S Club Search
{{Short description|CBBC television show}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| creator =
| director =
| developer = BBC
| judges = S Club 7
| starring = S Club Juniors
| opentheme = "Don't Stop Movin{{'-}}"
by S Club 7
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 2
| executive_producer = Simon Fuller
Reem Nouss
| producer =
| camera = Multi-camera
| narrated = Angellica Bell
| runtime = 20 minutes (approx.)
| company = BBC
19 Entertainment
| first_aired = {{start date|2001|9|30|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2001|12|16|df=y}}
| related = S Club Juniors: The Story
}}
S Club Search was a CBBC reality television show that documents the audition process and formation for the pop group S Club Juniors in 2001. The original concept was that the children would perform at Wembley as a support act to S Club 7 on their S Club 7 Carnival 2002 tour, but their appearance at Wembley was considered such a success that 19 Entertainment, the management company that had created S Club 7 and auditioned S Club Juniors, decided they should perform as a support act at all of the venues on the Carnival tour.{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_1678000/1678932.stm | title=S Club Juniors reach for the stars | accessdate=5 September 2007 | date=27 November 2001 | work=CBBC Newsround | publisher=BBC}} Following the tour, the eight (formally nine) children went on to form the group "S Club Juniors" (later renamed to "S Club 8") and had six top ten UK hits.{{cite web | url=http://www.everyhit.com | title=everyHit.com – UK Top 40 Hit Database | accessdate=18 April 2007 | work=everyHit.com}}
Selected candidates
- Aaron Renfree
- Calvin Goldspink
- Daisy Evans
- Frankie Sandford
- Hannah Richings
- Jay Asforis
- Rochelle Wiseman
- Stacey McClean
- Connor Daley
Originally, only seven children were supposed to be chosen, but the judges (including S Club 7) were so impressed by Hannah Richings and Aaron Renfree's performances, that they asked them to join the band the following day after the initial selection.
Connor Daley was removed from the group during the rehearsal period due to inappropriate behaviour towards the other members{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}. He later appeared on the kids' version of Stars in Their Eyes, but did not win. He can be seen in the first two episodes of S Club Search. {{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Teens+do+a+turn%3B+Stars+In+Their+Eyes+Kids+ITV,+6.55pm.-a0102238711|title=Teens do a turn; Stars in their eyes kids ITV, 6.55PM|publisher=The Free Library|accessdate=11 December 2008}}
Audition venues
- Manchester
- Glasgow
- Cardiff
- London
Episodes
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=1 | Title=Reaching For The Stars | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001}} | ProdCode=101 | ShortSummary= This episode features how the juniors got chosen for the band and interviews from them. | LineColor=99CCCC}} |
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=2 | Title=Bring The House Down | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001}} | ProdCode=102 | ShortSummary= This episode shows the juniors doing some homework and a preview of them rehearsing for their upcoming tour. It is announced in this episode that Connor Daley is no longer in the band. | LineColor=99CCCC}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0376141}}
{{S Club 8}}
{{S Club 7}}
Category:2000s British children's television series
Category:2001 British television series debuts
Category:2001 British television series endings
Category:BBC children's television shows
Category:British music television shows
Category:S Club 7 television series