Solo Projects
Una Healy provided backing vocals for Ireland's Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry, "Every Song Is a Cry for Love". Healy won Ireland's Glinsk Song Contest in both 2004 and 2006, Healy comes from a musical background and is the niece of country singer Declan Nerney. She is a cousin of Irish athlete Paul Hession and was an All-Ireland champion swimmer at age 9). and decided to teach herself to play using her mother's guitar and from then on began to write songs of her own. In 2006, Healy released an extended play, entitled Sorry.
Mollie King auditioned for The X Factor in 2005, however she was turned away by the judges. She joined girl-group, Fallen Angelz in 2006. The band failed to get the success they hoped and auditioned for The X Factor. They made it to bootcamp but were turned away at the second stage.
Frankie Sandford first found fame in 2001 when she was previously in band, S Club 8. Sandford first took a solo project on when she featured on track, "Dreaming" along with Calvin Goldspink. The single charted at number nineteen on the UK Singles Charts. In 2010 Sandford took another solo project on and she featured on a song "Undercover Lover" with Kids in Glass Houses. She also appeared on the bands' The Dirt Tour (2010) for a number of dates. She appeared in television show for charity, The Door and Sandford was the first to be eliminated. In 2011 Zoo Magazine voted Sandford No. 1 Hottest Body in the World
Vanessa White appeared in several theatre productions, including the West End production of The Lion King as Young Nala and also played one of the King's daughters in The King And I from 2000–2002. She has a brother, Ryan, and a younger sister, Celine. Her vocal range has been compared to a number of American artists including, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé and Mariah Carey. White provided guest vocals on Master Shortie's track, "Swagger Chick". In January 2010 White participated in the first series of British ITV1 celebrity reality television programme Popstar to Operastar.
Rochelle Humes also rose to fame in 2001 when she joined band, S Club 8 alongside Sandford. Humes presented children's television programme Smile from 2004 to 2006.
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