"a great feeling to see the women laughing and chatting while they were washing their clothes and drinking clean water. Everyone looked healthier and a lot happier and the village felt full of life."" Whilst in S Club 7 Stevens fronted the World Wide Fund for Nature. More recently, she has been the front woman for Pretty Polly, Sky Sports, Marks & Spencer, and Focus Dailies. In 2009, Stevens became the new ambassador for Schwarzkopf Herod Gliss hair products.. In October 2011 Stevens fronted the launch of Seven Seas Health Oils. Rachel Stevens Rachel Lauren Stevens (born Rachel Lauren Steinetski"
"Jo O'Meara Joanne Valda O'Meara (born 29 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She was member of pop group S Club 7 between 1999 and 2003. Her appearance on ""Celebrity Big Brother"" was cut short. O'Meara has been a member of spin-off group S Club 3 since 2008. O'Meara was born in Romford, London, to parents Dave and Barbara. She has a brother and sister, Shane and Julie. She grew up in Collier Row, a suburban housing estate in the north of Romford in the London Borough of Havering. She was educated at Clockhouse Junior School and Bower"
"together (since 1986) and separately in various groups and as session or backing musicians for other artists. Rebecca's Empire was based around Barnard and O'Mara, which formed in 1994 in Melbourne as a rock, pop duo. They recorded a cover version of Pearl Jam's ""Alive"" for an album by Performers Releasing Information about Clean Syringes (P.R.I.C.S.), ""Do It Safe"" (1994). P.R.I.C.S. was a government project for AIDS prevention and education. The band signed with Polydor's newly created Eternity label and the duo were expanded to a four-piece by the addition of Peter Luscombe on drums (ex-Stephen Cummings Band, Black Sorrows)"
"the stage is daunting, she was considering an offer to work with former ""Celebrity Big Brother"" 2007 housemate, Jermaine Jackson. On 12 May 2008, O'Meara gave birth by caesarean section to a 7 lb 15oz boy she named Lenny. O'Meara has stated that she is a follower of Norwich City F.C., however in the ""Viva S Club"" episode ""The Rain in Spain"", she is depicted as a West Ham United supporter. Jo O'Meara Joanne Valda O'Meara (born 29 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She was member of pop group S Club 7 between 1999 and 2003. Her"
"Sandra Stevens Sandra Stevens (born 23 November 1949, Leeds, Yorkshire) is a British singer and member of pop group Brotherhood of Man. Sandra Stevens first entered into a singing career at the age of sixteen when she joined the club band, The Track (who then changed their name to The Nocturnes). The group was formed by drummer Ross Mitchell and among the six members Stevens sang vocals alongside Eve Graham (later of The New Seekers). Based in Manchester, the band played local clubs, performing pop hits of the day such as ""The Loco-Motion"" and ""Da Doo Ron Ron"". In early"
"""Some Girls"" as a charity record for Sport Relief, and the single's success prompted Polydor to re-issue ""Funky Dory"" with three new songs. ""Come and Get It"", her second studio album, was released in October 2005. It charted no higher than number 28 in the UK, although two of its three singles managed to reach the Top 10. In May 2010, Stevens announced plans to record a new album ""in the near future"". Rachel Stevens discography The discography of Rachel Stevens, an English pop singer, consists of two studio albums and eight singles. Stevens released her solo debut studio album"
"Rachel Rachel (band) Rachel Rachel was a Contemporary Christian Rock musical group that was active in the early 1990s. The AOR group is best known as the first American female Christian rock group in the history of CCM. Members included Cheryl Jewell (lead singer), Heli Sterner (lead and rhythm guitars), Brynn Beltran (keyboards), Jennifer York (bass), and Jennifer ""Sparky"" Sparks (drums). Robin Spurs replaced Jennifer York on bass when York left the group after their first album. Rachel Rachel was first envisioned by bass player Jennifer York while working for a radio station in New York City. She felt that"
"""The Radio Collection 5"" (1991) Rachel Rachel (band) Rachel Rachel was a Contemporary Christian Rock musical group that was active in the early 1990s. The AOR group is best known as the first American female Christian rock group in the history of CCM. Members included Cheryl Jewell (lead singer), Heli Sterner (lead and rhythm guitars), Brynn Beltran (keyboards), Jennifer York (bass), and Jennifer ""Sparky"" Sparks (drums). Robin Spurs replaced Jennifer York on bass when York left the group after their first album. Rachel Rachel was first envisioned by bass player Jennifer York while working for a radio station in New"
