Paul Cattermole
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Paul Gerald Cattermole St Albans
, Hertfordshire
, England
) is an English
singer and actor
. He was previously a member of S Club 7, and was the lead singer of the band Skua and latterly Charlie Bullitt until he left in October 2005.
, Cattermole was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre
and appeared, alongside Spearritt, in "Pendragon" (1994).
Cattermole's previous jobs before S Club 7 included being a paperboy, a postman, a butcher, a theatre doorman, a dustman and a toilet cleaner. He did a theatre and acting course at the Mountview Drama School
. While at Mountview he was the frontman for nu metal
band Skua which together with school friends he had been part of since the early 1990s. He was spotted by Simon Fuller
's 19 Entertainment
when he appeared in a show there and was asked to audition for S Club 7.
(1999), L.A. 7
(2000), Hollywood 7
(2001) and the first four episodes of Viva S Club
(2002). He took part in two UK tours, and won two BRIT Awards
.
Cattermole was the first to leave S Club 7, in June 2002. He rejoined his old band Skua. However, with just a few concert
s and a brief recording session, Skua split up less than a year later. Cattermole re-emerged as the lead singer and songwriter of a rock band called Charlie Bullitt. Throughout most of 2005 the group performed in a number of clubs and pubs in London, Brighton
and Aberdeen
- but they failed to attract any significant attention, and in October 2005 Cattermole left the group. In 2003 he moonlighted on drums with a newly reformed Shed 7.
page appeared for Cattermole, containing four new songs co-written with his friend Lee Turner.
In the run-up to Christmas 2007, Cattermole and Bradley McIntosh
undertook DJ
sets at the University of Winchester
Christmas Ball (1 December) and at 'The Old Firestation', the club for the Bournemouth University
Students Union (10 December).
Cattermole digitally released an EP
, You Make Me Happy, built up of the songs sampled on his MySpace
page in September 2008. He joined up with former bandmates Jo and Bradley to form 'S Club 3' in 2008.
Cattermole sang with his own band at a charity concert called 'The Sounds of Summer' at 'The Lord Taverners' club in London on July 27, 2011. He implies in a YouTube video interview promo that he is planning to launch more musical material.
.
In 2006 Cattermole revealed that he and Sunderland and England Under-21
footballer, Lee Cattermole
, are cousins.
Paul is a collector of unusual animals and has a pet boa constrictor.
St Albans
St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
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...
) is an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
singer and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He was previously a member of S Club 7, and was the lead singer of the band Skua and latterly Charlie Bullitt until he left in October 2005.
1994–1998: Early career and Skua
Initially Cattermole had dreams of being a rugby star. Like Hannah SpearrittHannah Spearritt
Hannah Louise Spearritt is an English actress and singer. She was previously a member of the pop group S Club 7. She is also known for playing the role of Abby Maitland in the British drama Primeval....
, Cattermole was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre
National Youth Music Theatre
The National Youth Music Theatre or NYMT is a UK organisation for young people in the field of musical theatre, based in London. It runs acting auditions, workshops, and musical theatre productions...
and appeared, alongside Spearritt, in "Pendragon" (1994).
Cattermole's previous jobs before S Club 7 included being a paperboy, a postman, a butcher, a theatre doorman, a dustman and a toilet cleaner. He did a theatre and acting course at the Mountview Drama School
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts is an independent drama school situated in the Wood Green area of North London. It was founded in 1945 by Peter Coxhead and Ralph Nossek as 'The Mountview Theatre Club', an amateur repertory company staging a new production for a six-day run every second week...
. While at Mountview he was the frontman for nu metal
Nu metal
Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It is a fusion genre which combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, including grunge and hip hop...
band Skua which together with school friends he had been part of since the early 1990s. He was spotted by Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller is a British artist manager, television producer and creator of the Idol franchise, first seen as Pop Idol in the UK. Fuller is also the co-creator and executive producer of the Fox TV reality show So You Think You Can Dance and other U.S...
's 19 Entertainment
19 Entertainment
19 Entertainment, based in Los Angeles, United States, is a creator and producer of entertainment properties based around the areas of Music and Television / Film, including American Idol in the United States, Pop Idol in the United Kingdom as well as versions of the Idol series in more than...
when he appeared in a show there and was asked to audition for S Club 7.
1998–2005: S Club 7, Return to Skua, Charlie Bullett and Shed 7
He co-starred in the group's own TV series - Miami 7Miami 7
Miami 7 is a television series starring British pop group S Club 7. Thirteen episodes were produced and aired on CBBC from 8 April 1999 to 1 July 1999 During each episode, the members would perform one of the songs from their album S Club. All seven members of the band starred as themselves...
