Atomic Kitten

Atomic Kitten is an upcoming from Liverpool British pop girl group, which was founded in 1998 by OMD singer Andy McCluskey and is, in terms of sales, the world's most successful girl group of the 21st century.

McCluskey formed the original line-up with Liz McClarnon, Kerry Katona and Heidi Range. The latter two were later replaced by Natasha Hamilton and Jenny Frost. The commercial breakthrough became the group under occupation with McClarnon, Hamilton and Frost, which existed from 2001 and maintained until the preliminary separation in 2004 remained.

Atomic Kitten reached beside numerous awards, including a four-time BRIT Award and two-time MTV Europe Music Award nomination, so far three number one hits in the UK Singles Chart: Whole Again, the fourth best girl group single of all time, Eternal Flame, a cover version of the 1989 hits of the Bangles and the Tide Is High (Get the Feeling ), also a cover of the 1967 hits of the Paragons. Atomic Kitten had in Europe (especially in the German-speaking part ), Asia, Oceania and South Africa several top - ten hits.

In the years 2005, 2006 and 2008, there were brief reunions with respect to the publication of charity songs. Early 2012 were announced a reunion plans, but these were later discarded because of the differences between Frost and Katona. Nevertheless Finally it came to the Reunion, as Atomic Kitten in the beginning of 2013 emitted by the British channel ITV2 documentary The Big participated Reunion.

  • 4.1 Studio albums
  • 4.2 Single - chart positions

Band History

1998-2000: Initial career and Right Now

The group called Atomic Kitten was formed in 1998 by Andy McCluskey. The band's name was derived from the fashion label Automatic Kitten. The band was originally founded under the name "Honey Head " and staffed with Kerry Katona, Liz McClarnon and the later Sugababes singer Heidi Range. The latter, however, was replaced by the then 16 -year-old Natasha Hamilton in May 1999. Atomic Kitten succeeded with their first single, Right Now, which was released in late November 1999, the leap into the Top Ten of the UK singles chart. After this commercial success led to the first tour, which took place in Asia. In July 2000, published Atomic Kitten a cover version of The Locomotion for the U.S. fantasy children's film Thomas and the Magic Railroad.

2001: International breakthrough

After the moderate success of her debut album and the failure in the global market their record company Innocent Records demanded greater success. Atomic Kitten started in early 2001 a new experiment with the single Whole Again. At that moment, her career should take a complete turn, because with Whole Again they landed their first number one hit in the home. In spring 2001, then succeeded in Germany and Austria the breakthrough. Whole Again could hold as many as six weeks at number one in the German-speaking countries. From Whole Again there are two versions because the gang member Katona was replaced because of her pregnancy in the summer of 2001 by the former Precious singer Jenny Frost.

In the same year appeared in Germany, the newly published debut album Right Now which was republished by the reshuffle in England. Compared to later albums got it right positive reviews, mainly for the revival of the style elements of the New Wave of the 1980s. Most successful single release next to Whole Again was therefore also the Bangles Eternal Flame cover, originally from the year 1989. In England, the song marked her second number-one hit. The third single You Are reached number 61 with no significant chart positions in Germany.

2002: So separation of McCluskey and Feels Good

In September 2002, the second album Feels Good To appeared with the new band member frost. The most successful single from the album was a remake of the reggae classic The Tide Is High by the Paragons of 1967, she published under the title The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling ). The song stormed Whole Again and Eternal Flame again the British, German and oceanic charts and became the most successful hit in her career. Additional extractions of the album included The Last Goodbye, It's OK! and Be with You. Mid-2002, it finally came to separate McCluskey, but this should do the success of Atomic Kitten not detract. The band members, however, had now increasingly in composing their own songs. In April 2002, Hamilton announced her first pregnancy. Nevertheless, you appeared in the video for The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling ) and the 2002 tour. Finally, they brought on 24 August 2002 a son to the world. On 3 June 2002 Atomic Kitten were at Party at the Palace on, a large concert that was held in honor of the 50th Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace Garden. They sang the song Dancing in the Street, and along with the U.S. musician Brian Wilson and the former Spice Girls member Emma Bunton song Good Vibrations.

2003: U.S. marketing and Ladies Night

In January and February 2003 Atomic Kitten toured around Southeast Asia where they visited countries like Singapore, Thailand and South Korea. In April 2003 they released the intended only for the U.S. market album Atomic Kitten. The album contained songs from the first two albums Right Now and Feels So Good, but reached only accommodate 102 of the U.S. Billboard charts. Because of this, they continually focused only on Europe, Asia, Oceania and South African markets.

In autumn 2003, finally, the latest step studio album by Atomic Kitten addition appeared titled Ladies Night. The album was partly scathing reviews, not least because the mainstream pop ever approached and drove off some of the old style. In addition, the board did with the title song (originally by Kool & The Gang ) another cover version as a single show. With the other singles If You Come to Me and Someone Like Me but they reach at least in Great Britain other top ten successes.

2004: break and greatest hits album

In January 2004, Hamilton announced to want to take a break to have more time for their newborn son. Atomic Kitten released the single Someone Like Me / Right Now 2004 as a " parting gift " for their fans. Which was also published in spring 2004 album The Greatest Hits Atomic Kitten confirmed after months of rumors finally press the provisional break for the band.

