S Club 8 (originally S Club Juniors) were a spin-off of the British pop group S Club 7. The children were all in their early teens or younger when they were chosen from thousands of hopefuls on the television series S Club Search to appear as a support act for pop band S Club 7.
S Club Juniors were originally intended only as a support act at Wembley Arena for the S Club Carnival Tour but were deemed so successful that they went on to support S Club 7 throughout every British date of the tour. They later released their own debut single, "One Step Closer", followed by other singles "Automatic High", "New Direction" and "Puppy Love/Sleigh Ride". This was followed by their debut album, Together.
After changing the group name to S Club 8, they released the singles "Fool No More", "Sundown" and a remixed version of their album track, "Don't Tell Me You're Sorry". They then released a second album, Sundown.
The group appreared in their own TV Show, I Dream, alongside other young actors including Lorna Want, who had originally auditioned for S Club Juniors herself, as well as Matt Di Angelo. The show also featured Christopher Lloyd of Back to the Future fame. I Dream spawned a soundtrack and a third album for S Club 8, called Welcome to Avalon Heights. It peaked at number 133 in the UK album charts. It did not chart in any other countries.
A documentary series titled S Club Juniors: The Story was produced about the early days of the group.
S Club 8 disbanded in 2005, after almost four years.
