S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, were a BRIT Award-winning British pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller. The group - consisting of Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt and Rachel Stevens - rose to fame by starring in their own CBBC television series, Miami 7 in 1999. Over the four years they were together, S Club 7 had four UK number one singles, one UK number one album and had at least one number one single in four different countries. Their musical style also changed from a strong nineties pop sound of their first few singles, to a more dance and R&B approach in their final releases.
S Club 7 were managed by Simon Fuller through 19 Entertainment and were signed to Polydor Records. Overall, they released eleven singles, and recorded four studio albums. They won two BRIT Awards and in 2001 took Record of the Year award. Their television show also lasted four series and became popular in 100 different countries where it was watched by over 90 million viewers.
In 2002, Paul Cattermole announced he was leaving the band. After he left, the group fought many rumours that they were about to split. However, on April 21, 2003, S Club announced live on stage that they were to split up.