Liz McClarnon

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Liz McClarnon
Liz McClarnon on 29 November 2010.
Liz McClarnon on 29 November 2010.
Background information
Birth nameElizabeth Margaret McClarnon
Born (1981-04-10) 10 April 1981 (age 40)
OriginLiverpool, England
GenresPop, Country Pop
Occupation(s)Singer, dancer, television presenter
Years active1997–present
LabelsAll Around the World (EMI)/Hollywood Records
Associated actsAtomic Kitten
Websitelizmcclarnon.com

Elizabeth Margaret McClarnon (born 10 April 1981) is an English pop singer, songwriter, dancer and television presenter. She is the longest serving member of the girl group Atomic Kitten, with whom she has scored three number-one singles and also two number-one albums. In 2006 she went solo and the group reformed in 2012 as part of The Big Reunion. McClarnon co-wrote several Atomic Kitten songs, including the UK Top 10 hits "See Ya", "I Want Your Love" and "Someone Like Me".

Outside of her music career, McClarnon was the winner of UK cookery show Celebrity MasterChef in 2008.[1]

Atomic Kitten[]

In 1997, while McClarnon was still in secondary school, her music teacher arranged for her to take part in an audition with OMD frontman Andy McCluskey, who was aiming to create a new girl group. The group became Atomic Kitten, made up of McClarnon, Kerry Katona and Natasha Hamilton, and they released their first record in 1999. Katona left the group in 2001 and was replaced by Jenny Frost.

Atomic Kitten have had three UK number one singles, "Whole Again", "Eternal Flame", and "The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)". They also had two UK number one albums, Right Now, and Feels So Good, both being certified double-platinum in the UK for sales of over 600,000 copies each. The total worldwide sales are estimated at 6.2 million singles and 4 million albums. Liz is the only member of the group to write any material.[2]

On 4 March 2012, it was confirmed that the original line-up of Atomic Kitten – McClarnon, Hamilton and Katona – would reform for The Big Reunion, along with five other pop groups of their time – 911, Honeyz, B*Witched, Five and Liberty X.[3]

Solo career[]

Following Atomic Kitten, McClarnon was signed to All Around the World Records. She released her first solo single, a cover of Barbra Streisand's 1980 hit "Woman in Love", on 13 February 2006. The track was produced by Graham Stack along with Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, who also originally co-wrote the song[4] and whom McClarnon accompanied on his 2005 tour.[5]

A video was released to promote the song featuring McClarnon in a Manhattan apartment, but it was actually filmed in McClarnon's home town of Liverpool. It was decided to release the single as a double A-side with a cover of Jackie Wilson's "I Get the Sweetest Feeling". The single peaked at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart and, after more than six months on release, it peaked at number 16 in the Spanish charts on 22 October 2006.[6] Also prior to her solo release, McClarnon appeared in the video for "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" with the FHM Hot 100, which charted at number 10 in the UK.

Since her first release, McClarnon has gone on to release one more single called "Don't It Make You Happy". The song was recorded in her bid to be selected for the UK's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and McClarnon performed the track on the BBC's pre-Eurovision TV show Making Your Mind Up on 17 March 2007. However, she was unsuccessful and the single failed to chart. The competition was won by pop band Scooch.

McClarnon also recorded a single entitled "Lately", with friend Jaime Jay for the Global One Music Project. The same song has been recorded by different artists all around the world in different languages, and, in addition to English, McClarnon also recorded French and Spanish versions. The single was due to be released 18 May 2009, and although McClarnon and Jay promoted the single on a number of radio and TV shows, the release was postponed indefinitely.[7]

Since then, McClarnon has continued recording her debut album. She parted ways with her old management company in April 2008, and is now managed by her ex-marketing manager, Scott Richardson at Belta CM. She is also currently working on her new cookbook, The Can't Cook, Cook Book, which was due for release at Christmas 2010.[citation needed]

On 27 December 2006 McClarnon appeared in the ITV documentary “The Girl With the Golden Hair”, together with Richard O’Brien (“The Rocky Horror Show”). The documentary tells the story of the creation of the mini-rock opera of the same name, performed by the band ABBA during their 1977 European and Australian tour. McClarnon performs the three published numbers from that show; “Thank You for the Music”, “I Wonder (Departure)” and “I’m a Marionette”.[8]

On 3 August 2009, McClarnon signed to 3 Beat Records, a subsidiary of All Around the World (through Universal Music). Her first single on the new label, "Not In Love", was due to be released in November 2009, and is a track she has written herself, influenced by Kylie Minogue's electro and club tunes. McClarnon performed the track at the Midlands Festival in 2009.

Her debut TV show, Hotter Than My Daughter, aired at the beginning of February 2010 for six weeks, on BBC Three.

In late 2010 and early 2011, she played Beth in Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds.[9]

Following this, from 8 July to 17 September 2011, McClarnon was cast as Paulette in the first UK tour of Legally Blonde The Musical.[10] She starred in the Cinderella pantomime in the Liverpool Empire in 2012, playing the lead role.

In 2018, she performed at the C2C: Country to Country festival at the O2 Arena.

Discography[]

Main article: Atomic Kitten discography

Solo releases[]

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[11][12][13] 		AUS
[14] 		IRE
[15] 		SPA
[16]
2006 "Woman in Love"/"I Get the Sweetest Feeling"
5
77
21
16
 N/A
2007 "(Don't It Make You) Happy"
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References[]

  1. ^ "Series 3: Liz McClarnon". Celebrity MasterChef. BBC. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021. Atomic Kitten's Liz McClarnon was all smiles when she won back in 2008.
  2. ^ "Musicstop article". Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  3. ^ "The 90s are back: reunions from Atomic Kitten, 5ive, and more". Gigwise. 10 April 2013.
  4. ^ Gibb songs – projects (2005–) Archived 19 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 January 2006
  5. ^ Biography of Liz McClarnon at PremierModelManagement Archived 18 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 July 2006
  6. ^ Cadena.es Archived 6 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Chart for 15 October 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2006
  7. ^ Lately Release Postponed Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 May 2009
  8. ^ "Liz McClarnon: English Pop Singer, Dancer & Television Presenter Reveals Her Fitness Secrets - Women Fitness". Women Fitness. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  9. ^ And my big anouncement [sic] is..... Blog Liz McClarnon. Retrieved 20 February 2011
  10. ^ Woolman, Natalie (3 June 2011). "Liz McClarnon joins Legally Blonde tour cast". The Stage. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  11. ^ "UK Charts > Atomic Kitten". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2010.<
  12. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending December 8, 2001". ChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd (15): 3.
  13. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending February 9, 2008". ChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd (337): 3.
  14. ^ "Australian Charts > Atomic Kitten". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  15. ^ "Irish Charts > Atomic Kitten". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  16. ^ "Spanish singles official site". Promuicae.es. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

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