Pure And Simple

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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. By the time Hear'Say split up in 2002, the song had been certified double platinum for sales of over 1. 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. The group, who were signed to Polydor Records, originally consisted of Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, and Noel Sullivan. Hear'Say's popularity had been eclipsed by that of Liberty X, a band composed of the five other finalists of Popstars.

BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles even recorded a parody version of "Pure and Simple" that included the song lyrics from these two songs. The chorus has a fantastic hookline, and the melody is exactly as it says, pure and simple, which is why this song works. 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. 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.

The audition process was televised in segments of This Morning, an ITV daily morning show, mirroring the procedure during which the original members of Hear'Say were chosen. Pure and Simple" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart after selling 550,000 copies in its first week, which, at the time, made it the fastest-selling debut single of all time in the United Kingdom. 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. They were created through the ITV reality TV show Popstars in February 2001, the first UK series of the international Popstars franchise.Popstars sold 306,631 copies in its first week, breaking yet another record for fastest-selling debut album. The song went straight to number one on the UK Singles Chart in March 2001, selling just under 550,000 copies. The five chosen singers – Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, and Noel Sullivan – formed Hear'Say. It sold 160,000 copies during its first day on sale and 549,823 copies during its first week, becoming the fastest-selling debut single of all time in the UK, [1] [8] a record beaten a year later by Will Young, the winner of the first series of Pop Idol, with his debut single " Evergreen" / " Anything Is Possible". It was also the third-fastest-selling single in UK chart history at that point, behind " Do They Know It's Christmas?

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. In November 2001, just nine months after the release of their debut album, Hear'Say released Everybody.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. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The five unsuccessful finalists went on to form the group Liberty (later renamed Liberty X after a legal dispute). Pure and Simple" was covered by America's Got Talent winner Bianca Ryan for her self-titled debut album in 2006. In March 2002, Hear'Say cancelled their planned arena tour to allow Shentall time to "settle in" to the group.