History Music / SClub7

* '''Paul Cattermole''' - the first person to leave the group (it was renamed "S Club" after that) to rejoin his secondary school NuMetal band. Was romantically linked to Hannah for a while. Tragicly died at the age of 46 in 2023.

* '''Paul Cattermole''' - the first person to leave the group (it was renamed "S Club" after that) to rejoin his secondary school NuMetal band. Was romantically linked to Hannah for a while.

S Club 7 was a pop band that formed at the end of the 90s, following in the footsteps of mixed gender groups like ''Music/{{Steps}}'', and went on to achieve worldwide success. Their first single "Bring It All Back" brought them instant popularity and they were heavily marketed as "the next big thing" for kids with a TV show (similar in style to Music/TheMonkees) as well as various TV specials. \\
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As the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin name suggests, there were seven members to the band]]:
* '''Joanne "Jo" O'Meara''' - took lead vocals more often than any of the others and was widely regarded as the best singer. She attempted to go solo after the band split but a huge racism scandal on ''Celebrity Big Brother'' ruined her reputation and she suffered a mental breakdown. Right now she has shaken off the controversy and is a mother. She also has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD3iOoUKhak YouTube channel]].
* '''Rachel Stevens''' - probably second in line to Jo and was heavily marketed as the GirlNextDoor of the band. She took lead vocals quite often and went on to have a fairly successful solo career after the band split. She later competed on Season 6 of ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'' and placed second.
* '''Bradley [=McIntosh=]''' - the most prominent male member of the band and also a twofer TokenMinority. He attempted to have a music career but he has remained below the radar, mostly working behind the scenes as a writer and producer for other artists.
* '''Creator/HannahSpearritt''' - pushed as the cutest one of the band and was hired mainly for her acting on the TV show. Has arguably had the most success after the split, having landed a prominent role on the show ''Series/{{Primeval}}'' and later ''{{Series/Casualty}}''.
* '''Jon Lee''' - the boyish member of the band. Like Hannah, he was more of an actor and went on to have a career in the West End after the band split. In 2010, he publicly came out as gay, though claimed everyone else had known for years.
* '''Tina Barrett''' - the dancer of the group and the one who really nobody knows what happened to. Known to have choreographed many of the band's routines. Attempted a solo comeback in 2012 that was only promoted in [[FanService men's mags]] and later re-emerged as the face of Christmas savings club Park in 2018. Notable nowadays for being ''significantly'' OlderThanTheyLook.
* '''Paul Cattermole''' - the first person to leave the group (it was renamed "S Club" after that) to rejoin his secondary school NuMetal band. Was romantically linked to Hannah for a while.

[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Tina, Paul, Bradley, Hannah, Jon, Rachel, Jo.]]

-> ''"There ain't no party like an S Club party..."''

* '''Creator/HannahSpearritt''' - pushed as the cutest one of the band and was hired mainly for her acting on the TV show and has arguably had the most success after the split, having landed a prominent role on the show ''Series/{{Primeval}}'' and later ''{{Series/Casualty}}''.

After losing Paul at the beginning of ''Viva S Club,'' the band continued on with six members for about another year and one more album (''Seeing Double'') before disbanding. However, in 2014, all seven members reunited for a song medley for the British charity telethon Children in Need, and announced a short reunion tour in the summer of 2015. The group planned to embark on a 25th anniversary tour in 2023, unfortunately Paul Cattermole [[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/s-club-7-paul-cattermole-dead-reunion-tour-1234711417/ passed away suddenly]] on April 6th, 2023 due to heart problems. Although Hannah also withdrew from the tour due to her grief over Paul's death, the rest of the group plan to continue the tour, dedicating it to Paul's memory.

* ButNotTooBlack: Mixed race [[note]]Indo-Guyanese mother and English father to be exact [[/note]] Tina started out looking quite ethnic with black hair and dark colouring. As time went on she lightened her hair to auburn and brown and at the end merely looked like a white girl with a tan.

After losing Paul at the beginning of ''Viva S Club,'' the band continued on with six members for about another year and one more album (''Seeing Double'') before disbanding. However, in 2014, all seven members reunited for a song medley for the British charity telethon Children in Need, and announced a short reunion tour in the summer of 2015. The group planned to embark on a 25th anniversary tour in 2023, unfortunately Paul Cattermole [[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/s-club-7-paul-cattermole-dead-reunion-tour-1234711417/ passed away suddenly]] on April 6th, 2023.

