Louise Redknapp
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Louise Elizabeth Redknapp (née Nurding) (born 4 November 1974, in Lewisham
, London
) is an English
singer and media personality. She was a member of the girl group
Eternal
from 1992 to 1995, before becoming a solo singer (known simply as "Louise"). She has presented several television shows and served as a judge on the UK version of So You Think You Can Dance
. She is married to the English football player and television pundit Jamie Redknapp
.
, London, and Oxted
, Surrey
.
At the age of 11, Louise joined the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London, where she met her future Eternal bandmate Kéllé Bryan on her first day.
" entered the UK charts at number four, and their debut album, Always and Forever, sold over 1.2 million copies in the UK.
Louise left the group in 1995, amid rumours that she had been asked to leave by the Eternal's management and/or record company as they wanted to market Eternal in the US as an all-black R&B group. However these rumours were denied.
" (previously a hit from the self-titled 1992 album
by the dance/pop group Exposé
), fared less well and missed the UK Top Ten.
However, Louise's third single, "Naked", turned things around and became her then biggest hit to date, peaking at number five the UK.
Louise's debut solo album, also entitled Naked, was subsequently released in 1996 on the back of the single's success. The album received lukewarm reviews, but nevertheless peaked at number seven in the UK album charts. It was later certified Platinum by the BPI for over 300,000 copies sold. Two further singles were released: "Undivided Love" (UK #5) and "One Kiss From Heaven" (UK #9).
In 1997, Louise returned with the single "Arms Around The World", which reached number four in the UK. Her second solo album, Woman in Me
, peaked at number five in the UK and went on to be gain multi-platinum status. The album also made an impact across Europe, charting well in a number of countries. To support and celebrate the success of the album, Louise embarked on a UK wide 'sell-out' arena tour of over twenty dates, including Wembley Arena.
"Let's Go Round Again" (a cover of a song by The Average White Band
) was the second single released from the album, which reached number ten.
At the start of 1998, Louise's career was at a high point: her second album had gone platinum, she was on the cover of magazines such as Smash Hits
and GQ, and had been voted The Sexiest Woman In The World by the readers of FHM
magazine.
In 1998, Louise married footballer Jamie Redknapp
, then focused on making what she described as her "most personal album to date", Elbow Beach
. Released in 2000, Louise was more involved in the process of this album than her previous two, co-writing all 12 tracks and co-producing most of them.
The lead single from Elbow Beach, the R&B-styled "2 Faced" went straight into the charts at number three, and became Louise's highest charting single. Despite the initial hype and critical praise, total sales for Elbow Beach were weaker than the previous two productions, and the album peaked at number twelve. The same year, Louise was hired to 'sex up' the 2000 National Egg Awareness Campaign.
After Elbow Beach was released, she had one album left on her five-album deal with EMI (including Eternal's Always and Forever
). In 2001, the label decided to release a greatest hits compilation, incorporating all of her top ten hit singles (including those she had performed with Eternal), called Changing Faces - The Best Of Louise. The collection featured three new tracks, including a cover of Five Star
's 1987 hit "The Slightest Touch
". The album peaked at number nine in the UK, and she embarked on the second solo tour of her career.
EMI later released a second greatest hits album entitled Finest Moments
, with a slightly different tracklisting.
on the track "Don't Ever Change".
, CD:UK
, Soccer Aid
: Extra Time, This Morning
(interviewing fashion designer Tracy Boyd and others), three series of the revived The Clothes Show
for UKTV Style
, and in March 2007 the controversial documentary The Truth About Size Zero for ITV1
.
Alongside her husband Jamie Redknapp
and former footballer Tim Sherwood
, Louise publishes a magazine called Icon Magazine
, aimed solely at professional sports stars and celebrities.
Louise has been seen as the face of a number of advertising campaigns: the "Safe And White" campaign for Boots
, Flora
's "Omega 3" products, Boots
and BT
. She is currently brand ambassador for the new Orbit gum Complete detox guide to teeth and mouth and a model for Avon
.
