S CLUB 7 brought a generation of fans together with its music and hit TV shows.
The band has remained popular with fans to this day, with many mourning the sad death of S Club member Paul Cattermole.
Although there is no official line on this question from the band, or any mention of its meaning in their lyrics, it is believed that the ‘S’ in S Club 7 stands for Simon.
The band’s creation was the brainchild of Simon Fuller, a well-known music manager.
As well as for being the supposed inspiration for S Club 7’s name, he is known for being the manager of iconic girl group Spice Girls, who came up at a similar time to the seven-piece.
S Club 7 first found fame when they had their own television show called Miami 7.
Their first release was the theme tune of the show, Bring it All Back, which became their first number one single in the UK in 1999.
They stayed together until 2003, by which time Paul Cattermole had left the band.
Various iterations of the S Club line up came back together since 2003, but the whole band reunited for the first time in 2014.
In 2023, the group announced another reunion, after which the sad death of Cattermole was announced.
When the band decided to go their separate ways Rachel Stevens went on to have a successful solo career.
She signed an album deal once the S Club days were over, making an instant impact with her No2 debut single Sweet Dreams My LA Ex.
From her two solo albums she boasted seven top 40 singles.
After having successful stints on Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing on Ice, Rachel launched her own fashion collection with Oasis.
Jo O’Meara was always labelled as the stand-out voice from the band.
Even Simon Fuller went on to say that she would be the next Christina Aguilera after the split of the band.
She released two solo albums, however she has been plagued by a back injury which left her ‘unable to walk‘ and she was forced to have an operation to remove part of a disc in her back.
Since the break up of the band Bradley McIntosh continued with his music, firstly forming boyband Upper Street with Dane Bowers and Jimmy Constable.
He went on to launch a solo career in 2008 and has written songs for JLS.
He has been involved in mostly side projects relating to S Club 7 ever since the split.
Before joining S Club 7, Hannah Spearritt was a budding actor.
Once the band split she continued to pursue her acting and appeared in some films including the Chucky franchise.
She also appeared in ITV show Primeval and dated co-star Andrew Potts-Lee.
Hannah now has two children, Tora and Taya, with her nutritionist partner Adam Thomas.
After the band split, Jon Lee went back to his theatre roots, playing Marius in Les Misérables among many other roles.
He also appeared on ITV reality show Dinner Date as he tried to find love outside of the band.
Tina Barrett kept the S Club flame alight as she continued perform as a trio with Bradley and Jo.
She had a baby in 2016 with then-boyfriend Paul Cashmore, a son they named Roman.
Paul Cattermole left the band first to join a nu-metal band named Skua.
After this, he had various careers outside of the music industry, including working as a spiritual coach and psychic who did tarot readings.
On April 7, 2023, news broke that Cattermole had passed away at his home.
The other S Club members shared their grief at his death, saying in a statement: “We are truly devastated by the passing of our brother Paul.
“There are no words to describe the deep sadness and loss we all feel.
“We were so lucky to have had him in our lives and are thankful for the amazing memories we have.
“He will be so deeply missed by each and every one of us.”
