Paul Cattermole

Paul Gerald Cattermole (7 March 1977 – 6 April 2023) was an English singer and actor.

Paul Gerald Cattermole was born on 7 March 1977 in St Albans, Hertfordshire to Gerald and Liz Cattermole.

His grandfather worked at Abbey Road Studios in London, giving him the idea at a young age of finding a job in music.

Cattermole's first big break was when he landed a part in a local performance of West Side Story.

Their first album, S Club, had a strong 1990s pop sound, similar to many artists of their time.

However, throughout the course of their career, their musical approach changed to a more dance and R&B sound.

The concept and brand of the group was created by Simon Fuller, also their manager through 19 Entertainment; they were signed to Polydor Records.

Their television series went on to last four series, seeing the group travel across the United States and eventually ending up in Barcelona, Spain.

It became popular in 100 different countries where the show was watched by over 90 million viewers.

As well as the popularity of their television series, S Club 7 won two Brit Awards.

He later joined the National Youth Music Theatre, where he met his future S Club 7 bandmate Hannah Spearritt; they appeared together in Pendragon (1994).

When he was 16, Cattermole decided to go in a different musical direction and formed a heavy metal band called Skua before Simon Fuller chose him to be in S Club 7.

He was best known for being a member of the pop group S Club 7 from 1998 until his departure in 2002.

Cattermole became a member of S Club 7 after a series of auditions, along with members Tina Barrett, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt and Rachel Stevens in 1998.

During five years they released four number-one singles and one number-one album.

They also had a series of TV shows, which were: Miami 7, L.A. 7, Hollywood 7 and Viva S Club.

Over the five years they were together, S Club 7 had four UK No.1 singles, one UK No.1 album, a string of hits throughout Europe, including a top-ten single in the United States, Asia, Latin America and Africa.

They recorded a total of four studio albums, released eleven singles and went on to sell over fourteen million albums worldwide.

In 2002, Cattermole quit S Club 7 to rejoin his school metal band, Skua.

He later described frustration with the S Club 7 management, and said that "it had got to the point where things were being handled so badly, I had to go".

Cattermole stayed with S Club 7 until June 2002, featuring in four episodes of their final television series, Viva S Club.

His final concert with the group was Party at the Palace, part of Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee celebrations.

Skua failed to secure a record deal.

In June 2002, Cattermole reunited with his old school friends and formed the nu metal band Skua—described as having a "Limp Bizkit vibe" as well as comparing their style to Rage Against the Machine.

The band split in 2003, after they failed to sign with a record label and the number of shows was low.

After a five-year hiatus, it was announced in October 2008 that O'Meara, Cattermole, and McIntosh were to perform as S Club 3.

The group consisted of a series of university and nightclub gigs, where they performed a set list consisting of a selection of songs from their Greatest Hits album.

This had been performing in various nightclubs, universities and Butlin's holiday camps around the United Kingdom.

Cattermole sang with his own band at a charity concert called 'The Sounds of Summer' at 'The Lord Taverners' club in London on 27 July 2011.

Cattermole returned to the band in 2014 for their reunion tour and was originally due to return in 2023 for a planned second reunion tour before his death.

Barrett joined the group for one performance in March 2014, and eventually replaced Paul fully from 2015.

In January 2014, Skua reformed.

On 14 July the band released their first single, "Falling".

On 20 July, they released another two singles, "Got Not Choice" and "Out Of Control".

Their debut album, Kneel, was released on 14 October.

Due to commitments with S Club 7's reunion, Skua found themselves lacking a frontman and the project halted having only released one album.

The album was promoted only by the band themselves mainly via social media, no record labels were involved.

In October 2014, it was confirmed that the original lineup would reunite for the first time in over a decade for BBC Children in Need.

S Club 7 announced their plans for an arena reunion tour, promptly entitled Bring It All Back 2015, which toured the UK in May 2015.

After the S Club 7 full reunion tour, Cattermole decided to leave S Club 3 too.