In autumn 2007 Redknapp was unveiled as the new face of Triumph
lingerie for 2007, 2008 and 2009. In November 2008 The Redknapp Family were also unveiled as the Nintendo Wii Family for their Christmas 2008 Advertising Campaign followed by The Louise Redknapp Nintendo Wii Fit Campaign in March 2009. In 2010 Louise and husband Jamie also fronted a new Campaign by Thomas Cook promoting their Holidays on TV and throughout the media.
In 2009 Louise filmed a follow up Documentary 'The Truth about Super Skinny Pregnancies' displaying the pressures on women to stay in shape during and after their pregnancies. She has other presenting projects planned for 2009.
In September 2009 Redknapp presented The Farmer Wants a Wife
for Five, a relaunch of a series which originally appeared on ITV
in 2001. In 2009 Louise was also announced as the face of online fashion retailer Fashion Union.
In January 2010 Redknapp took over from Amanda Hamilton
as the full-time presenter of the BBC
Sunday morning programme Something for the Weekend
. She is also a judge on the UK version of So You Think You Can Dance
, broadcast on BBC1.
In the July 2004 edition of FHM
, Louise was named the "Sexiest Woman of the Decade".
After a diagnosis of back pain from endometriosis
, and treatment by laser
surgery, Louise gave birth to a boy named Charles William "Charley" Redknapp on 27 July 2004 at London's Portland Hospital
. Charley was named after Louise's grandfather, who died on the day that Louise found out that she was pregnant. She gave birth to her second son, Beau Henry Redknapp, 10 November 2008, also at Portland Hospital. It is thought that Beau was named as a tribute to Jamie's father, the football manager Harry Redknapp
, who has claimed that the first name was chosen because Harry was born in Bow.
in 2008 to raise money for charity. (Over £400,000 was raised.) Louise organised a charity sale of celebrity designer clothes at the London department store Selfridges
for the charity Mothers4Children in November 2009.
Lewisham
Lewisham is a district in South London, England, located in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
singer and media personality. She was a member of the girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
Eternal
Eternal (band)
Eternal were an English R&B girl group formed in 1992. The group featured two sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, alongside Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding...
from 1992 to 1995, before becoming a solo singer (known simply as "Louise"). She has presented several television shows and served as a judge on the UK version of So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (UK)
So You Think You Can Dance is a televised dance competition and reality show that launched in the United Kingdom in January 2010 and similar to the version of the program that has began airing in the USA in 2005. The show is broadcast on BBC One. The content of the show is similar premise to the...
. She is married to the English football player and television pundit Jamie Redknapp
Jamie Redknapp
Jamie Frank Redknapp is a retired English footballer who was active from 1989 until 2005. He is now a football pundit with Sky Sports, and an editorial columnist with the Daily Mail....
.
Early life
Redknapp was born in Lewisham, London. Her father was a builder, and her mother worked at Gatwick Airport. Louise and her two younger brothers grew up in ElthamEltham, London
-Parks and open spaces:There is a large variety of open green space in Eltham, in the form of parkland, fields and woodland.*Avery Hill Park is large, open parkland, situated to the east of Eltham. It is most notable for its Winter Garden, a hothouse containing tropical trees and plants from around...
, London, and Oxted
Oxted
Oxted is a commuter town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, north of East Grinstead and south-east of Croydon.- History :The town lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
.
At the age of 11, Louise joined the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London, where she met her future Eternal bandmate Kéllé Bryan on her first day.
Eternal
While out clubbing at the age of 16, Louise met music producer Denis Ingoldsby, who was forming an all-girl group. She subsequently introduced Denis to Kéllé Bryan. Kéllé and Louise, together with sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, formed the band Eternal in 1992. They performed a mixture of heavy R&B, soul, pop and dance. Eternal's debut single "StayStay (Eternal song)
"Stay" is a single by Eternal. It was the first single to be released from their debut album Always & Forever. The single entered at #16 on 26 September 1993 on the UK Singles Chart, eventually peaking at #4 on 17 October 1993. The single was also a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in America, peaking...
