Jo O'Meara
| Jo O'Meara | |
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O'Meara in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joanne Valda O'Meara |
| Born |
29 April 1979 Romford, Essex, England, UK |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress, television personality |
| Instruments | Voice |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Sanctuary (2005–06) |
| Associated acts | 2-4 Family, S Club 7 |
Joanne Valda "Jo" O'Meara (born 29 April 1979) is an English singer-songwriter, television personality and actress. One of the lead singers of pop group S Club, she launched a solo career after the group's split in 2003, which was cut short following an appearance on Celebrity Big Brother. In November 2014, S Club 7 announced plans for an arena reunion tour, Bring It All Back 2015, touring the UK in May 2015.
O'Meara was born in Romford, Essex, to parents Dave and Barbara. She has a brother and sister, Shane and Julie. She grew up in Collier Row, a suburban housing estate in the north of Romford in the London Borough of Havering. She was educated at Clockhouse Junior School and Bower Park School, and excelled in music, singing and dance.
The group rose to fame by starring in their own BBC television series, Miami 7, in 1999. Over the five years they were together, S Club 7 had four UK No.1 singles, one UK No.1 album, and hits in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and a top-ten single in the United States. They recorded four studio albums, released eleven singles and sold over fourteen million albums worldwide. Their first album, S Club,was 1990s pop, but hrough the course of their career their musical approach changed to a more dance and R&B sound which is heard in their final album, Seeing Double. S Club 7 won two Brit Awards—in 2000 for British breakthrough act and in 2002, for best British single. In 2001, the group earned the Record of the Year award. Group member Paul Cattermole departed the group in 2002, and the group changed its name from S Club 7 to simply S Club. On 21 April 2003, during a live onstage performance, S Club announced that they were to disband.
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