All Saints are a BRIT Award-winning English girl pop group formed in 1996. The group, consisting of founding members Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis, and sisters Nicole Appleton and Natalie Appleton, became one of the most successful British pop group of the 90's, with 9 Top 10 singles (including five number ones), two platinum albums (including a number one), two gold albums and record sales in excess of 10 million worldwide. "Never Ever", their second single, is their biggest hit to date, climbing the charts all over the world (#4 in US) and topping the charts in UK and Australia. They won two BRIT Awards for the song in 1998 and also won as Breakthrough Artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards the same year. In 2000 Melanie, Nicole and Natalie starred on the movie Honest, directed by ex-Eurythmics member Dave Stewart. With the release of two studio albums, All Saints split up in early 2001 due to internal conflicts within the members. After pursuing solo careers in music, cinema and tv, the band reunited in January 2006 and went back to the music scene with the release of their third studio album. The release of their fourth studio album is planned for October 2008. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... London Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. ... Parlophone is a record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. ... All Around The World (also known simply by AATW) is a record label from Blackburn, England, and based on the principles of Italian label Media Records, with a number of studio based projects supplying a flow of hits. ... Natalie Jane Appleton (born May 14, 1973, Mississauga, Ontario) is a female pop singer and a member of All Saints. ... Nicole Appleton Nicole Marie Appleton (born December 7, 1974) is a pop singer and a member of Appleton and a former member of All Saints. ... Melanie Ruth Blatt is an English female singer and very occasional Actress, born 25 March 1975 at University College Hospital in the London Borough of Camden and is named after Melanie Safka. ... Shaznay Tricia Lewis (born October 14, 1975 in Islington, London) is an English female singer/songwriter and a member of All Saints. ... Image:Simone Rainford Screencapture. ... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Melanie Ruth Blatt is an English female singer and very occasional Actress, born 25 March 1975 at University College Hospital in the London Borough of Camden and is named after Melanie Safka. ... Shaznay Tricia Lewis (born October 14, 1975 in Islington, London) is an English female singer/songwriter and a member of All Saints. ... Nicole Appleton Nicole Marie Appleton (born December 7, 1974) is a pop singer and a member of Appleton and a former member of All Saints. ... Natalie Jane Appleton (born May 14, 1973, Mississauga, Ontario) is a female pop singer and a member of All Saints. ... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. ... Honest soundtrack Honest is a black comedy crime film released in 2000. ... For the approach to music education, see Eurhythmics. ... David Allan Stewart, often known as Dave Stewart (born September 9, 1952 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear), is an English musician and record producer best known for his work with Eurythmics. ...

Formation

Both Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis started their career by singing backing vocals at Sarm West Studios, the ZTT recording studios near All Saints Road, London. In 1993 Melanie, Shaznay and the original third member Simone Rainford decided to record together.All Saints, The Story Accessed Dec 31, 2005</ref> and chose to call themselves All Saints 1.9.7.5. after the street where they met and their year of birth. They were signed to ZTT Records. Melanie Ruth Blatt is an English female singer and very occasional Actress, born 25 March 1975 at University College Hospital in the London Borough of Camden and is named after Melanie Safka. ... Shaznay Tricia Lewis (born October 14, 1975 in Islington, London) is an English female singer/songwriter and a member of All Saints. ... Sarm West Studios, orginally known as Basing Street Studios, were established by Chris Blackwell the founder of Island Records. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Image:Simone Rainford Screencapture. ... ZTT Records is a record label founded in 1983 by NME journalist Paul Morley, record producer Trevor Horn, producer/engineer Gary Langan and businesswoman Jill Sinclair. ...

In 1994, All Saints 1.9.7.5. performed for their first time at the Touch Magazine stage at the Notting Hill Carnival.^[1] They released two singles together, but they were not successful. Additionally, Rainford and Blatt had conflicting visions of the band's musical direction which caused tensions in the band. This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ...