2005-2008: Short reunions for Charity Projects

On Valentine's Day 2005, there were, however, already be a short reunion in the new eingesungenen charity single Cradle 2005. Single was a remake of the same songs from their album Right Now, and sold 35,000 copies worldwide. All proceeds went to the organization World Vision. Atomic Kitten were represented by their single (I Wanna Be) Like Other Girls on the soundtrack album of the animated film Mulan 2 2005. Moreover, they were on 28 August 2005, a guest at the Coca-Cola Soundwave Festival in Krakow.

In addition, was born on 16 June 2006, a cover of the hit All Together Now 1990 the British band The Farm, entitled All Together Now (Strong Together) on the market. The song was recorded during the Football World Cup 2006 in Germany with World Cup mascot Goleo VI and reached there the Top 20 All the proceeds went to the organization SOS Children's Villages. December 31, 2006 Atomic Kitten were in Hong Kong on the occasion of Nokia New Year and sang some songs.

On 19 January 2008 there was a short-lived reunion again. Atomic Kitten sang the classic Anyone Who Had a Heart by Cilla Black and the song Whole Again and The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling ) in the then newly constructed Echo Arena in Liverpool. This occasion organized by the Number One Project concert were the festivities Liverpool's European Capital of Culture 2008 and the fact that Liverpool artist to date, 56 number one hits were recorded in the UK Singles Chart and Liverpool thus represents the epicenter of the global pop. January 25, 2008 Atomic Kitten were encountered while British TV station GMTV and singing live the song Anyone Who Had a Heart. On 12 July 2008, she appeared at the King's Lynn Festival.

Since 2012: a compilation album and reunion of the first line-ups

On 13 February 2012, the record company the band released a compilation album entitled The Essential Collection. The album contains all of their biggest hits, including remixes and B- sides. A chart placement failed to materialize.

On March 4, 2012 Hamilton gave the British tabloid Daily Star interviewed by announced the reunion Atomic Kittens. After Hamilton's statement a few concerts were planned in summer 2012. They also mentioned the hope to participate in the Diamond Jubilee Concert, a large concert of the BBC, which was held in honor of the 60th Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II on 4 June 2012 at Buckingham Palace. To a possible new album she did not comment. In the meantime, also speculation were loud, after which the United Kingdom Atomic Kitten the Euro Vision Song Contest 2012 in Azerbaijan would be represented, but what the band denied. On April 3, 2012, reported that Frost did not want to participate in the reunion, if Katona would also belong to the occupation. Subsequently, it was reported April 9, 2012 from the fact that Hamilton exclusive reunion as long as the differences between Frost and Katona remained. In an article published May 1, 2012 report in the Daily Mail Frost denied any Reunionpläne.

Finally it came in early 2013 in the British television broadcast by ITV2 documentary The Big Reunion reunification. The decision to fell on 18 October 2012, with a personnel change in the cast revealed. So Frost involved because of her pregnancy not at the reunion, but Katona returned to the band. The show, occurred in the Atomic Kitten together with the also reunited pop bands 911, Honeyz, B * Witched, Five, Liberty X and Blue, dealt with the question of what the 1990 from the end and the beginning of 2000s successful bands was. Thus, the bands were accompanied documentary in the preparations for their big comeback concert on February 26, 2013 London's Hammersmith Apollo. Since the concert was sold out in minutes, however, there was speculation as to whether the show could be extended to a full arena tour through the United Kingdom. Finally, it was announced on February 11, 2013, that an arena tour of the UK will follow from 3 to May 14, 2013 due to high demand. The bands later gave further known that the tour was extended to two more concerts in mid-May in Dublin and Belfast, bringing the tour ultimately includes 14 dates. On March 27, 2013 it was announced that a " Christmas Party Tour" was planned, in which the bands will occur from 12 to 15 December 2013 in four additional concerts in England. However, Atomic Kittens participation in relation to the four additional dates is as yet uncertain.

On February 17, 2013 Atomic Kitten appeared in the British talk show The Alan Titchmarsh on the show, where Katona announced that the band had signed a contract to publish their own perfumes. Hamilton also announced that the band is working on a comeback single and there is the possibility of a new album. On March 28, 2013 Hamilton announced that Frost would be welcome for a comeback at any time.

Timeline: band members

Solo careers

McClarnon was launched in June 2005, together with Fran Cosgrave in the reality dating show Celebrity Love Iceland from ITV, where she made ​​it to the finals. Shortly after, she released her first solo single, a cover of Barbra Streisand Woman in Love Songs. The song reached # 5 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2007, McClarnon with the song ( Do not It Make You ) Happy in the UK preselection for the Euro Vision Song Contest 2007 part, but failed there.

Frost, however, also published her first solo single called Crash Landing, but failed the 47th to the UK Top 40.

Hamilton wanted to publish her ​​first solo album in the summer of 2005, which, however, was not published until today. In March 2008, released in the UK her first solo single called Round and Round.

Discography

Studio albums

Single chart positions

Tours (selection)

Awards and nominations

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