Louise Redknapp

**Louise Elizabeth Redknapp** (née **Nurding**, born 4 November 1974), professionally known as **Louise**, is an English singer-songwriter and media personality. She was a member of Eternal, an R&B girl group which rose to fame in 1993 with their quadruple-platinum studio album _Always & Forever_. In 1995 Louise left Eternal to start a solo career.

Redknapp has presented several television shows and was a judge on the UK version of _So You Think You Can Dance_. She is married to the English former footballer Jamie Redknapp.

In 2016, she got to the final in the fourteenth series of BBC One's dance contest _Strictly Come Dancing_.

## Early life

Louise Elizabeth Nurding was born on 4th November 1974 in Lewisham, London. Her father was a builder and her mother worked at Gatwick Airport. Louise and her two younger brothers grew up in Eltham, London, and Oxted, Surrey.

### Eternal

While out at a nightclub at the age of 16, Louise met the music producer Denis Ingoldsby, who wanted to make an all-girl group. She subsequently introduced Denis to Kéllé Bryan. Kéllé and Louise and sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, formed the band Eternal in 1992. The group performed R&B music and had a number of hits during the 1990s. Eternal's debut single "Stay" entered the UK charts at number four, and their debut album, _Always and Forever_ became the first album by a female group to achieve over a million sales in the UK. Louise left the group in 1995 to start a solo career, whilst rumours went around saying she was forced to leave because a radio station in the United States that would play R&B would not promote the group.

### Solo career with EMI

Louise's debut solo album, _Naked_, was released in 1996 on the back of the single's success.

In 1997, Louise returned with her second solo album, _Woman in Me_, which peaked at number five in the UK and gained multi-platinum status.

In 2000, Louise released her third studio album, _Elbow Beach_, calling it her "most personal" album to date.

After _Elbow Beach_ was released, she had one album left on her five-album deal with EMI (including Eternal's _Always and Forever_). In 2001, the label decided to release the greatest-hits compilation _Changing Faces – The Best Of Louise_.

## _Strictly Come Dancing_ series 14

On 15 August 2016, Redknapp was announced as a contestant for the fourteenth series of _Strictly Come Dancing_. She reached the 2016 finals with professional dancer Kevin Clifton, but lost out on the title of series champion to BBC sports presenter Ore Oduba.

## Personal life

Louise married football player Jamie Redknapp in Bermuda on 29 June 1998. The couple got divorced on December 29, 2017 due to Jamie's "unreasonable behaviour".

### Albums

|align="left"|_Naked_ *Released: 1996 *Chart positions: No. 7 UK *UK certification: Platinum|
| --- | --- |
|align="left"|_Woman In Me_ *Released: 1997 *Chart positions: No. 5 UK *UK Certification: Platinum|
|align="left"|_Elbow Beach_ *Released: 2000 *Chart positions: No. 12 UK *UK Certification: Silver|
|align="left"|_Changing Faces – The Best Of Louise_ *Released: 2001 *Chart positions: No. 9 UK *UK Certification: Gold|
|align="left"|_Finest Moments_ *Released: 2002 *Chart positions: No. 6 UK (Budget Album Chart) *UK Certification: N/A|

### Singles

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2"|Single|colspan="5"|Chart positions|rowspan="2"|Album||||||||
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||1995|"Light of My Life"|style="text-align:center;"|8|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|18|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|–|rowspan="5"||
|rowspan="4"|1996|"In Walked Love"|style="text-align:center;"|17|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|47|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|–|||
|"Naked"|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|70|style="text-align:center;"|11|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|–|||||
|"Undivided Love"|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|13|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|–|||||
|"One Kiss from Heaven"|style="text-align:center;"|9|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|28|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|–|||||
|rowspan="2"|1997|"Arms Around the World"|style="text-align:center;"|4|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|11|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|95|rowspan="3"||
|"Let's Go Round Again"|style="text-align:center;"|10|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|14|style="text-align:center;"|30|style="text-align:center;"|70|||||
||1998|"All That Matters"|style="text-align:center;"|11|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|33|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|–|||
|rowspan="2"|2000|"2 Faced"|style="text-align:center;"|3|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|13|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|–|rowspan="2"||
|"Beautiful Inside"|style="text-align:center;"|13|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|44|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|–|||||
||2001|"Stuck in the Middle with You"|style="text-align:center;"|4|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|19|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|–|||
||2003|"Pandora's Kiss/Don't Give Up"|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|12|style="text-align:center;"|–|style="text-align:center;"|–|||

### Other tracks

- 1995 "Real Love" ("Light of My Life" B-side)
- 1996 "All of You" ("In Walked Love" B-side)
- 1996 "Do Me Right" ("Naked" B-side)
- 1996 "Keep the Lovin' In" ("Naked" B-side)
- 1996 "How in the World" ("Undivided Love" B-side)
- 1996 "Better Next Time" ("Undivided Love" B-side)
- 1997 "Don't Be Shy" ("Arms Around the World" B-side/_Woman in Me_ album track)
- 1997 "Intimate" ("Arms Around the World" B-side)
- 1997 "Just When I Thought" ("Let's Go Round Again" B-side)
- 1997 "How You Make Me Feel" ("Let's Go Round Again" B-side)
- 1997 "Distraction" (Japanese _Woman In Me_ album bonus track)
- 1998 "Woman In Me (Live)" ("All That Matters" B-side)
- 1998 "When Will My Heart Beat Again (Live)" ("All That Matters" B-side)
- 1998 "If I Can't Have You" (_A Tribute To The Bee Gees_ album track)
- 2000 "Say Yes" ("2 Faced" B-side)
- 2000 "Lost" ("2 Faced" B-side/_Elbow Beach_ album track)
- 2000 "Clear Water" ("Beautiful Inside" B-side)
- 2000 "Better Back Off" ("Beautiful Inside" B-side)
- 2003 "Don't Give Up" ("Pandora's Kiss" B-side)

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer
- **instrument**: Vocals
- **years active**: 1992–present
- **associated acts**: Eternal


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Louise Redknapp
- **image**: Louise Redknapp.jpg
- **caption**: Louise Redknapp attending the BAFTA Awards in 2009.
- **birth name**: Louise Elizabeth Nurding
- **birth place**: Lewisham, London, England
- **alias**: Louise
- **children**: 2
- **relatives**: Harry Redknapp (father-in-law)