Claire Richards
Claire Richards was born in Hillingdon, England, United Kingdom on August 17th, 1977 and is the Pop Singer. At the age of 46, Claire Richards biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Claire Richards (born 17 August 1977) is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, and singer with the pop band Steps from 1997 to 2001.
In 2011, the company was reformed. Richards was a contestant on the second series of Popstar to Operastar before being disqualified in the semi finals.
Richards has a rich vocal range for a soprano.
Richards debuted on January 3, 2013 as the fourth place in Celebrity Big Brother's fourth place.
Richards was a regular panelist on Loose Women from June to June 2014.
Early life
Richards began her career with the pop band TSD. They had no success and were dropped by their record label Avex after the debut of their second single "Baby I Love You" on their second album. Richards continued to work as a receptionist for seven months, winning the month of the month award for May 1997.
Personal life
Richards also has Gemma, who appears in the 'Tragedy' video as her bridesmaid. In 2003, Richards married Mark Webb, a backing dancer with Steps. Richards revived her passion with Reece Hill after the pair divorced in 2005. Charlie, Richards' first child, was born on May 8, 2007. Richards and Hill announced their engagement in January 2008 and were married on November 1st, 2008. Richards revealed in the Women magazine's June 29, 2009 issue that she was expecting her second child with her husband and giving birth to a girl named Daisy on December 29, 2009.
On September 13, she appeared on "Tragedy" on the show Everybody Dance Now show, without the other Steps members. Richards appeared on Celebrity MasterChef on June 25, 2009, as part of the show's "comeback" week. Claire Richards: My Big Fat Wedding, a show following Claire on her attempt to shed weight before her wedding, was broadcast on BBC Three in May 2009. The show featured her wedding and a reunion of all Steps members as well as a 763,000 audience. On December 26, 2008, Richards released a fitness DVD Five Step Fat Attack.
Career
Richards auditioned for the lineup that would become Steps. She was offered a place in the group on the condition that she lost weight. Steps were formed by Steve Crosby & Barry Upton (writers of "5, 6, 7, 8") alongside Manager Tim Byrne after auditioning hopefuls who answered an ad in The Stage newspaper. She joined the group in 1997 along with Ian "H" Watkins, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Lee Latchford-Evans, and the band enjoyed considerable popularity across the world over the next five years.
Steps reformed in May 2011 for a four-part documentary series on Sky Living titled Steps: 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 2011. The album entered the charts at number one, becoming the band's third album to achieve this feat. The second series of Steps: Reunion titled "Steps: On the Road Again" aired on Sky Living in April 2012; the series followed the band as they embarked on their sellout 22-date UK tour. On 24 September 2012, the group confirmed they would release their fourth studio album Light Up The World on 12 November 2012, alongside a six-date Christmas tour, starting from 30 November and ending on 5 December. The group reformed for a second time on 1 January 2017 in celebration of their 20th anniversary, and later announced their fifth studio album Tears on the Dancefloor, which was released in April 2017 and entered the charts at number 2. On 5 March 2017, the group confirmed the release of the new album, alongside its lead single, "Scared of the Dark", and a 22-date tour, Party on the Dancefloor. A deluxe edition of the album, titled Tears on the Dancefloor: Crying at the Disco, was released on 27 October.
In November 2017, Tozer announced that the reunion was no longer just a 20th-anniversary celebration and that the group intends to continue after their 2018 Summer of Steps tour. In April 2018, Richards announced that following their summer tour, they would begin work on their sixth studio album. In February 2019, Richards announced the group would begin recording their next album during the summer months.
On 7 September 2020, via their social media accounts, Steps announced the release date of their album entitled What the Future Holds. The album was released on 27 November of the same year, with pre-orders available from 8 September. The next day, they confirmed a new 14-date UK tour (with special guest Sophie Ellis-Bextor) starting in November 2021. The first single from the album was the Greg Kurstin-and-Sia-penned "What the Future Holds", released on 9 September 2020. It was followed by "Something in Your Eyes" on 27 October 2020. "To the Beat of My Heart" was released as the album's third single in January 2021.
The first single of What the Future Holds Pt. 2 was confirmed as a reworked version of "Heartbreak in This City" featuring Michelle Visage.
After Richards and her fellow group mate Ian "H" Watkins resigned during the last leg of their final tour, the two continued singing as the duo H & Claire. The pair experienced success with their debut single "DJ", which reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and their next two singles, which both charted in the top 10. While the duo had initial success, their album Another You, Another Me, which was released in 2002, did not chart high. Richards also co hosted alongside Brian Dowling and Tess Daly on SMTV Live in 2002. She took a break from singing to plan her wedding to Steps dancer Mark Webb. H & Claire disbanded in 2003. After leaving her music career, Richards wanted to take a break from music and concentrate on other projects; she was set to release a debut solo album but due to falling pregnant Richards decided to not pursue music any further. In 2013, Richards announced on Twitter that there was a possibility of her producing a solo album to the success of Steps.
Richards released her first solo material, a cover of the Steps track "One for Sorrow" on 30 July 2015 via her official SoundCloud. The acoustic version of the track was recorded for an event honouring Steps' producer Pete Waterman. The track was arranged and produced by Steve Anderson with whom Richards was now working on a full album. In September 2015, after much fan demand, Richards released a stripped back version of "Deeper Shade of Blue". The track, which was recorded in one take was released on Amazon, iTunes and streaming services on 4 September.
It was announced on 3 August 2018 that Richards was to release her debut solo album, My Wildest Dreams on 2 November 2018. It was preceded by the lead single, "On My Own", which was released on 6 August. It was announced on 8 October 2018, via Richards' official Twitter, that the album had been delayed until 1 February 2019. The album reached #9 in the UK Albums Chart and was promoted with a small theatre tour across venues in the UK.