" entered the UK charts at number four, and their debut album, Always and Forever, sold over 1.2 million copies in the UK.
Louise left the group in 1995, amid rumours that she had been asked to leave by the Eternal's management and/or record company as they wanted to market Eternal in the US as an all-black R&B group. However these rumours were denied.
Solo career with EMI
In late-1995, Louise signed a record deal with First Avenue management and EMI Records. Professionally now known simply as "Louise", her debut solo single was the orchestral ballad "Light of My Life" (which reached number eight on the UK charts). Her second solo release, "In Walked LoveIn Walked Love
"In Walked Love" is a song by the American girl group Exposé. Written by Diane Warren and produced by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero, the song can be found on the group's 1992 self-titled third studio album...
" (previously a hit from the self-titled 1992 album
Exposé (album)
Exposé is the third album released from the group Exposé. This album's music style is less Latin influenced with more adult-contemporary material...
by the dance/pop group Exposé
Exposé (band)
Exposé is an American vocal group. Primarily consisting of lead vocalists Ann Curless, Jeanette Jurado, and Gioia Bruno, the group achieved much of their success in the late 1980s and early 1990s, becoming the first group to have four top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart from their debut...
), fared less well and missed the UK Top Ten.
However, Louise's third single, "Naked", turned things around and became her then biggest hit to date, peaking at number five the UK.
Louise's debut solo album, also entitled Naked, was subsequently released in 1996 on the back of the single's success. The album received lukewarm reviews, but nevertheless peaked at number seven in the UK album charts. It was later certified Platinum by the BPI for over 300,000 copies sold. Two further singles were released: "Undivided Love" (UK #5) and "One Kiss From Heaven" (UK #9).
In 1997, Louise returned with the single "Arms Around The World", which reached number four in the UK. Her second solo album, Woman in Me
Woman in Me (Louise album)
Woman in Me is the second solo album by the British singer Louise. Released in 1997, it peaked at no.5 on the UK album chart.In October 1997, Louise released the single Arms Around the World which became her highest charting single at no.4...
, peaked at number five in the UK and went on to be gain multi-platinum status. The album also made an impact across Europe, charting well in a number of countries. To support and celebrate the success of the album, Louise embarked on a UK wide 'sell-out' arena tour of over twenty dates, including Wembley Arena.
"Let's Go Round Again" (a cover of a song by The Average White Band
The Average White Band
Average White Band is a Scottish funk and R&B band, who had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They are best known for their million selling song, "Pick Up the Pieces". The band name was initially proposed by Bonnie Bramlett...
) was the second single released from the album, which reached number ten.
At the start of 1998, Louise's career was at a high point: her second album had gone platinum, she was on the cover of magazines such as Smash Hits
Smash Hits
Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at teenagers and young adults and originally published in the United Kingdom by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006 and was issued fortnightly for most of that time...
and GQ, and had been voted The Sexiest Woman In The World by the readers of FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
magazine.
In 1998, Louise married footballer Jamie Redknapp
Jamie Redknapp
Jamie Frank Redknapp is a retired English footballer who was active from 1989 until 2005. He is now a football pundit with Sky Sports, and an editorial columnist with the Daily Mail....
, then focused on making what she described as her "most personal album to date", Elbow Beach
Elbow Beach
Elbow Beach is the third solo album by the British singer Louise. It was released in August 2000 and reached no.12 on the UK album chart.After the success of the 1997 album 'Woman In Me', Louise married her longtime boyfriend, footballer Jamie Redknapp. After the honeymoon, Louise spent just under...
. Released in 2000, Louise was more involved in the process of this album than her previous two, co-writing all 12 tracks and co-producing most of them.
The lead single from Elbow Beach, the R&B-styled "2 Faced" went straight into the charts at number three, and became Louise's highest charting single. Despite the initial hype and critical praise, total sales for Elbow Beach were weaker than the previous two productions, and the album peaked at number twelve. The same year, Louise was hired to 'sex up' the 2000 National Egg Awareness Campaign.