(1999), L.A. 7
L.A. 7
L.A. 7 was the second series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club 7. The programme was shown every week on CBBC from April 6, 2000 to July 6, 2000 and starred all seven members of the band as themselves...
(2000), Hollywood 7
Hollywood 7
Hollywood 7 was the third series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club 7 and the second television series shot in California. The programme was shown every week on CBBC from September 25, 2001 and December 20, 2001 and starred all seven members of the band as themselves...
(2001) and the first four episodes of Viva S Club
Viva S Club
Viva S Club was the fourth and final series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club. This was the only series that was not filmed in America, filming, instead, in Barcelona, Spain. The programme was shown every week on CBBC from 20 September 2002 to 27 December 2002 and...
(2002). He took part in two UK tours, and won two BRIT Awards
Brit Awards
The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain" or "Britannia", but subsequently became a backronym for British Record Industry Trust...
.
Cattermole was the first to leave S Club 7, in June 2002. He rejoined his old band Skua. However, with just a few concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
s and a brief recording session, Skua split up less than a year later. Cattermole re-emerged as the lead singer and songwriter of a rock band called Charlie Bullitt. Throughout most of 2005 the group performed in a number of clubs and pubs in London, Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
and Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
- but they failed to attract any significant attention, and in October 2005 Cattermole left the group. In 2003 he moonlighted on drums with a newly reformed Shed 7.
2005–present: DJing, S Club 3 and Solo material
Cattermole split up with Hannah Spearritt, his S Club 7 bandmate, in early 2006; after dating for six years. In October 2007 an official MySpaceMySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page appeared for Cattermole, containing four new songs co-written with his friend Lee Turner.
In the run-up to Christmas 2007, Cattermole and Bradley McIntosh
Bradley McIntosh
Bradley John McIntosh is a British singer, best known for being part of the band S Club, who had several hits.-1998–2003: S Club and Breakthrough:...
undertook DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
sets at the University of Winchester
University of Winchester
The University of Winchester is a British public university primarily based in Winchester, Hampshire, England. Winchester is a historic cathedral city and the ancient capital of Wessex and the Kingdom of England.-History:...
Christmas Ball (1 December) and at 'The Old Firestation', the club for the Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University is a university in and around the large south coast town of Bournemouth, UK...
Students Union (10 December).
Cattermole digitally released an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, You Make Me Happy, built up of the songs sampled on his MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page in September 2008. He joined up with former bandmates Jo and Bradley to form 'S Club 3' in 2008.
Cattermole sang with his own band at a charity concert called 'The Sounds of Summer' at 'The Lord Taverners' club in London on July 27, 2011. He implies in a YouTube video interview promo that he is planning to launch more musical material.
Personal life
From 2001 to 2007, Paul dated bandmate, Hannah SpearrittHannah Spearritt
Hannah Louise Spearritt is an English actress and singer. She was previously a member of the pop group S Club 7. She is also known for playing the role of Abby Maitland in the British drama Primeval....
.
In 2006 Cattermole revealed that he and Sunderland and England Under-21
England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
footballer, Lee Cattermole
Lee Cattermole
Lee Barry Cattermole is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Sunderland in the Barclays Premier League. His preferred position is in central midfield in front of the back four and he is known for his tough-tackling midfield play.-Early life:Cattermole was...
, are cousins.
Paul is a collector of unusual animals and has a pet boa constrictor.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Miami 7 Miami 7 Miami 7 is a television series starring British pop group S Club 7. Thirteen episodes were produced and aired on CBBC from 8 April 1999 to 1 July 1999 During each episode, the members would perform one of the songs from their album S Club. All seven members of the band starred as themselves... |
Himself | |
| 2000 | L.A. 7 L.A. 7 L.A. 7 was the second series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club 7. The programme was shown every week on CBBC from April 6, 2000 to July 6, 2000 and starred all seven members of the band as themselves... |
Himself | |
| 2001 | Hollywood 7 Hollywood 7 Hollywood 7 was the third series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club 7 and the second television series shot in California. The programme was shown every week on CBBC from September 25, 2001 and December 20, 2001 and starred all seven members of the band as themselves... |
Himself | |
| 2002 | Viva S Club Viva S Club Viva S Club was the fourth and final series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club. This was the only series that was not filmed in America, filming, instead, in Barcelona, Spain. The programme was shown every week on CBBC from 20 September 2002 to 27 December 2002 and... |
Himself |
External links
- Paul Cattermole - Flogao
- Two In A Million
- http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/gallery/gallery-specials/32913/1/1/new-pictures-what-happened-to-s-club-7/1/
- http://twitpic.com/5pp83b
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGe2l_1cz-Q&feature=channel_video_title