When the fire started, Longley was performing on the nightclub's stage with the band Great White; he was the only band member to die in the fire. Steps are a British dance-pop group consisting of Lee Latchford-Evans, Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Ian "H" Watkins. Drummer with Yes, former member of The Plastic Ono Band. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. The group's next two singles, "Say You'll Be Mine/Better the Devil You Know" and "Deeper Shade of Blue" (originally recorded by labelmate Tina Cousins for her debut album), both continued their top-five run. 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Steve Hollandthe last surviving member of the influential Southern rock band Molly Hatchet's most legendary lineup, passed away Sunday (8-2) after a prolonged illness. [14] Watkins performed at Preston's Charter theatre in the pantomime Cinderella as the character of Buttons. He had been single for almost three years and was totally focused on his twin boys and his work.". Musical theatre. He is 59 years old when he dies of an abdominal aortic aneurysm at Co South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, on June 5, 1993. "I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into," Lee recalls. They then announced they had added 6 performances and removed 2 from the tour, bringing the total to 18 dates;[14] they also announced a new date at the Summer Saturdays at Newmarket Racecourse on 25 August 2012. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. 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[2] It was preceded by three singles, the title song "What the Future Holds", "Something in Your Eyes" and "To the Beat of My Heart". [3] 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. Origin London, England. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Five band members were put together, including Steps members Ian 'H' Watkins and Lisa Scott-Lee, as well as Derek O'Brien, Maddy Chan, and Mitch Stevens. Long gone are his blonde hair days. Their debut album, Step One, was released on September 14, 1998, and their second, Steptacular, was released on October 25, 1999. Their first single "5,6,7,8" was a techno line dance song. The girls then flew to Marbella, Spain to bond whilst the boys went to Wales. Baffled fans wondered where Lisa from Steps is these days after the band featured on The Graham Norton Show without their original line up. After the band split Lee went on to act in theatre plays, he's also become a qualified personal trainer and owns his own fitness magazine. Pentatonix is losing an instrument. However, promotional copies were pressed and a video based upon their live Gold tour briefly aired on MTV. Like bandmate Claire, Lisa Scott-Lee also met the love of her life during the height of Steps' success. In the past 12 years, Claire has fluctuated between a size 10 and 20 - but now the band is back together, the singer has maintained her trim figure by "walking everywhere". "It wasn't a label audition with millions in the bank and instant red carpets. "Chain Reaction", a cover of the popular Diana Ross song, was released as the first new single from Gold: Greatest Hits. The show featured a young Danny Jones in a band called Y2K in which he played guitar with his sister and their friend, and the eventual winner was a female solo singer called Jenny-Lynn Smith. This was also Richards' first public appearance in six years. Since the band's break-up, rumours had been circulating that they would reunite in one form or another. [33] After the misidentification, H was said to be pursuing legal action after his image appeared next to stories about the other Ian Watkins' crimes through searches on Google News.[34]. What's more, during their 2011 documentary Steps Reunion bandmate Lisa Scott-Lee said H really got "people's backs up" when he started flying on Britney Spears' private jet rather than travelling on the bus with them between shows. Lee ran three marathons and took time out to manage his wife's band Concrete Rose. Derek, Maddy and Mitch all left the . Steps had inauspicious beginnings: in 1996 a couple of songwriters noticed that people in linedance classes were dancing to Kylie rather than country, and decided to form a band. A: We Are Devo! The album was released on 27 November of the same year, with pre-orders available from 8 September. Not long after that I left.". Boost Steps Members. Ian "H" Watkins now. Christmas 2010 saw his return to Grimsby as he performed in the pantomime Beauty and the Beast, playing the part of Muddles. 845898), Just so you know, whilst we may receive a commission or other compensation from the links on this website, we never allow this to influence product selections -, she took part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2018. "She took it really badly worrying what to do next. Following the series' success, ITV2 decided to bring back seven pop bands of the late 1990s and early 2000s in a nine-part series: The Big Reunion. The singer released a series of singles beginning in 2012, like "Fire," "Makin' Me Dance," and "All Fired Up." In 2001, following their Boxing Day split, the group were heavily criticised by their fans. This is a budget-release CD which has no official connection to Steps or any previous management or record company but a selection of tracks licensed to Music Club Deluxe for release. 2 was confirmed as a reworked version of "Heartbreak in This City" featuring Michelle Visage.[12][13]. "The . On the Sky documentary Steps Reunion in 2011, Claire claims that her relationship with her female bandmates broke down when she overheard complaints about her role as "lead" singer. After Buddy Holly famously died in a plane crash in 1959 , Buddy Holly and the Crickets became the Crickets, and they carried on for decades with several different lead singers. He was 62. This became known for its Steps Photostory, in which cut-out members of Steps went on a variety of fun adventures. Steps: Reunion premiered on Sky Living at 9pm on Wednesday, 28 September. Tim Byrne then founded a management and production company, Byrne Blood, with former BMG head of marketing and video, Victoria Blood, which took over sole management of Steps and was also instrumental in the creation and management of A1. In an interview with The Sun in 2017, H opened up about his complicated relationship with his bandmates. "A star from the get go, hugely fun and outgoing yet also somehow fragile . Their new single "Light Up the World" aired for the very first time. Daniel Knighton/FilmMagic. Steps promoted Buzz worldwide and did not return to the UK until May, when they released "Here and Now / You'll Be Sorry". Drummer Nicholas 'Razzle' Dingley of Finnish hard rock band Hanoi Rocks died after the singer lost control . Now, the family of member of Devin Lima says he has died at age 41 after a yearlong battle with cancer, reports TMZ. After departing from H & Claire, he then decided to take a musical theatre course at the Royal Academy of Music. After quitting Steps he formed the duo H & Claire, he pursued a career in acting and went into the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2007. The next single release was a double A-side which provided Steps with their signature song and biggest career seller. The concert itself promoted the group and the sales of the album. Steps' success changed Claire Richards' life in countless ways - not only did it turn the then 21-year-old into a star, it was . Here's a fresh faced Lisa in 1998 just a year after Steps were formed in 1997. In November 2006, Watkins featured on the BBC Children in Need Celebrity Scissorhands show, where Michelle cut his hair. But in 2018, Faye turned it all around when she became a fan favourite on Strictly Come Dancing and even reached the final. Rusty Young, founding member of the country rock band Poco, has died at age 75. 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