After Elbow Beach was released, she had one album left on her five-album deal with EMI (including Eternal's Always and Forever
Always & Forever (Eternal album)
Always & Forever is the debut album by the British R&B vocal group Eternal.- Overview :Always & Forever was a huge success, peaking at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and was later certified 4x Platinum by the BPI for sales of over 1.2 million copies. It was one of 1994's best selling albums in the...
). In 2001, the label decided to release a greatest hits compilation, incorporating all of her top ten hit singles (including those she had performed with Eternal), called Changing Faces - The Best Of Louise. The collection featured three new tracks, including a cover of Five Star
Five Star
Five Star are a British pop / R&B group, formed in 1983. Comprising siblings Stedman, Lorraine, Denise, Doris and Delroy Pearson, they were known for their flamboyant image, matching costumes and heavily choreographed dance routines...
's 1987 hit "The Slightest Touch
The Slightest Touch
"The Slightest Touch" is the name of a 1987 hit single by the British pop group Five Star. It reached no. 4 in the UK singles chart, and is the group's third biggest-selling single...
". The album peaked at number nine in the UK, and she embarked on the second solo tour of her career.
EMI later released a second greatest hits album entitled Finest Moments
Finest Moments
Finest Moments was an album released in 2002 by the English singer Louise. The album was released only a year after her first greatest hits compilation by EMI, the company which Louise had recently left. It is perhaps due to this reason that the album failed to chart in the UK...
, with a slightly different tracklisting.
After EMI
In 2002 Redknapp signed a £1.5 million contract with her manager Oliver Smallman's Positive Records (a division of Universal Music) to record her fourth solo album. The album was due for release in 2004 alongside the single "Bounce Back". However, due to becoming pregnant with her son Charley, the album was never released. The only single released from the album was the double A-side "Pandora's Kiss"/"Don't Give Up", which peaked at number five and raised money for Tickled Pink/Breast Cancer Care. The unreleased album saw Louise work with the likes of Sylvia Bennett Smith and Marc 'M2E' Smith (Destiny's Child, Jamelia, Stacie Orrico, Terri Walker), Mark Hill (Craig David) and Pete Martin (Sugababes, Dannii Minogue, Nate James). The album would also have included Louise's first duet with boyband 3rd Wish3rd Wish
3rd Wish is an American boygroup. The group consists of Ricky Gonzales , Justin Martin and Alex Acosta . They have had a Top 10 hit with "Obsesión", and are known for their songs "I Am" and "Niña"...
on the track "Don't Ever Change".
Career beyond music
On television, Louise has presented editions of SMTV LiveSMTV Live
SMTV Live , also written SM:TV Live and in early promotional material SMTV://live, was a British Saturday morning children's television programme, first broadcast on ITV on 29 August 1998 and last broadcast on 27 December 2003.On the surface, the programme did not seem to stray away from the format...
, CD:UK
CD:UK
CD:UK was a British music television programme. Originally run in conjunction with SMTV Live, the programme was first aired on ITV on 29 August 1998 to rival the BBC's Live & Kicking and was the replacement for The Chart Show, which had been airing on the network for nine and a half years.In...
, Soccer Aid
Soccer Aid
-Event schedule:*22 May 2006 – Start of the television coverage, presented by Ant and Dec. Rest of the World defeats England in a penalty shoot-out*23 May 2006 – Practice match: England 1–0 England Legends...
: Extra Time, This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
(interviewing fashion designer Tracy Boyd and others), three series of the revived The Clothes Show
The Clothes Show
The Clothes Show is a British television show about fashion that can currently be seen weeknights on Really. It was formerly broadcast on BBC One from 1986 to 2000.-BBC series :...
for UKTV Style
UKTV Style
Home is an interior home and garden-oriented lifestyle television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom, as part of the UKTV network of channels. The channel originally launched on 1 November 1997 and relaunched in it's current format on 30 April 2009...
