Liz McClarnon
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| Liz McClarnon | ||
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 Liz McClarnon in Concert in Poland (2005)
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Elizabeth Margaret McClarnon | |
| Born | April 10, 1981 (age 25) | |
| Origin |  Liverpool, England |
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| Genre(s) | Pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer | |
| Instrument(s) | Singing | |
| Years active | 1999 - present | |
| Label(s) | All Around The World (EMI) | |
| Associated acts |
Atomic Kitten | |
| Website | http://www.lilmcclarnon.net/ | |
Elizabeth Margaret "Liz" McClarnon (born April 10, 1981 in Liverpool) is an English singer and member of Atomic Kitten.
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[edit] Biography
Even though Liz loved to sing as a child, she never imagined that it would become her career. Liz wanted to study law after secondary school, but her music teacher was impressed by her singing abilities and arranged her to take part in an audition by Andy McCluskey, who wanted to set up a girl band. In 1997 Liz became one of the original members of Atomic Kitten and she co-wrote many of the songs during her time in the girl group. Liz is the only original member of Atomic Kitten due to the other two leaving; Heidi Range was replaced by Natasha Hamilton by 1998, and Kerry Katona was replaced by Jenny Frost in 2001.
Liz was engaged to her childhood sweetheart, Tommy Hibbs until 2002. She is currently dating Lee Trundle who plays for Swansea City football club. In August 2003 Liz did a report for the BBC about pensioners being moved out of their retirement homes. [1] In 2005, she appeared in the ITV reality TV show, Celebrity Love Island, and performed some modelling assignments. She supports Everton FC and has modelled the clubs uniforms in the past.
[edit] Solo career
On February 13, 2006 Liz released her first solo single, a cover of Barbra Streisand's 1980 hit "Woman In Love". The track has been produced by Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees who also wrote the original version [2] and whom Liz accompanied on his 2005 tour. [3] A video has been shot and released and features Liz in a Manhattan apartment, but it is actually filmed in Lil's home town of Liverpool. It was decided to release the single as a double A-side with Jackie Wilson's "I Get the Sweetest Feeling".
The single peaked at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart and at number 33 in World Singles Official Top 100 chart. [4] and after more than half a year after release it peaked at #16 in the Spanish charts on October 22, 2006. [5] On February 25, 2005 Liz appeared at Belfast's biggest gay venue, "The Kremlin", performing both of her solo tracks and two Atomic Kitten classics ("Whole Again" and "The Tide Is High").
Her solo album is scheduled for release in 2007 [6] and was first performed at the Denby Dale Festival on August 13, 2006. Her next single "Happy" is due for release in 2006, however no exact date is known. [7]
Liz McClarnon will perform in Thank You for the Music, an 90 minute ABBA documentary for ITV, directed by Martin Koch, who previously directed the musical Mamma Mia! [8] The documentary will include a remake of the mini musical The Girl with the Golden Hair which ABBA performed during their 1977 world tour and which was featured on The Album. The musical will be performed at the Prince of Wales Theatre and feature Liz McClarnon, Richard O'Brien and the Dynamos. [9]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Date | Title | Chart | Comments | ||
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| Solo releases | |||||
| 2007 [6] | TBA | n/a | |||
| With Atomic Kitten | |||||
| March 16, 2000 | Right Now | #39 | |||
| June 8, 2001 | Right Now | #1 | Reissue with Jenny Frost | ||
| September 9, 2002 | Feels So Good | #1 | |||
| April 22, 2003 | Atomic Kitten | #102 [10] | US only | ||
| November 10, 2003 | Ladies Night | #5 | |||
| April 5, 2004 | Greatest Hits | #5 | |||
| May 2, 2005 | The Collection | #7 (Compilation chart) [11] | UK only | ||
| August 30, 2005 | Access All Areas: Remixed & B-Side | - | CD + 2 DVDs (multi-region) released in Asia only although also available in the UK | ||
| All chart data refers to the United Kingdom unless noted otherwise | |||||
[edit] Singles
[edit] DVDs
| Year | Title | Comment |
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| 2001 | So Far So Good | Also available as video |
| 2002 | Right Here, Right Now | |
| 2003 | Be with Us | |
| 2004 | The Greatest Hits Live at Wembley Arena | |
| 2005 | Access All Areas: Remixed & B-Side | CD + 2 DVDs |
[edit] References
- ^ BBC report (Accessed Jan 2, 2006)
- ^ Gibb songs - projects (2005-) (Accessed Jan 2, 2006)
- ^ Biography of Liz McClarnon at PremierModelManagement (Accessed July 28, 2006)
- ^ Top 40 Charts (Accessed July 28, 2006)
- ^ Cadena.es, Chart for October 15, 2006 (Accessed: October 22, 2006)
- ^ a b Official Liz McClarnon blog (Accessed October 22, 2006)
- ^ a b Matt's CD singles New UK Single releases. October 16, 2006. (Accessed October 16, 2006)
- ^ LilMcClarnon.net News October 24, 2006 (Accessed October 26, 2006)
- ^ LilMcClarnon.net News October 31, 2006 (Accessed November 1, 2006)
- ^ The Arkansas Traveler online: Atomic Kitten: what America is missing (Accessed August 16, 2006)
- ^ Chart Log UK 2005 (Accessed August 16, 2006)
- ^ Independent Online Music Magazine (Accessed August 3, 2006)
- ^ a b c d Figures from Chartwatch Last updated: 12 October 2004
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Lil McClarnon fansite (also used as official site)
- Official Myspace
- AATW Liz McClarnon page
