Jo O’Meara, born April 29, 1979, is an English singer-songwriter, best known as a member of S Club 7 from 1999 to 2003. She joined the spin-off group S Club 3 in 2008 and continues performing with them. Her stint on Celebrity Big Brother was brief.
Martine McCutcheon, born Martine Kimberley Sherri Ponting on May 14, 1976, is an English singer, actress, and TV personality. She gained fame as Tiffany Mitchell in BBCâs EastEnders, leaving in 1998 to pursue a solo music career. Her No. 1 single âPerfect Momentâ marked international success, though her pop career waned after her third albumâs poor reception in 2002.
She starred as Natalie in Love Actually and won a Laurence Olivier Award for her role as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady (2002). Sheâs also appeared in various TV programs, released an autobiography in 2000, and occasionally presented on radio.
Roxane Kalishoek, born March 5, 1979, in Antwerpen, Belgium, is a musician and actress known for her roles in Trouble in Paradise (1989), Het Perfecte Plaatje (2010), and Goeie Vrijdag (2010).
Joss Stone, born Joscelyn Eve Stoker on April 11, 1987, is a British singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained fame with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions (2003), which earned a 2004 Mercury Prize nomination.
Her second album, Mind Body & Soul (2004), topped the UK Albums Chart, making her the youngest British female to do so, and included the top-10 hit “You Had Me,” her biggest UK single. It received Grammy nominations in 2005, with Stone also nominated for Best New Artist. Her third album, Introducing Joss Stone (2007), went gold in the US and marked her highest Billboard 200 debut for a British female solo artist. She was also ranked fifth in the BBCâs Sound of 2004 poll.
Aura Dione, born Maria Louise Joensen on January 21, 1985, in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a multi-platinum Danish singer of Faroese, Spanish, French, and Danish descent. Her 2008 debut album, Columbine, featured the hit “I Will Love You Monday (365),” which hit #1 in Germany, gained over 80 million video views, and went platinum.
Michelle Branch, born July 2, 1983, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress known for her early 2000s albums The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper. She won a Grammy for “The Game of Love” with Santana.
In 2005, she formed The Wreckers with Jessica Harp, earning a Grammy nomination for their single “Leave the Pieces.” The duo disbanded in 2007, and Branch pursued a solo career, releasing EPs in 2010 and 2011. Sheâs reportedly working on a new studio album.
Sabrina Setlur, born January 10, 1974, in Frankfurt, Germany, is a German female rapper. Signed by Moses Pelham, her 1995 debut album S ist soweit featured hits like “Du liebst mich nicht,” establishing her as a key figure in German hip-hop with sharp lyrics and a distinctive voice.
Patricia Paay, born April 7, 1949, is a Dutch singer, radio host, glamour model, and TV personality with a career spanning over four decades.
Known for her music and frequent appearances on Dutch TV and tabloids, she made history as the first glamour model in the Dutch Playboy in 1984 and posed again in 2009 at age 60. She was married to Adam Curry from 1989 to 2009, and they have a daughter, Christina Curry.
Nadja Benaissa (born April 26, 1982) is a German singer, TV personality, and sometimes actress. She blew up in 2000 after auditioning for Popstars on RTL II, landing a spot in the all-girl pop group No Angels, which became the top-selling German girl band ever. After dropping hits with the crew, she went solo with her debut album Schritt fĂŒr Schritt in 2006. Recorded all in German, it leaned into soul, R&B, and jazz but had so-so sales.
Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Kay, aka Kerry McFadden or Kerry Katona, is a British singer born September 6, 1980. She was part of the girl group Atomic Kitten, makin’ waves in the music industry.