, and in March 2007 the controversial documentary The Truth About Size Zero for ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
.
Alongside her husband Jamie Redknapp
Jamie Redknapp
Jamie Frank Redknapp is a retired English footballer who was active from 1989 until 2005. He is now a football pundit with Sky Sports, and an editorial columnist with the Daily Mail....
and former footballer Tim Sherwood
Tim Sherwood
Timothy "Tim" Sherwood is an English former professional footballer who was captain of Blackburn Rovers' Premiership title-winning side...
, Louise publishes a magazine called Icon Magazine
Icon Magazine
Icon Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine set up in 2005 by ex-professional footballers Tim Sherwood and Jamie Redknapp along with Redknapp's wife Louise. The magazine is the first venture of Redknapp Publications and its readership is exclusive as it is not sold in shops and it is aimed at a...
, aimed solely at professional sports stars and celebrities.
Louise has been seen as the face of a number of advertising campaigns: the "Safe And White" campaign for Boots
Alliance Boots
Alliance Boots GmbH is a leading international, pharmacy-led health and beauty group. It has two core business activities - pharmacy-led health and beauty retailing, and pharmaceutical wholesaling and distribution - and has a presence in more than 25 countries...
, Flora
Flora
Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...
's "Omega 3" products, Boots
Boots UK
Boots UK Limited , is a leading pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom, with outlets in most high streets throughout the country...
and BT
BT Group
BT Group plc is a global telecommunications services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest telecommunications services companies in the world and has operations in more than 170 countries. Through its BT Global Services division it is a major supplier of...
. She is currently brand ambassador for the new Orbit gum Complete detox guide to teeth and mouth and a model for Avon
Avon Products
Avon Products, Inc. is a US cosmetics, perfume and toy seller with markets in over 140 countries across the world and sales of $9.9 billion worldwide as of 2007.-Business Model:...
.
In autumn 2007 Redknapp was unveiled as the new face of Triumph
Triumph International
Triumph International is an international underwear manufacturer. Founded in Heubach, Württemberg, Germany 1886 by the two families Spiesshofer & Braun. The first foreign subsidiary was established in Zurzach, Switzerland which...
lingerie for 2007, 2008 and 2009. In November 2008 The Redknapp Family were also unveiled as the Nintendo Wii Family for their Christmas 2008 Advertising Campaign followed by The Louise Redknapp Nintendo Wii Fit Campaign in March 2009. In 2010 Louise and husband Jamie also fronted a new Campaign by Thomas Cook promoting their Holidays on TV and throughout the media.
In 2009 Louise filmed a follow up Documentary 'The Truth about Super Skinny Pregnancies' displaying the pressures on women to stay in shape during and after their pregnancies. She has other presenting projects planned for 2009.
In September 2009 Redknapp presented The Farmer Wants a Wife
Farmer Wants a Wife
Farmer Wants a Wife is a reality television series developed by Fremantle Media. The first edition premièred in United Kingdom on ITV in 2001. However, the original format of the programme is likely to date back to the TV programme Bauer sucht Bäuerin, which was broadcast in 1983 on SRG SSR idée...
for Five, a relaunch of a series which originally appeared on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
in 2001. In 2009 Louise was also announced as the face of online fashion retailer Fashion Union.
In January 2010 Redknapp took over from Amanda Hamilton
Amanda Hamilton
Amanda Hill is a Scottish businesswoman and television presenter in the area of food and health.She is best known for co-hosting is the presenter and co-producer of UKTV's "The Spa of Embarrassing Illnesses" , "Teen Spa of Embarrassing Illnesses" , and "The Last Resort"...
as the full-time presenter of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Sunday morning programme Something for the Weekend
Something for the Weekend (2000s BBC TV series)
Something for the Weekend is a British television series, broadcast on BBC Two on Sunday mornings. It features cookery, drinks, interviews with celebrity guests and clips from the week's television, as well as classic clips in the 'Deja View' section...
