S Club 7 Singer Rachel Stevens

Rachel Lauren Stevens, born April 9, 1978, is an English singer and an occasional actress and model. Formerly with the successful pop group S Club 7, she has now launched a solo recording career.

After a successful audition Stevens became a member of the British pop group "S Club 7", selling sixteen million records worldwide and achieving four number one hit singles in the United Kingdom. The group was disbanded in 2003 for reasons undisclosed. Stevens became the first member of the band to sign a multi-million dollar recording contract and released her first solo single, "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex", in late 2003, reaching number two on the UK singles chart. Her first album did not fare so well, peaking disappointingly at number nine on the UK albums chart and quickly disappearing. Stevens' follow-up single also failed to gain much attention. Critics began to write her off as a one-hit wonder until she came back with the song "Some Girls" (2004) which quickly became a hit in the UK, peaking at number two. This was later followed by the October release of the widley successful single "More, More, More" which acted as a close on her debut album. Stevens would then returned to music in March 2005 with her first single from her 2005 sophomore album "Come And Get It". The single "Negotiate With Love" became Stevens third Top Ten hit and it would not be her last. In late 2005 Stevens released her second solo album, which failed to perform well on the pop charts, becoming a commercial failure even though it was praised by the pop music press and other outlets, such as The New York Times. To the delight of a cheering crowd, Rachel had a pie thrown in her face on the UK show "Ministry of Mayhem" after singing "Negotiate With Love".

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