Pure And Simple

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This was the debut single for the band put together in the first ITV Popstars series on British TV, which they won after over 2,000 hopefuls had been auditioned. The group were invited to perform at the 80th birthday celebrations of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. However, in January 2002, Kym Marsh announced that she was leaving Hear'Say, later revealing she often fought with Klass and Noel Sullivan.

Tabloids began reporting that Kym Marsh, who had gained attention due to her relationship with former EastEnders actor Jack Ryder, had left the band following feuds with bandmate Myleene Klass.In March 2002, Hear'Say cancelled their planned arena tour to allow Shentall time to "settle in" to the group. During the tour, the group's vehicle was threatened by an apparently armed man at a motorway service area on the M1 motorway in Leicestershire. In March 2001, Hear'Say released their first single, " Pure and Simple", a cover of a little-known album track by Girl Thing.

Bridge over troubled water, a cover, but you only have to listen to this once to love it, and the third song - i can't stop thinking about it - a faster one. Hear'Say announced their split in October 2002, twenty months after their formation, citing "abuse from the public" as the main reason for their demise. Many critics noted that the song had a distinct resemblance to Oasis's " All Around the World" and All Saints' " Never Ever". The song went straight to number one on the UK Singles Chart in March 2001, selling just under 550,000 copies. The judges reduced the contestants to a group of ten, before visiting each of them at their homes to reveal whether or not they had been selected for the group.The group, who were signed to Polydor Records, originally consisted of Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, and Noel Sullivan. BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles even recorded a parody version of "Pure and Simple" that included the song lyrics from these two songs.

Their record was beaten a year later by Will Young, the first UK Pop Idol, with his debut single "Anything Is Possible/Evergreen," which sold over 1 million in its first week.Pure and Simple" is a song by British pop group Hear'Say, the winners of the UK version of Popstars. The song was also a number-one hit in New Zealand, where it topped the RIANZ Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks in July and August 2001, earning a gold certification for selling over 25,000 copies. With the release of their debut album Popstars, Hear'Say became the first act in UK chart history to simultaneously top the UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart with their debut releases. During the summer of 2002, the group toured the UK radio roadshows circuit, where they were constantly booed and abused by members of the public, with a performance in Brighton being cut short due to the animosity concerned – evidence of the degree of public animosity that had built up. The five chosen singers – Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, and Noel Sullivan – formed Hear'Say.

After following the tv show i was slightly worried they would produce more manufactured rubbish but bin this at your peril! Pure and Simple" is the seventh biggest-selling debut single of the 21st century in the UK, [9] the second biggest seller by a mixed-gender group [14] and the UK's 96th best-selling song of all time. Great vocals and a wicked beat make this one of the most promising debut singles from a "pop group" in a long, long time! Kym's voice is by far the strongest and she stands out as the most talented member of this new band, which explains why she takes most of the lead lines.

Hear'Say achieved instant fame, breaking chart records with their debut single " Pure and Simple" and the album Popstars. The chorus has a fantastic hookline, and the melody is exactly as it says, pure and simple, which is why this song works.