S Club 8
S Club 8, previously known as S Club Juniors, is a spin-off of highly popular UK pop music band S Club (7). The group's members were hand-picked by S Club 7, and were originally intended only as a support act on the S Club Carnival Tour. However, they then signed with Simon Fuller, and went on to take over from the original S Club as S Club 8 when the senior group disbanded.
Band members
- Jay Asforis
- Stacey McClean
- Aaron Renfree
- Fransesca "Frankie" Sandford
- Rochelle Wiseman
- Hannah Richings
- Daisy Evans
- Calvin Goldspink
Discography
Chart positions are for the United Kingdom.
Albums
As of March 2004, S Club 8 have released 2 albums:
- Together (#6)
- Sundown (#13)
Singles
As of March 2004, S Club 8 have released 7 singles:
- One Step Closer (#2)
- Automatic High (#2)
- New Direction (#2)
- Puppy Love/Sleigh Ride (#6)
- Fool No More (#4)
- Sundown (#4)
- Don't Tell Me You're Sorry (#11)
I Dream
| Additional Cast | |
|---|---|
| Matt Di Angelo | Felix |
| Rachel Hyde-Harvey | Amy |
| Helen Kurup | Khush |
| Lorna Want | Natalie |
| George Wood | Ollie |
On Wednesday September 22 2004 the first episode of S Club 8's own weekly television show called "I Dream" aired on BBC One. "I Dream" revolves around the summer school Avalon Heights, run by Professor Toone (played by Christopher Lloyd), where the characters try to improve on their talents in the performing arts. Not surpisingly, the show features many songs and dances, normally 2 songs per episode. From the week of November 23 2004 episodes were aired on Thursday instead of Wednesday.
S Club 8 are joined by a number of other young actors. The show includes a running gag involving Aaron's clothes. He's forced to wear some very odd and entertaining outfits.
The show's theme tune, Dreaming, is performed by band members Frankie and Calvin and was released on November 15 2004. This duet raised rumours that Frankie and Calvin were going to leave the band, but all band members insist they are planning on more S Club 8 releases after the show has finished its first season. On November 29, 2004 an album titled I Dream was released, containing songs from the show.
Further rumours of the band splitting up came up when it was announced that band member Rochelle Wiseman was confirmed to become a presenter for the British children's television programme Smile starting on December 19, 2004.