Atomic Kitten Picture Collection
by Alice on Oct.27, 2010, under Artist, Band, Entertainment, Gallery, updates
Atomic Kitten was an English girl group from Liverpool, first established in 1998. Created by Andy McCluskey, the trio include Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon, and Jenny Frost who replaced Kerry Katona after her departure in 2001.
Atomic Kitten gained a large fan base across Europe, in particular the United Kingdom and German-speaking Europe. Atomic Kitten also managed to gain fanbases in Asia, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and to a lesser extent, Canada and South America.
The group had three UK number one singles; Whole Again, the fourth best selling single by a girl group of all time; Eternal Flame, a song originally recorded by The Bangles, and The Tide Is High, a song originally recorded by The Paragons and later by Blondie. They also had two UK number one albums, Right Now, a re-issue of their debut album, and Feels So Good, both going double platinum in the United Kingdom.
Atomic Kitten was first conceived in 1998 by Andy McCluskey of 1980s band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. The original line-up featured, Liz McClarnon, Kerry Katona and Heidi Range, but Range decided to quit, due to artistic differences, and was replaced by Natasha Hamilton. This line-up was finalised in 1999.
Atomic Kitten’s first single, “Right Now”, debuted in December 1999 and reached the UK Top 10. After their initial success, and they performed an Asian tour and scored their first number one hit there with “Cradle”. The album, also titled Right Now, was first released in Japan on 16 March 2000, and subsequently released in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2000 with a slightly modified track list. The group also recorded a cover version of “The Locomotion” for the movie Thomas and the Magic Railroad in 2000.
Source: Wikipedia