. She is also a judge on the UK version of So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (UK)
So You Think You Can Dance is a televised dance competition and reality show that launched in the United Kingdom in January 2010 and similar to the version of the program that has began airing in the USA in 2005. The show is broadcast on BBC One. The content of the show is similar premise to the...
, broadcast on BBC1.
In the July 2004 edition of FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
, Louise was named the "Sexiest Woman of the Decade".
Personal life
Louise married football player Jamie Redknapp on 29 June 1998.After a diagnosis of back pain from endometriosis
Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a gynecological medical condition in which cells from the lining of the uterus appear and flourish outside the uterine cavity, most commonly on the ovaries. The uterine cavity is lined by endometrial cells, which are under the influence of female hormones...
, and treatment by laser
Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...
surgery, Louise gave birth to a boy named Charles William "Charley" Redknapp on 27 July 2004 at London's Portland Hospital
Portland Hospital
The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, usually referred to simply as the Portland Hospital, is a hospital in Great Portland Street, London...
. Charley was named after Louise's grandfather, who died on the day that Louise found out that she was pregnant. She gave birth to her second son, Beau Henry Redknapp, 10 November 2008, also at Portland Hospital. It is thought that Beau was named as a tribute to Jamie's father, the football manager Harry Redknapp
Harry Redknapp
Henry James "Harry" Redknapp is a former English footballer who has enjoyed a long career in football management starting in 1983 with Bournemouth. He is the current manager of Tottenham Hotspur....
, who has claimed that the first name was chosen because Harry was born in Bow.
Charitable activities
In 2003, Louise's single "Pandora's Kiss"/"Don't Give Up", was released to raise money for Breast Cancer Care's "Tickled Pink" campaign. Louise has also participated in a celebrity edition of The ApprenticeSport Relief Does The Apprentice
Sport Relief Does The Apprentice was a celebrity version of the British reality television series The Apprentice, produced in 2008 to raise money for Sport Relief. Five male celebrities and five female celebrities took part in the show to complete a business-themed task...
in 2008 to raise money for charity. (Over £400,000 was raised.) Louise organised a charity sale of celebrity designer clothes at the London department store Selfridges
Selfridges
Selfridges, AKA Selfridges & Co, is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge. The flagship store in London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK and was opened on 15 March 1909.More recently, three other stores have been...
for the charity Mothers4Children in November 2009.
Albums
| Naked Naked (Louise album) Naked is the debut solo album by the British singer Louise. Released in July 1996, it peaked at no.7 in the UK and the single 'Naked' was later certified Platinum for sales of over 600,000 copies.- Background :...
|
| Woman In Me Woman in Me (Louise album) Woman in Me is the second solo album by the British singer Louise. Released in 1997, it peaked at no.5 on the UK album chart.In October 1997, Louise released the single Arms Around the World which became her highest charting single at no.4... |
| Elbow Beach Elbow Beach Elbow Beach is the third solo album by the British singer Louise. It was released in August 2000 and reached no.12 on the UK album chart.After the success of the 1997 album 'Woman In Me', Louise married her longtime boyfriend, footballer Jamie Redknapp. After the honeymoon, Louise spent just under... |
| Changing Faces - The Best Of Louise
|
| Finest Moments Finest Moments Finest Moments was an album released in 2002 by the English singer Louise. The album was released only a year after her first greatest hits compilation by EMI, the company which Louise had recently left. It is perhaps due to this reason that the album failed to chart in the UK... |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
