Would you be able to pick out lesser known members of S Club Juniors and Blazin' Squad today?
That's the task presented to Ant & Dec during this weekend's episode of Britain's Got More Talent, when presenter Stephen Mulhern gets them to play a special version of Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
After watching a snippet of S Club Juniors' 'One Step Closer' music video, Ant has to pick out singer Stacey McClean from a lineup of five women.
Here's a clue - you may recognise the real McClean from her appearance on The X Factor back in 2009, when she made it to Dannii Minogue's final six in Dubai.
Dec is faced with a more difficult task when he's asked to find Blazin' Squad's Mc Freak, who is today better known by his real name Oli Georgiou. Can you pick out the real Mc Freak?
Meanwhile, Mulhern...
That's the task presented to Ant & Dec during this weekend's episode of Britain's Got More Talent, when presenter Stephen Mulhern gets them to play a special version of Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
After watching a snippet of S Club Juniors' 'One Step Closer' music video, Ant has to pick out singer Stacey McClean from a lineup of five women.
Here's a clue - you may recognise the real McClean from her appearance on The X Factor back in 2009, when she made it to Dannii Minogue's final six in Dubai.
Dec is faced with a more difficult task when he's asked to find Blazin' Squad's Mc Freak, who is today better known by his real name Oli Georgiou. Can you pick out the real Mc Freak?
Meanwhile, Mulhern...
- 4/24/2015
- Digital Spy
We're not going to lie - when we found out that Zoe Birkett was entering the Big Brother house earlier this week, the Digital Spy office got very excited indeed. What a blast from the past - and how much the "little podgy kid from Pop Idol with the dreadlocks" (her words, not ours) has grown up in the last 13 years. But it got us thinking - what happened to the other contestants? We put on our deerstalker, pulled out our magnifying glass and started digging...
Series One
Korben
Korben, whose real name is Chris Niblett, now seems to be going by the hybrid Korben Niblett. He previously worked at Jemma Kidd Make Up School, but according to his LinkedIn page (oh yes), earlier this year he launched his own company, Evolve Beauty. Not so much of the singing anymore, then...
Rik Waller
Well, for one thing, he's not Rik anymore - it's Richard now!
Series One
Korben
Korben, whose real name is Chris Niblett, now seems to be going by the hybrid Korben Niblett. He previously worked at Jemma Kidd Make Up School, but according to his LinkedIn page (oh yes), earlier this year he launched his own company, Evolve Beauty. Not so much of the singing anymore, then...
Rik Waller
Well, for one thing, he's not Rik anymore - it's Richard now!
- 7/16/2014
- Digital Spy
Stacey McClean has said that there is no chance of her returning for a second attempt on The X Factor. The former S Club Juniors popstar reached the Judges Houses stage of the competition in 2009, but insisted that she wouldn't follow the lead of contestants such as Alexandra Burke and return to the talent programme. "No, definitely [would] not and I always get asked that question," she told Digital Spy. "For some people it works, like Alexandra Burke. But I always said, 'I'll try it once', just (more)...
- 1/21/2011
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Matt Cardle was spotted getting close to wannabe singer Stacey McClean in London earlier this week.
Just hours after he found out that his debut single ‘When We Collide’ had hit the Christmas number one spot, the X Factor winner hit the town and hooked up with the sexy 21 year old at London’s May Fair hotel.
A hotel guest told The Sun:
“There was clearly real chemistry between the two.
“When they thought they couldn’t be seen in a corridor, they kissed.
“They left together and looked very content.”
Stacey made it to the final six girls on last year’s X Factor series. She previously sang as part of S Club Juniors star and two of her bandmates – Frankie Sandford and Rochelle Wiseman – went on to achieve success with girl group,The Saturdays.
Just hours after he found out that his debut single ‘When We Collide’ had hit the Christmas number one spot, the X Factor winner hit the town and hooked up with the sexy 21 year old at London’s May Fair hotel.
A hotel guest told The Sun:
“There was clearly real chemistry between the two.
“When they thought they couldn’t be seen in a corridor, they kissed.
“They left together and looked very content.”
Stacey made it to the final six girls on last year’s X Factor series. She previously sang as part of S Club Juniors star and two of her bandmates – Frankie Sandford and Rochelle Wiseman – went on to achieve success with girl group,The Saturdays.
- 12/21/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
X Factor stars Jls are due to release their newest single ‘The Club Is Alive’ on the 4th of July and sources have admitted that it more than borrows from the Sound Of Music song ‘The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Music;.
The band later took to their Twitter page to announce the new track, tweeting:
“New single confirmed as ‘The Club Is Alive’ – out July 4th – eeeeeeeeeeeek!!! xx.”
And sources say that one of the lines from the catchy chorus is:
“This club is alive with the sound of music.”
A source told The Sun:
“The lads were initially quite sceptical about the idea when their management presented them with it.
“But they’ve worked hard on the song and are really proud of it.
