show was panned by critics, and ended up being cancelled after one series. While the UK aired the whole series on CBBC, other countries such as Spain, the USA and France, chose to cancel airings of the show mid-series due to low viewing figures.
The show spawned a soundtrack and third album for S Club 8, called Welcome to Avalon Heights. However, it failed to obtain much commercial success, peaking at number 133 in the UK album charts. It did not chart in any other countries.
Shortly after this, the S Club 8 disbanded.
Their manager at 19 Management, Simon Fuller, informed the members that they would hear from the rest of their management if any more music opportunities arose for them, and that the members should go back to school or college in the meantime. However, no opportunities for the band ever came to fruition, and S club 8 never reunited or released music again.
After they were put together, S club 8 (then S Club Juniors) also had their own documentary series, S Club Juniors: The Story. This followed the 8 remaining members after Daley’s departure navigate their first steps into the showbiz world; including their first TV interviews, photoshoots, local performances, and recording and filming their first single, One Step Closer. It also showed more prosaic clips of their everyday life, including their living arrangements, which included 4 of the members leaving home and staying in a hotel, as well as clips of the members’ private tutoring - an alternative to mainstream school, which allowed them to get their education while still being able to perform and record music.