In the summer of 1995, Rainford left the band and ZTT Records dropped the remaining duo from their label. Regardless, Blatt and Lewis set out to find a replacement for Rainford. Conducting many auditions, Melanie's father met Nicole Appleton whom she knew from her days at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Shaznay encouraged Nicole to join the band. Her sister, Natalie Appleton, was reluctant to join the band, since she had given birth to her daughter Rachel two years prior and did not want to abandon motherhood. However, Nicole and Natalie's parents offered to help raise the baby, enabling Natalie to pursue a career as a popstar. Nicole Appleton Nicole Marie Appleton (born December 7, 1974) is a pop singer and a member of Appleton and a former member of All Saints. ... The Sylvia Young Theatre School on Rossmore Road in Marylebone Sylvia Young Theatre School is a stage school, in Marylebone, London. ... Natalie Jane Appleton (born May 14, 1973, Mississauga, Ontario) is a female pop singer and a member of All Saints. ...

Subsequent career

1997–1998: All Saints

Main article: All Saints (album)

After being united as a newly formed group in May 1996, the four met with Karl Gordon, a former band member of Outlaw Posse, who recorded a demo for "I Know Where It's At". The next task was searching for a new record deal, but most record labels wanted to turn them into a Spice Girls duplicate. Fortunately, the demo made its way to London Records, where John Benson finalised the recording deal in November 1996.^[2] ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... K-Gee K-Gee is the alias for Karl Gordon, a British DJ, producer and songwriter and former member of the Outlaw Posse. ... Outlaw Posse were a British hip hop group formed by Bello B (real name Isaac Bello) and K-Gee (real name Karl Gordon). ... The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award-winning English pop group formed in 1994. ... London Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. ... John Benson was a legendary British television announcer, best known for saying And now. ...

In summer 1997 "I Know Where It's At", their debut single, went to #4 on the UK Single Charts. The second single, "Never Ever", launched them worldwide, peaking at #1 in the UK for 2 weeks and in Australia for 7 consecutive weeks. The single went on to sell a million copies only in the UK. The song won them two BRIT Awards in 1998, for Best Single and Best Video. Their debut album All Saints was released on November 24, 1997, reaching #2 on the UK Album charts. The third single was a double A-side "Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade" which was their second UK number one single, topping the charts in May 1998. The same month the album was re-released with a slightly different tracklist and after the success of "Never Ever" its Nice Hat Remix was replaced by the All Star Remix, "Let's Get Started" renamed to "If You Want To Party (I Found Lovin')" and "Beg" and "Trapped" were re-edited and re-mastered. "Bootie Call" was the fourth single off the album and their third UK number one. "War Of Nerves" was chosen as the fifth and final single released from All Saints' debut album. It was out on November 23, 1998 and peaked at #7. In November 1998, All Saints also won as Breakthrough Artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Milan and were one of the live acts, performing "Lady Marmalade" without Melanie because she was close to give birth to her daughter. I Know Where Its At was the All Saints debut single from their self titled album: All Saints. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade was the third single released from the All Saints debut album, All Saints. ... Bootie Call was the fourth single released from the All Saints debut album , All Saints. ... War of Nerves was the fifth and final single released from the All Saintss debut album, All Saints. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. ... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ...