“They know it will surprise a lot of people, but they think it’s a risk well worth taking.”
The source added:...
The band later took to their Twitter page to announce the new track, tweeting:
“New single confirmed as ‘The Club Is Alive’ – out July 4th – eeeeeeeeeeeek!!! xx.”
And sources say that one of the lines from the catchy chorus is:
“This club is alive with the sound of music.”
A source told The Sun:
“The lads were initially quite sceptical about the idea when their management presented them with it.
“But they’ve worked hard on the song and are really proud of it.
“They know it will surprise a lot of people, but they think it’s a risk well worth taking.”
The source added:...
- 5/3/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
The final group of acts competing for a place in The X Factor live shows are Dannii Minogue's Girls. Dannii and her sister Kylie have the unenviable task of whittling these six hopefuls down to just three, who will be given a once-in-a-lifetime chance to sing to the nation and win a record contract. Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke have proved that female contestants can go all the way and compete with even the hunkiest and cutest guys, so is there potential for another winner among this year's group?
Stacey McClean
The story so far: The story started a long while before X Factor for McClean, who has already achieved pop fame once before as part of S Club Juniors. Determined to make a career as a solo artist now she's all grown up, McClean has only featured briefly at the audition stages (we caught a glimpse of her...
Stacey McClean
The story so far: The story started a long while before X Factor for McClean, who has already achieved pop fame once before as part of S Club Juniors. Determined to make a career as a solo artist now she's all grown up, McClean has only featured briefly at the audition stages (we caught a glimpse of her...
- 10/3/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Lucie Jones has joked that she will perform naked on the live shows if she makes the Final 12 on The X Factor. The Welsh singer will compete against Stacey McClean, Despina Pilavakis, Nicole Jackson, Stacey Solomon and Rachel Adedeji on Saturday for a place in the next round of the ITV1 reality show. Speaking on The Xtra Factor about making the final stages of the singing competition, Jones said: "If (more)...
- 10/2/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Dannii Minogue's X Factor hopefuls were detained at an airport in Dubai after flying out for the final audition round, according to a report. Lucie Jones, Stacey Solomon, Rachel Adedeji, Nicole Jackson, Despina Pilavakis and Stacey McClean visited the United Arab Emirates state to face Minogue at the judges' houses stage recently. It is thought that on arrival, the girls and their assigned camera crew were held for five hours as security guards tried to determine what they were planning to film. A source told the Daily Star: "Dannii was in a panic about (more)...
- 9/29/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
The final 24 X Factor contestants have been revealed. The acts are divided into the Girls, the Boys, the Over 25s and the Groups. The Groups include girl bands Miss Frank, Kandy Rain, Trucolorz and Project A. De-Tour and brothers John and Edward complete the category. Meanwhile, Stacey McClean, Despina Pilavakis, Nicole Jackson, Stacey Solomon, Rachel Adedeji and Lucie Jones make up the Girls category. The Boys are Lloyd Daniels, Ethan Boroian, Rikki Loney, (more)...
- 9/27/2009
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
I know we’ve already brought you the rumoured final 12 for this year’s X Factor but in case anyone’s interested, here is the final 24. These 24 acts have all attended the judges houses round of X Factor and will be seen on the show this weekend. Final 6 girls: Stacey Soloman Lucie Jones Rachel Adedeji Stacey McClean Rozelle Phillip Jade Fubara Final 6 [...]...
- 9/27/2009
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Former S Club Juniors star Stacey McClean has revealed that she has always wanted to audition for The X Factor, but claimed that she continually put it off because of her popstar past. McClean enjoyed chart success, toured and appeared on TV with the kids pop outfit in the early '00s. The 20-year-old also admitted that her life after the band, working nine-to-five, had been disappointing. "Obviously, being in the band, I've had that taste of music and performing," she said. "I've had a nine-to-five job for the past five years, but it doesn't really make me happy. "I've always wanted to come on The X Factor, but my past has been one thing that's held me back every year, but I just feel so proud of myself to have come today and be given another chance!" Speaking about her anxiety at playing live again, she (more)...
- 9/21/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
S Club Juniors star Stacey McClean has reportedly made it through to the final 50 on the The X Factor. The 20-year-old singer, who auditioned for the competition on July 3 at Manchester Central, was apparently selected to go through to the boot camp stage. McClean, who performed Christina Aguilera's 'Hurt' in front of the judges' panel, is a "dead cert" to make it through (more)...
- 8/11/2009
- by By David Balls
- Digital Spy
S Club Juniors star Stacey McClean auditioned for The X Factor in Manchester last week. The former child popstar was among the hopefuls on Saturday, July 3, singing in front of a live audience of 1,300 fans at Manchester Central. An X Factor spokesperson told Digital Spy: "Yes, Stacey did audition this weekend. However, we can't reveal whether she got through to the second round. You'll have to wait until the show airs in the autumn on ITV1." S Club Juniors, who later (more)...
- 7/7/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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