"Shane O'Mara (musician) Shane O'Mara is an Australian musician and record producer. He worked with Stephen Cummings as a member of Stephen Cummings' Lovetown, Good Humour and the Stephen Cummings Band and coproduced the albums ""A New Kind of Blue"" (1989), ""Good Humour"" (1991) and ""Unguided Tour"" (1992). He formed Rebecca's Empire with then partner Rebecca Barnard (also part of Cumming's backing bands). They released two albums, ""Way of All Things"" (1996) and ""Welcome"" (1999) (both produced by O'Mara) before breaking up in 2000. O'Mara supported Barnards solo career, co producing ""Fortified"" (2006) and assisting with the recording of ""Everlasting"""
"Double"". It reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart. The B-side, ""Discotek"" was led and co-written by Tina Barrett. The song also served as the Main theme for ""Viva S Club"", the band's final TV series. There were several changes made to the ""Seeing Double"" album following Jo's illness (a back problem in which she had to take time out of the heavy promo campaigns and gruelling schedules and dance routines). On ""Alive"", ""Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You"" and ""Dance"" the band re-recorded the lead vocals that Jo sung to be performed by Rachel Stevens, so Rachel could take"
"Never Again (But Here We Are)"", which peaked at number 12 in the UK and was commended by HMV.co.uk for its ""astonishingly flawless vocal performance"" and as Stevens's ""most commercially accessible and quirky single since ""Some Girls""."" It has the song ""Je m'appelle Rachel"" on it, which was originally written by Shelly Poole as ""Je m'appelle Michelle"". In 2005, Stevens briefly appeared in the film """", and played a character called ""Jane–Mary"" in a ""Spider-Man"" charity spoof called ""Spider-Plant Man"" for the BBC, appearing opposite Rowan Atkinson. In December 2007, it was announced that Stevens would be transformed into a"
"such as Bananarama, Texas, and Rachel Stevens. They contributed tracks to Stevens' album ""Come and Get It"", a commercial failure that ""The Guardian"" listed among its ""1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die"" and hailed as ""a riot, thanks to a stellar team of pop producers [...] who seem to have taken the precarious state of Stevens' career as an excuse to let their imaginations run amok"". Xenomania continued their work with both Saint Etienne and Sugababes, producing the latter's UK top five single ""Red Dress"" (from the 2005 album ""Taller in More Ways""), described by ""The Observer"" as ""a"
"record store, a connection that the band members have explained ""creates new influences and ideas, which we can apply to our own music."" Stevens is responsible for the backing vocals on the Bob Evans (Kevin Mitchell, of Jebediah fame) song ""Go"", from his fourth album ""Familiar Stranger"". She performed vocals on the single version of Australian rapper Illy's song Tightrope . She is the drummer for the Ghetto Crystals, a new post-grunge project featuring her and guitarist/vocalist Doug May (formerly of Abbe May). San Cisco San Cisco is an Australian indie pop band that formed in 2009 under the original"
"actor John White in January 1962; they have two children: Rachel and Daniel. Julie Stevens (British actress) Julie Stevens (born 20 December 1936) is an English actress, presenter and singer, best known in Britain for her appearances on children's television. Stevens was born in Prestwich, England, and attended the Stand Grammar School. She trained as a nurse at the Manchester Royal Infirmary, after starting her television career as a comedienne in TV show ""Bid for Fame"". She was a regular on ""Play School"" and ""Playaway"" with Brian Cant and provided vocals for the Schools Television series ""Look and Read"". During"
"Joe Stevens Joe Stevens (born July 25, 1938) is an American photographer from New York City. He specialized in photographing 1970s and 1980s rock musicians and bands, notably David Bowie, the Sex Pistols, and The Clash. Early in his career, Stevens worked as a coffee house manager in the city and took publicity photos of musicians performing at the Playhouse Cafe. He was encouraged to pursue photography as a career by rock photographer Jim Marshall. Stevens did not have any formal training in photography and served for a time as road manager for Miriam Makeba and The Lovin' Spoonful. He"
"recorded on those sessions. The tracks below were said to be included on the album when Sanctuary revealed the track listing of ""Relentless"" prior to its release. Relentless (Jo O'Meara album) Relentless is the debut album from former S Club 7 lead singer Jo O'Meara and was released two and a half years after the pop outfit split in May 2003. Produced by Brian Rawling (Cher, Enrique Iglesias) and co-written by O'Meara, the album is a mix of contemporary pop, disco and soulful ballads. The album was released in late 2005, entering at 49 on the UK Albums Chart. Before"
"The music video, directed by Saffie Ashtiany, featured them performing the song and dancing (in one of their few unchoreographed videos) in a cabaret-style club with several male dancers backing them up. Bananarama's single version (which was remixed from their album version) climbed to number twenty-four in the UK singles chart. It was their last single to be released by London Records, their label since 1983. The duo would not see another single-release in the UK until ""Move in My Direction"" in 2005. ""More More More"" was a 2004 hit for former S Club member Rachel Stevens. The song was"
