All Saints (group)
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Also known as | All Saints 1.9.7.5 |
Origin | London, England |
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Website | allsaintsofficial |
All Saints are an English
Part of the 1990s wave of British girl groups, they peaked at number two on the
The group later reformed after signing to
History
1993–1996: Formation and line-up changes
Regardless, Blatt and Lewis set out to find a replacement for Rainford. Conducting many auditions, Blatt's father, a taxi driver at the time, met Nicole Appleton in May 1996 whom Blatt knew from her days at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. However, Blatt was too embarrassed to ask Appleton to join the band, so she left it to the normally shy Lewis to ask her. "We gave her the low-down on everything and played her some demos, which she loved", she said. "She sang to me in the bathroom of a restaurant and we knew right away she'd be perfect. I was like, 'Cool! She can join!' And that was that".[11] Nicole's older sister, Natalie Appleton, at first pondered with the idea of becoming the band's manager. However, it seemed natural that she should be a part of it, according to Lewis. Natalie had to be persuaded to join the band, because she did not want to leave her daughter Rachel whilst she was overseas, but her parents stepped in and offered to look after their granddaughter for her.[11]
1996–1999: All Saints
After forming a new group in May 1996, the four singers met with
In mid-1997, the group's debut single "
The album achieved success in countries such as Australia (
2000–2001: Saints and Sinners and break-up
In February 2000, All Saints released the single "
In October 2000, All Saints released the single "Black Coffee", which became their fifth and final number-one single in the United Kingdom, selling 230,000 copies.[19] This preceded the release of their second studio album, Saints & Sinners, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, eventually reaching double platinum certification in the United Kingdom for sales of more than 600,000 copies.[20] The third and final single was "All Hooked Up" in January 2001, which peaked at number seven.[21] The following month, All Saints announced that they were to take a break so that they "could clear the air between themselves". Melanie Blatt said later that year that it was uncertain if they would reform, citing their difficulties with the financial and business aspects of the group.[22] Shaznay Lewis later explained that the catalyst for the break-up was a disagreement over who would wear a certain jacket for a photoshoot: "I would never in a million years have put money on the group ending over a jacket incident. But when that incident happened, it fired up so strong, it had to be over. And the way I was then, the state we'd got into then, there was no way she was getting that stupid jacket."[23]
In November 2001, London Records released a
2006–2008: First reunion and Studio 1
On 24 January 2006, it was announced that the band had reformed and signed a record deal with Parlophone.[25] They then began work on their third studio album, Studio 1. Its first single, "Rock Steady", released in November 2006, reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.[21] Studio 1 entered the albums chart at number forty, falling significantly short of the success of "Rock Steady" and the group's previous releases;[26] it received a Gold certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[27] A second single, "Chick Fit", followed in February 2007, but promotional appearances and a physical release were cancelled and it failed to reach the top 200.[28] It was subsequently reported that All Saints and Parlophone had parted ways and the group cancelled their planned UK tour. Blatt discussed the reunion's failure in an interview with i-D magazine in 2012: "I don't think it was done for the right reasons... I know that I did it for the money. We got signed before we had even made music again, it wasn't like we felt we had something to give back to the world... we were given an opportunity and took it, without really thinking about it too hard". She also said she never felt comfortable with the success the band had and that "it was not necessarily the plan at the beginning; there was a lot of compromise involved".[29]
In January 2008, Nicole Appleton and Melanie Blatt served as "hijackers" on
2013–2016: Second reunion and Red Flag
On 25 May 2013, original All Saints member Simone Rainford died from kidney cancer a month after her 38th birthday in her home in Greenwich.[32]
In November 2013, it was announced that the group would be officially reforming for a second time to support the Backstreet Boys for five dates across the UK and Ireland in 2014.[33] The same year, they performed at G-A-Y and V Festival. Blatt said in an interview that the group had no plans to record new material and were "just taking each day as it comes and doing it for pure enjoyment".[34] On 27 January 2016, it was confirmed that All Saints would release their fourth studio album Red Flag on 8 April 2016. The lead single from the album, "One Strike", preceded the album on 26 February 2016.[35]
On 22 February 2016, All Saints announced their first headlining show in over a decade at London's
Red Flag debuted at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart.[40] The group confirmed the second single from the album would be "This Is A War" and third would be "One Woman Man".