2000–2001: Saints & Sinners and cinema

Main article: Saints & Sinners

In early 2000 All Saints were back with a new single called "Pure Shores", a collaboration with William Orbit taken from the soundtrack of the movie The Beach with Leonardo DiCaprio. The single was their fourth number one in the UK and became the second best-selling single of 2000. It was also their first and only number one single in Ireland.The song was later performed at the 2000s MTV Europe Music Awards in Stockholm. 2000 also see Natalie, Nicole and Melanie being involved in the shoot and on the soundtrack of their first movie. The girls played main roles in the former Eurythmics member Dave Stewart directed movie Honest. The film is an edgy black comedy set in swinging London in the late 60s with the girls playing three street wise sisters who head 'up West' to rob and generally cause trouble. After almost eight months since the release of "Pure Shores", on October 2, 2000 the girls released the second single from their second album, "Black Coffee", which became their fifth and last until now number one in the UK. The song was performed and premiered worldwide in September in Italy when they took part at the Festivalbar show. On October 14, 2000 their long-awaited second studio album Saints & Sinners was released and went straight to #1 on the UK album chart, selling 950,000 copies in the UK alone. The third and final single from the album was "All Hooked Up" released on January 27, 2001 and peaked at #7 on the UK singles chart. Saints & Sinners was the second studio album by All Saints. ... Pure Shores was the first single released from the All Saintss second album, Saints & Sinners. ... William Orbit ( born on 15 December 1956 as William Mark Wainwright in Shoreditch, Hackney) is an English musician and record producer, perhaps best known to most for his work on Madonnas album Ray of Light, which received four Grammy Awards. ... The Beach is a 2000 film by the Trainspotting team of writer John Hodge and director Danny Boyle based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Alex Garland. ... Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974[1]) is a three-time Academy Award-nominated, SAG Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor who garnered world wide fame for his role as Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997). ... The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. ... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... For the approach to music education, see Eurhythmics. ... David Allan Stewart, often known as Dave Stewart (born September 9, 1952 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear), is an English musician and record producer best known for his work with Eurythmics. ... Honest soundtrack Honest (2000) was a black comedy set in Swinging London in the late 1960s featuring three members of the British/Canadian girl group All Saints. ... Black Coffee was the second single released from the Saints & Sinners album of All Saints. ... The Festivalbar is an Italian singing competition that takes place in the most important Italian squares during summer, such as the Piazza del Duomo, Milan; the first time it was held was in 1964. ... Saints & Sinners was the second studio album by All Saints. ... All Hooked Up was the third single released from the Saints & Sinners album of All Saints. ...

2001: Split & All Hits

Main article: All Hits

In early 2001 All Saints split up due to an increasing rivalry within the band members which brought the group broken in two: Melanie and Shaznay from one side and the Appleton sisters on the other. In November 2001, London Records, their record label, released a greatest hits titled "All Hits" containing all the hit singles released from the band's two studio albums and Melanie Blatt 's first solo single "TwentyFourSeven". The album peaked at #18 on the UK Albums Chart. All Hits is the compilation album of the greatest hits of All Saints and also featured a song by Melanie Blatt and The Artful Dodger called TwentyFourSeven. // ^ uk. ... Appleton can refer to: Appleton (music duo), a UK-based musical group with Canadian-born members. ... London Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. ... For a list of albums known simply as Greatest Hits, see List of albums titled Greatest Hits. ... All Hits is the compilation album of the greatest hits of All Saints and also featured a song by Melanie Blatt and The Artful Dodger called TwentyFourSeven. // ^ uk. ... Melanie Ruth Blatt is an English female singer and very occasional Actress, born 25 March 1975 at University College Hospital in the London Borough of Camden and is named after Melanie Safka. ... twentyfourseven is a documentary-style reality show on MTV. It documents the lives of a group of male friends seeking fame and fortune in Hollywood. ...