IRL Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
NET Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
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| 1996 | "Light of My Life Light of My Life "Light of My Life" is a song released by UK singer Louise in 1995 as her debut single as a solo artist. It charted at number 8 in the UK and number 18 in Ireland... " |
8 | 18 | – | – | |
| "In Walked Love In Walked Love "In Walked Love" is a song by the American girl group Exposé. Written by Diane Warren and produced by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero, the song can be found on the group's 1992 self-titled third studio album... " |
17 | 47 | – | – | ||
| "Naked Naked (Louise single) "Naked" is the third song released by UK singer Louise in 1996 from her debut album of the same name as a solo artist. It charted at number 5 in the UK... " |
5 | 11 | – | – | ||
| "Undivided Love Undivided love Undivided Love is the third song released by UK singer Louise in 1996 from her debut album Naked as a solo artist. It charted at number 5 in the UK... " |
5 | 13 | – | – | ||
| "One Kiss from Heaven One Kiss from Heaven One Kiss From Heaven is the third song released by UK singer Louise in 1996 from her debut album Naked. It charted at number 9 in the UK.-Track listings:UK CD 1 single#One Kiss From Heaven #One Kiss From Heaven... " |
9 | 28 | – | – | ||
| 1997 | "Arms Around the World Arms Around the World Arms Around the World is a song released by UK singer Louise in 1997. It charted through late 1997 and early 1998. Louise recorded the single around spring 1995 but did not release it until two years later... " |
4 | 11 | – | 95 | |
| "Let's Go Round Again Let's Go Round Again "Let's Go Round Again" was a single released by the Average White Band who are a Scottish funk and R&B band. The single achieved in the charts UK #12, US Pop #53, US R&B #33.-Louise version:... " |
10 | 14 | 30 | 70 | ||
| 1998 | "All That Matters" | 11 | 33 | – | – | |
| 2000 | "2 Faced 2 Faced 2 Faced is a song released by UK singer Louise in 2000 and is her highest charting single, charting at no 3.-Track listings:UK CD 1 single#2 Faced#Say Yes#Lost#2 Faced VideoUK CD 2 single#2 Faced#2 Faced... " |
3 | 13 | – | – | |
| "Beautiful Inside Beautiful Inside Beautiful Inside is the 10th solo song released by UK singer Louise in 2000 and charted at number 13. The single was taken from her 3rd solo album [Elbow Beach] and contains a sample from the song "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson also used by the Wu-Tang Clan.... " |
13 | 44 | – | – | ||
| 2001 | "Stuck in the Middle With You Stuck in the Middle With You "Stuck in the Middle with You" is a song written by Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan and originally performed by their band Stealers Wheel.... " |
4 | 19 | – | – | |
| 2003 | "Pandora's Kiss Pandora's Kiss Pandora's Kiss/Don't Give Up is a double a side released by UK singer Louise in September, it chart at 5 in the UK. The single was released to raise money for the 'Tickled Pink' campaign for Breast Cancer Care. Don't Give Up was released as a single available only in Asda stores... " |
5 | 12 | – | – | |
Other tracks
- 1995 "Real Love" ("Light of My Life" B-sideA-side and B-sideA-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
) - 1996 "All of You" ("In Walked Love" B-side)
- 1996 "Do Me Right" ("Naked" B-side)
- 1996 "Keep the Lovin' In" ("Naked" B-side)
- 1996 "How in the World" ("Undivided Love" B-side)
- 1996 "Better Next Time" ("Undivided Love" B-side)
- 1997 "Don't Be Shy" ("Arms Around the World" B-side/Woman In Me album track)
- 1997 "Intimate" ("Arms Around the World" B-side)
- 1997 "Just When I Thought" ("Let's Go Round Again" B-side)
- 1997 "How You Make Me Feel" ("Let's Go Round Again" B-side)
- 1997 "Distraction" (Japanese Woman In Me album bonus track)
- 1998 "Woman In Me (Live)" ("All That Matters" B-side)
- 1998 "When Will My Heart Beat Again (Live)" ("All That Matters" B-side)
- 1998 "If I Can't Have You" (A Tribute To The Bee Gees album track)
- 2000 "Say Yes" ("2 Faced" B-side)
- 2000 "Lost" ("2 Faced" B-side/Elbow Beach album track)
- 2000 "Clear Water" ("Beautiful Inside" B-side)
- 2000 "Better Back Off" ("Beautiful Inside" B-side)
- 2003 "Don't Give Up" ("Pandora's Kiss" B-side)