On 22 October 2016, it was announced that All Saints will support Take That on their UK & Ireland tour in May and June 2017.[41]
2017–2022: Testament and hiatus
On 19 March 2017, the group confirmed that recording had begun on their fifth studio album.
On 29 May 2018, the group announced via their official Instagram account the name of their fifth album, Testament, along with its release date of 11 July 2018.[45] The group's first single from the album, titled "Love Lasts Forever", debuted on BBC Radio 2 on 31 May.[45] The group embarked on a national tour in celebration of the release of the record the same year.
On 14 April 2020, the group released a cover of "Message in a Bottle" with Sting.[46] An "Official Studio Video" was released on 20 April 2020.[47][48]
Solo careers
Natalie and Nicole Appleton wrote and recorded their own album, formed the duo Appleton and signed a contract with Polydor Records. In September 2002, the Appleton sisters launched their first single, "Fantasy", which reached number two in the UK. Their autobiography, Together, was published the following month. Their second single, "Don't Worry", was released in March 2003 and reached number five in the UK before the release of their first album, Everything's Eventual, the same month. The album peaked at number nine; its final single was "Everything Eventually", which was released in July 2003 and peaked at number 38. Appleton and Polydor subsequently parted ways.
Shaznay Lewis released her first solo single, "Never Felt Like This Before", in July 2004; it reached number eight in the UK. Her album Open followed two weeks later via London Records and peaked at number 22, although the second single, "You", charted only at number 56. In November 2004, Lewis was one of the artists involved in the Band Aid 20 re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?". In early 2008, Lewis collaborated with Wideboys on the UK top forty hit "Daddy O".
Discography
- All Saints (1997)
- Saints & Sinners (2000)
- Studio 1 (2006)
- Red Flag (2016)
- Testament (2018)
Tours
Headlining
- All Saints Tour (1998–1999)
- Red Flag Tour (2016)
- Testament Tour(2018)
- Australian Tour (with Craig David) (2019)
As opening act
- In a World Like This Tour – Backstreet Boys (2014)
- Wonderland Live – Take That(2017)
- The Wild Dreams Tour – Westlife (2022)
Awards and nominations
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1998 | "Never Ever" | MOBO Awards for Best Video | Won |
The Record of the Year | Nominated | ||
BRIT Award for Best British Single |
Won | ||
BRIT Award for Best British Video | Won | ||
All Saints | BRIT Award for Best British Breakthrough Act | Nominated | |
Viva Comet Award for Best International Newcomer | Won | ||
"Never Ever" | MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song |
Nominated | |
All Saints | MTV Europe Music Award for Best Album | Nominated | |
All Saints | MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group | Nominated | |
MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act | Won | ||
1999 | "Under the Bridge" / "Lady Marmalade" |
BRIT Award for Best British Video | Nominated |
"Never Ever" | APRA Music Award for Most Performed Foreign Work | Nominated | |
All Saints | BRIT Award for Best British Dance Act | Nominated | |
Edison Award for Best International Newcomer | Won | ||
2000 | MTV Europe Music Award for Best Pop | Won | |
"Pure Shores" | The Record of the Year | Nominated | |
2001 | BRIT Award for Best British Single | Nominated | |
BRIT Award for Best British Video | Nominated | ||
All Saints | BRIT Award for Best British Group | Nominated | |
"Pure Shores" | Ivor Novello Award for Most Performed Work |
Won | |
APRA Music Award for Most Performed Foreign Work | Nominated | ||
All Saints | NME Award for Best Pop Act | Nominated | |
2007 | Virgin Media Music Awards for Disaster of the Year | Nominated | |
2018 | "Love Lasts Forever" | Popjustice £20 Music Prize for Best British Pop Single | Nominated |
2019 | Classic Pop Reader Award for Single of the Year[49] | Pending | |
Testament | Classic Pop Reader Award for Album of the Year[49] | Pending | |
All Saints | Classic Pop Reader Award for Group of the Year[49] | Pending |
See also
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External links
- Official website
- All Saints at AllMusic