2001–2005: Solo careers

• Melanie Blatt

Melanie was the first All Saint to make it solo. In September 2001, just few months after All Saints' split, she collaborated with Artful Dodger on the track "TwentyFourSeven", peaking at #6 on the UK singles chart. In February 2002 she replaced Kelis' vocals on the UK release of the track "I'm Leavin'" by Outsidaz and Rah Digga, peaking at #42. Her third single "Do Me Wrong" was released on August 25, 2003 through London Records. It peaked at #18 in the UK. Due to this poor result in the charts Melanie was dropped by the label and the album she was working on at the time never materialised. On April 11, 2005 Melanie returned to the music scene with a new single "See Me", which was included on the Robots soundtrack and peaked at #78 in the UK singles chart. The single was released through Swollen Ankle Ltd and Melanie was then working on a new album to be released with this record company. During summer 2005 she played small venues in the UK which featured songs from the new album. Blatt's solo record was shelved when All Saints reunited in early 2006. Melanie Ruth Blatt is an English female singer and very occasional Actress, born 25 March 1975 at University College Hospital in the London Borough of Camden and is named after Melanie Safka. ... Cover of the TwentyFourSeven single This article is about the British garage band. ... twentyfourseven is a documentary-style reality show on MTV. It documents the lives of a group of male friends seeking fame and fortune in Hollywood. ... Kelis Rogers-Jones (née Rogers, born August 21, 1979[1]), better known as Kelis, is an American R&B singer-songwriter. ... The Outsidaz are a rap crew from Newark, New Jersey. ... Rah Digga (born Rashia Fisher in Newark, New Jersey in September 22, 1970) is an American rapper. ... Do Me Wrong is a solo single by Melanie Blatt former member of All Saints. ... London Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. ... See Me single cover See Me is the single by Melanie Blatt written for the Robots movie. ... Robots is a computer-animated film produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox (the same companies behind the film Ice Age), and was released theatrically (both in normal theaters and in IMAX theaters) on March 11th, 2005. ...

• Appleton

After All Saints' split, Natalie and Nicole started to write and record their own album. They went on to form duo Appleton and signed a contract with Polydor. In September 2002, the Appleton sisters launched their first single "Fantasy" written with Andy Hayman and Gareth Young which reached #2 in the UK singles chart. Their autobiography "Together" came out in October 2002. Their second single "Don't Worry" was out on March 10, 2003 and reached #5 in the UK before the release of their first album "Everything's Eventual" on March 24, 2003 which peaked at #9 on the UK album chart. The last single off the album was "Everything Eventually" released on July 2003 and charted at #38 in UK. After that, Appleton and Polydor had parted ways. Appleton is an English/Canadian musical duo comprising of sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton. ... Appleton is an English/Canadian musical duo comprising of sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... Fantasy was Appletons first single and was released on September 2, 2002. ... Everythings Eventual is Appletons debut album who were formerly part of All Saints. ... Everythings Eventual is Appletons debut album who were formerly part of All Saints. ... Everythings Eventual is Appletons debut album who were formerly part of All Saints. ... Appleton is an English/Canadian musical duo comprising of sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ...

• Shaznay Lewis

Shaznay released her first solo single "Never Felt Like This Before" on July 5, 2004 which peaked at #8 in the UK singles chart. Her album Open followed two weeks later and make it in the Top30, peaking at #22. The second and final single off the album was "You" which charted at #56. Lewis' solo releases were through London Records. On November 14, 2004 Shaznay was involved in the Band Aid 20 re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas". In early 2008 Shaznay collaborated with Wideboys on the track called "Daddy O". Shaznay Tricia Lewis (born October 14, 1975 in Islington, London) is an English female singer/songwriter and a member of All Saints. ... Never Felt Like This Before was Shaznay Lewis first single from the Open album and was released 2004. ... Open is Shaznay Lewis debut album as a solo artist and it was released on July 19, 2004. ... London Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover art for the original Do They Know Its Christmas? release – artist Peter Blake Band Aid is a British and Irish charity supergroup founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing a record Do They Know... Cover art for the original Do They Know Its Christmas? release – artist Peter Blake This article is about the song. ...

