Atomic Kitten

Popular group Atomic Kitten consists of Natasha Hamilton, Jenny Frost and Liz McClarnon -- better known as Tash, Jenny and Lil. Kerry Katona was one of the group's original members, but she left in order to make motherhood her full-time career, and was replaced by Jenny Frost in January 2001.


Popular group Atomic Kitten consists of Natasha Hamilton, Jenny Frost and Liz McClarnon -- better known as Tash, Jenny and Lil. Kerry Katona was one of the group's original members, but she left in order to make motherhood her full-time career, and was replaced by Jenny Frost in January 2001.

Liz McClarnon was also born in Liverpool, on April 10, 1981. The brains of the bunch, she would have pursued a law degree if it weren't for music. Also a huge football fan, her team of choice is Everton. The newest addition to the trio, Jenny was friends with the Atomic Kitten girls while she was a member of her former group, Precious, of "Say It Again" fame. Known as the clown, Jenny was born February 22, 1978, in Liverpool.

So how did Atomic Kitten come to be in the first place? Kerry Katona, one of the original pussycats, was a backup singer in a band near Liverpool, and wasn't completely fulfilled -- she knew she wanted a band of her own. She met Liz in 1998, and Natasha joined what is now known as Atomic Kitten, in 1999. The girls were inspired by the clothing label "Automatic Kitten" and wanted to go by that name, but they later changed their band name to "Atomic Kitten."

Kerry, Tash and Lil signed with Innocent Records in the summer of 1999 and blasted onto the scene with their hit single, "Right Now," off the album of the same name. Atomic Kitten quickly gained popularity and wide recognition in the UK, where their single "Something Spooky" was being used as the theme song for the kid's TV show Belfy Witches. They also had a sponsorship deal for a chocolate bar in Japan, where they were also a smash.

During January and February of 2003, Atomic Kitten toured around south-east Asia and visited countries like Singapore, Thailand and Korea.[6] Natasha decided to take her newborn baby with her on the tour as well.

The American market had been neglected up to then, therefore on April 2003 an album called Atomic Kitten was released, consisting of tracks from the first two albums. It was promoted by teaming up with Disney for The Lizzie McGuire Movie starring Hilary Duff, however the album only managed to peak at #102[7] and it was decided to focus on the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.

Their career was going well, however on January 23, 2004 Natasha decided that she wanted to spend time out of the group and spend more time with her son Josh. The group released a single "Someone Like Me / Right Now 2004" as a goodbye, but was reunited on Valentine's Day to release the charity single "Cradle 2005", a new version of the original on their album Right Now, which charted at No. 10. The proceeds of the single went to World Vision.

Atomic Kitten was featured on the soundtrack of Disney's Mulan II in 2005 which was their third time as a featured artist.

Atomic Kitten recorded a one-off single, "All Together Now (Strong Together)", in association with Goleo VI, the official mascot of the FIFA World Cup 2006. The track is taken from the official Goleo VI World Cup 2006 album and was released on CD and digitally in Germany, where the World Cup was held, on 16 June 2006.

However even though the single was listed by the HMV website for release in the UK many weeks prior to the competition, the single was taken off from schedule and deleted from the catalogue, due to the amount of competing football records that were being released at that time. The proceeds of the single went to SOS Children's Villages.

The girls reunited for a one-off performance of "Whole Again" at a benefit concert for the Michael Shields appeal which will be held at the Liverpool Empire Theatre on December 4, 2006.