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* '''Joanne "Jo" O'Meara''' - took lead vocals more often than any of the others and was widely regarded as the best singer. She attempted to go solo after the band split but a huge racism scandal on ''Celebrity Big Brother'' ruined her reputation and she suffered a mental breakdown. Right now she has shaken off the controversy and is a mother. She does have a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD3iOoUKhak YouTube channel]].

* OutOfFocus: Tina in Miami 7. While she did have a clearly defined role in the group as the dancer/choreographer, it's somewhat obvious that she was the least prioritized when came to storylines, the biggest indicators of this are the fact that she was the only one of the seven to not get a romance plot of any kind and that her most notable episode was about her wandering around lost with a bucket on her head. LA 7 would later rectified this though.

* '''Bradley [=McIntosh=]''' - the most prominent male member of the band and also a twofer TokenMinority. He attempted to have a music career but he has remained below the radar, working mostly working behind the scenes as a writer and producer for other artists.

* '''Bradley [=McIntosh=]''' - the most prominent male member of the band and also a twofer TokenMinority. He attempted to have a music career but he has remained below the radar.

** Jon - "Sunshine", "Someday, Somewhere".

After losing Paul at the beginning of ''Viva S Club,'' the band continued on with six members for about another year and one more album (''Seeing Double'') before disbanding. However, in 2014, all seven members reunited for a song medley for the British charity telethon Children in Need, and announced a short reunion tour in the summer of 2015.

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* MatzoFever: Rachel is Jewish (though the show never mentioned it) so her being the one that got the most guys ''could'' be just a coincidence. Could be.

* BareYourMidriff: Done by all of the girls on the show. Justified since it was always hot wherever they stayed, and they frequently hung out on the beach.

* HotterAndSexier:

* FriendsRentControl: The gang in ''LA 7'' do rather conveniently find an apartment that has enough room for seven. Their landlady does feature as a main character and it's implied she cuts them some slack. But most of the episodes do revolve around them trying to pay rent with various odd jobs.

* '''Tina Barrett''' - the dancer of the group and the one who really nobody knows what happened to. Known to have choreographed many of the band's routines. Attempted a solo comeback in 2012 that was only promoted in [[FanService men's mags]] and later re-emerged as the face of Christmas savings club Park in 2018.
* '''Paul Cattermole''' - the first person to leave the group (it was renamed "S Club" after that) and joined a Nu-Metal band. Was romantically linked to Hannah for a while.

%% * {{Nerd}}: The band manager's son in ''LA 7'' is a stereotypical nerd.

* HollywoodNerd: The band manager's son in ''LA 7'' is a stereotypical nerd.

* TrueCompanions: The relationship between the band members was portrayed this way on the show. They all thought of each other like family, were always there for one another, and became deeply depressed in the episode where [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Paul left the band]]. The relationship between the band members in real life, however, [[UnderminedByReality was a completely different story]]. Just not quite [[NiceCharacterMeanActor this way]].

** The band's travel manager Natalie arrives at the end of the movie with the police. There's no mention of her knowing that they should be there or how she got from Spain to LA so quickly.

S Club 7 was a pop band that formed at the end of the 90s, following in the footsteps of mixed groups like ''Music/{{Steps}}'', and went on to achieve worldwide success. Their first single "Bring It All Back" brought them instant popularity and they were heavily marketed as "the next big thing" for kids with a TV show (similar in style to Music/TheMonkees) as well as various TV specials. \\

* CodeNames: In the movie the band adopts these when investigating the clones. Jon is Bird Dog, Hannah is Hedge Pig, Rachel is The Shopper, Bradley is Big Pants, Tina is implied to be Mr Black[[note]]Hannah asks for that name and Jo tells her it's taken; we never hear Tina's code name said out loud[[/note]] and Jo is initially Essex Terrier but changes to Tough Sirloin.

!!There ain't no trope like an S Club trope:

* OutofFocus: Tina in Miami 7. While she did have a clearly defined role in the group as the dancer/chorographer, it's somewhat obvious that she was the least prioritized when came to storylines, the biggest indicators of this are the fact that she was the only one of the seven to not get a romance plot of any kind and that her most notable episode was about her wandering around lost with a bucket on her head. LA 7 later rectified this though.

* JailBait: A male example - a thirteen-year-old who hits on Hannah. And she allows him when she finds out he's a billionaire.