Facts: - years active: 1998 -- 2003 2014 -- present - landscape: yes - caption: s -lrb- l-r : paul cattermole , rachel stevens , jo club o'meara , bradley mcintosh , hannah spearritt , tina barrett 7 , jon lee -rrb- performing live in bournemouth in 2015 - origin: london , england , uk - label: a & m interscope polydor universal - genre: pop dance-pop r & b - alias: s club party club s club 3 s club 4 s - name: s club 7 - background: group_or_band - image: s_club_7 _ - _ bournemouth_2015 . jpg - current members: tina o'meara hannah spearritt rachel stevens barrett paul cattermole jon lee bradley mcintosh jo - associated acts: 2-4 family s club 8 upper street Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of s club 7 .
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s club 7 are an english pop group created by former spice girls manager simon fuller consisting of members tina barrett , paul cattermole , rachel stevens , jo o'meara , hannah spearritt , bradley mcintosh , and jon lee .the group was formed in 1998 and quickly rose to fame by starring in their own bbc television series , '' miami 7 '' .in their five years together , s club 7 had four uk number-one singles , one uk number-one album , and a string of hits throughout europe , including a top-ten single in the united states , asia , latin america and africa .they recorded four studio albums , released 11 singles and went on to sell over 10 million albums worldwide .their first album , '' s club '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- , had a strong 1990s pop sound , similar to many artists of their time .however , through the course of their career , their musical approach changed to a more dance and r&b sound which is heard mostly in their final album , '' seeing double '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- .the concept and brand of the group was created by simon fuller , also their manager through 19 entertainment ; they were signed to polydor records .their show lasted four series and saw the group travel across the united states , eventually ending up in barcelona .it became popular in 100 different countries where the show was watched by over 90 million viewers .the show , which was a children 's sitcom , often mirrored real-life events which had occurred in s club , including the relationship of spearritt and cattermole , as well as cattermole 's eventual departure from the group .as well as the popularity of their television series , 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 .their song '' reach '' was used in the arcade dance game '' ez2dancer '' in '' ez 2 dancer uk move '' .cattermole departed the group in 2002 , citing '' creative differences '' , and the group changed their name from s club 7 to simply s...