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Signed colour 10" x 8" photo of Steps. The photo is hand signed in black marker pen.
Price: £29.99
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Steps
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Biography
Steps are a British pop group created by manager Tim Byrne and writers Steve
Crosby and Barry Upton, consisting of members Lee Latchford-Evans, Claire
Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer, and Ian "H" Watkins. Formed on 6 May 1997,
Steps recorded a total of three studio albums, two compilation albums, released
sixteen singles throughout their career. Hailed as the ABBA of the 1990s, their
musical approach throughout the course of their career had a strong 1990s pop
sound, similar to many artists of their time. Their name was based around a
simple marketing gimmick: each of their music videos was choreographed, and the
dance steps were included with most of their single releases.
Over the five years they were together, Steps achieved a series of charting
singles between 1997 and 2001 including 2 number one singles in the UK, 2 number
one albums in the UK, 14 consecutive top 5 singles in the UK and a string of
hits throughout Europe. The group have sold over 10 million records and 2
million concert tickets worldwide in addition to acquiring a BRIT Award
nomination in 1999 for Best Newcomer while supporting Britney Spears on the UK
leg of her tour the same year. However, when group members Claire Richards and
Ian "H" Watkins departed the group, the group disbanded on 26 December 2001.
Their penultimate single reached number-five in the UK charts while their final
album of greatest hits, Gold (2001), scored the band their second number one
album in the UK.
The group reformed in May 2011 for a four-part documentary series on Sky Living
titled Steps: The Reunion. The series started airing on 28 September, following
an announcement of a second Greatest Hits album The Ultimate Collection that was
released on 10 October. The album entered the charts at #1, becoming the band's
third UK #1 album.
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Steps on allmusic.com |
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