"Rebecca's Empire Rebecca's Empire (also written as the variant Rebeccas Empire) were an Australian indie pop-rock band formed in 1994. Their mainstay members were Rebecca Barnard on lead vocals and her then-domestic partner, Shane O'Mara on lead guitar. They released two full-length albums, ""Way of All Things"" (1996) and ""Welcome"" (1999) before disbanding in 2000. In 1989 Rebecca Barnard, a singer-songwriter, and her then-domestic partner, Shane O'Mara on lead guitar, recorded a cover version of TISM's track, ""The Judeo-Christian Ethic"", which was released on that group's 1991 single, ""Let's Form a Company"" (see ""Hot Dogma""). Barnard and O'Mara had worked"
"Relentless (Jo O'Meara album) Relentless is the debut album from former S Club 7 lead singer Jo O'Meara and was released two and a half years after the pop outfit split in May 2003. Produced by Brian Rawling (Cher, Enrique Iglesias) and co-written by O'Meara, the album is a mix of contemporary pop, disco and soulful ballads. The album was released in late 2005, entering at 49 on the UK Albums Chart. Before the recording of Relentless, Jo had signed under 19 management for an album which has never released. Rumors say that a track Called ""Some Kinda Magic"" was"
"Rachel Stevens discography The discography of Rachel Stevens, an English pop singer, consists of two studio albums and eight singles. Stevens released her solo debut studio album ""Funky Dory"" that September. The album reached number nine on the UK Albums Chart and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) awarded the it with a gold certification in October 2003. Two singles, ""Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"" and ""Funky Dory"", were initially released from the album: ""Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"" peaked at number two in the UK and received a silver certification from the BPI. In July 2004, Stevens released the single"
"really the bridge between New York and London... He was really significant in the whole history that was developing in new music at that time."" Joe Stevens Joe Stevens (born July 25, 1938) is an American photographer from New York City. He specialized in photographing 1970s and 1980s rock musicians and bands, notably David Bowie, the Sex Pistols, and The Clash. Early in his career, Stevens worked as a coffee house manager in the city and took publicity photos of musicians performing at the Playhouse Cafe. He was encouraged to pursue photography as a career by rock photographer Jim Marshall."
"quite frankly, one of the most stunning albums of the year."" As a summing up, the BBC music review concluded: """"Come and Get It"" is quite simply a pop tour-de-force that deserves to sell a billion copies. Please, don't let this end up as a forgotten classic."" All bonus footage appears on the DVD edition of ""Come and Get It"". Come and Get It (Rachel Stevens album) Come and Get It is the second studio album by English singer Rachel Stevens, released on 17 October 2005 by 19 Recordings and Polydor Records. It spawned four UK top 20 singles, while"
"Sky Living. Following the series' success, ITV2 decided to bring back seven pop bands of the late 1990s and early 2000s in a nine-part series: ""The Big Reunion"". Steps (pop group) Steps are a British dance-pop group consisting of Claire Richards, Lee Latchford-Evans, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Ian ""H"" Watkins. Steps were formed in May 1997 by Tim Byrne, Barry Upton and Steve Crosby and released four studio albums, three compilation albums and seventeen singles. Their music has a 1990s dance-pop sound. Their name was based on a marketing premise: that each of their music videos were to be"
"Huff's suggestion, it made their album ""Me and My Gang"". Wills' rendition of the song, though never a single, peaked at number 51 on the U.S. Hot Digital Songs charts in 2006 in the wake of Rascal Flatts' success with it. British singer Jo O'Meara, who was originally the leader of the pop music band S Club 7, released the song in 2005 as her first solo single, becoming the first artist to release it as a single. It was the lead single from her debut album ""Relentless"". O'Meara's version peaked at number thirteen in the UK Singles Chart. CD"
"Come and Get It (Rachel Stevens album) Come and Get It is the second studio album by English singer Rachel Stevens, released on 17 October 2005 by 19 Recordings and Polydor Records. It spawned four UK top 20 singles, while the album itself reached number 28 on the UK Albums Chart. The album received almost universally positive reviews; two years after the album's release, ""The Guardian"" placed it on their ""1000 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"" list. Three singles were released from ""Come and Get It"" during 2005; ""Negotiate With Love"", ""So Good"" and ""I Said Never Again"