2006–2007: Reunion & Studio 1

Main article: Studio 1 (album)

After months of speculation in 2005 (due to the girls being seen together outside a restaurant in Hampstead, London), on January 24, 2006 it was announced that the band had reformed. All Saints signed a deal with Parlophone,^[3] as Shaznay was working as songwriter for the record company. From January to August 2006 they wrote and recorded their third studio album titled "Studio 1"^[4] and released it on November 13, 2006. ^[5] Studio 1 [3] is the third studio album by the British girl group All Saints. ... For other places with the same name, see Hampstead (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Parlophone is a record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. ... Studio 1 [3] is the third studio album by the British girl group All Saints. ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The first single, "Rock Steady"^[6] was released on November 6, 2006. The song was given its first ever radio airplay on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 on 21 September 2006.^[7]NME announced that the newly re-formed band will be launching an extensive UK wide tour in 2007, to promote their new album.^[8] Rock Steady is the lead single taken from Studio 1 [3], the 2006 comeback album from All Saints. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the stations breakfast show presenter on 5 January 2004. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...

For their first performance since splitting up, the group performed the song "Rock Steady" on ITV's Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway on 21 October 2006. They also performed a little gig for the Mobile Phone company 3's "3FrontRoom", a series of intimate gigs with well-known bands.
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Following the #3 charting of "Rock Steady", it was thought that the album would be a great success as its predecessors. When released the album made it only into the Top 40, peaking at #40 before falling to #74 the following week. A second single from the album was planned. The girls shot a video for "Chick Fit" before Christmas and it was scheduled to be released on 26 February 2007. The appearances of the girls planned to promote the single never materialised and, at the end, the physical release of the single was cancelled. It only had a digital release and failed to make the top 200.^[9] It was subsequently confirmed that All Saints and Parlophone Records had parted ways and the girls didn't embark on the announced tour. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ...

2007–present: New record deal & new album

At an event in September 2007 (Kraken Arsenal Opus at the Emirates stadium) Nicole, Natalie and Melanie announced that All Saints were recording a new album together. No further information was revealed about another record label, but they said it was definitely in the works.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2008 Nicole and Melanie were hijackers on E4's Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack where Blatt told they had a record deal with an undisclosed company in a conversation with housemate Nathan Fagan-Gayle but the record label was bleeped out for unknown reasons, possibly a form of corporate censorship or to avoid freeload advertising. E4 is a British digital television channel launched as a pay-tv companion to Channel 4 on 18 January 2001. ... Nathan, full name Nathan Fagan-Gayle, is a British R&B singer, most famous for his top 40 hit single Come into my Room, which was released on V2 Records. ... Corporate censorship is a term used to denote either censorship through legal challenges, through refusal to sell a product, or refusal to advertise or allow air time. ...

It has been confirmed that All Saints are now with All Around The World, and they will be back with new material before the end of 2008.^[10] All Around The World (also known simply by AATW) is a record label from Blackburn, England, and based on the principles of Italian label Media Records, with a number of studio based projects supplying a flow of hits. ...

Discography

For full details see:

Main article: All Saints discography

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Trivia

• In an episode of BBC Three's Gavin & Stacey the character (Nessa) played by Ruth Jones stated that she was once a member of the original line up of All Saints but did not get along with Shaznay (due to a power struggle). With that being the reason why she left the band.

For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 3. ... // Ruth Jones (born in 1966 at Bridgend, Wales) is a bilingual character actress perhaps best known for her performances in British comedy series and films. ... Shaznay Tricia Lewis (born October 14, 1975 in Islington, London) is an English female singer/songwriter and a member of All Saints. ...

References

(Needs further info/citation) the movie released By All Saints in 2000/01 did v. poorly - only six people in the whole UK went to see it. The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the stations breakfast show presenter in 5 January 2004. ...

See also

• Appleton
• Melanie Blatt
• Shaznay Lewis

Appleton is an English/Canadian musical duo comprising of sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton. ... Melanie Ruth Blatt is an English female singer and very occasional Actress, born 25 March 1975 at University College Hospital in the London Borough of Camden and is named after Melanie Safka. ... Shaznay Tricia Lewis (born October 14, 1975 in Islington, London) is an English female singer/songwriter and a member of All Saints. ...

External links

• Official site
• All Saints at MySpace
• All Saints at Allmusic
• All Saints Fundamental Website