"Rachel's Rachel's were an American chamber music group that formed in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1991. Former Rodan guitarist Jason Noble played music individually and referred to himself as Rachel's but then began collaborating with core members violist Christian Frederickson and pianist Rachel Grimes. The group's work was strongly influenced by classical music, particularly inspired by the minimalist music of the late 20th century, and its compositions reflect this. While the trio formed the core part of the band, the group's recordings and performances featured a varying ensemble of musicians, who played a range of string instruments (including viola and cello)"
"Funky Dory Funky Dory is the solo debut album by English pop–dance singer Rachel Stevens. It was released by Polydor Records on 29 September 2003 in the United Kingdom. The album was produced by various record producers including Bloodshy & Avant and Richard X. It received a positive reception from music critics, some of whom complimented its surprising diversity, charm and relative depth, while others thought of it to be poorly written, produced and forgettable. Despite critical commentary, it became Stevens' most successful album release, and reached number nine in the United Kingdom, where it was certified gold. On 16"
"considered to be the first classic anthem of the 21st century. ""I Believe in a Thing Called Love"" was very Queen-esque and marked them as a hugely popular band. They made No. 2 again with their special Christmas release and the album, ""Permission to Land"" spawned one final hit the following year, ""Love Is Only A Feeling"", which hit #5. Following on from the split of S Club earlier in the year, Rachel Stevens made her solo debut in this month with ""Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"", peaking at No. 2 for two inconsecutive weeks and spending a further 3"
"2008 while on his solo tour his bus was attacked by fireworks thrown by a young fan, the young fan who could only be called JO due to legal reasons was charged with vandalism and given community work. In summer 2011 he joined the Bootsy Collins Funk Unity Tour. Steven's vocals came about through James Brown's insistence that he not only play bass but sing on ""Living in America"" and on Brown's album, ""Gravity"". Stevens has recorded with many artists including:, Steve Vai, Neil Zaza, Cyndi Lauper, Little Steven, Tina Turner, Dan Hartman and Billy Joel. A former member of"
"decade in the UK, according to the ""Official Top 200 Bestselling Singles of the 00s List"". The song has remained Stevens' biggest success worldwide, with her follow-up singles charting well out of the top ten worldwide. In the UK, only ""Some Girls"" and ""More, More, More"" were able to live up their predecessors success reaching the number two and three positions, with ""Negotiate With Love"" and ""So Good"" only just breaking the top 10. Source: Sweet Dreams My LA Ex ""Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"" is the debut single by English singer-songwriter Rachel Stevens. It was released on 15 September"
"Steps (pop group) Steps are a British dance-pop group consisting of Claire Richards, Lee Latchford-Evans, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Ian ""H"" Watkins. Steps were formed in May 1997 by Tim Byrne, Barry Upton and Steve Crosby and released four studio albums, three compilation albums and seventeen singles. Their music has a 1990s dance-pop sound. Their name was based on a marketing premise: that each of their music videos were to be choreographed, and the dance steps were included in the sleeve with most of their singles. Steps achieved a series of charting singles between 1997 and 2001 including two"
"the subject of a front-page article and a special message board discussion forum. So Good (Rachel Stevens song) ""So Good"" is a song by English singer Rachel Stevens from her second studio album, ""Come and Get It"" (2005). The song was released on 4 July 2005 as the album's second single. It reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Stevens' fifth top 10 single. The music video for ""So Good"", directed by Cameron Casey, features Stevens dancing with a group of four men in front of flashing coloured lights. In the video, she wears mid-hand gloves that gained"
"Siobhan Fahey Siobhan Máire Deirdre Fahey ( ; born 10 September 1958) is an Irish singer and musician, whose vocal range is a light contralto. She was a founding member of the 1980s British girl group Bananarama, who had several top 10 hits including the US number one hit single ""Venus"". She later formed the Brit Award- and Ivor Novello Award-winning musical act Shakespears Sister, who had a UK number one hit with the 1992 single ""Stay"". Fahey joined the other original members of Bananarama for a 2017 tour. Fahey has two younger sisters, Máire (who played Eileen in the"