Joanne Valda O'Meara was born on 29 April 1979 and is an English singer and songwriter.
17 Facts About Jo O'Meara
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Jo O'Meara is best known for being a member of pop group S Club between 1999 and 2003.
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Jo O'Meara was born in Romford, London, to parents Dave and Barbara.
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Jo O'Meara has a brother and sister, Shane and Julie.
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Jo O'Meara grew up in Collier Row, a suburban housing estate in the north of Romford in the London Borough of Havering.
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Jo O'Meara was educated at Clockhouse Junior School and Bower Park School.
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At age 16, Jo O'Meara joined the earliest incarnation of girl group Solid HarmoniE and flew out to Sweden to work with young record producer Max Martin.
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In 2004, Jo O'Meara signed with Simon Fuller as her artist manager and began recording her debut solo album, planned to be released between September and December.
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In July 2005, Jo O'Meara signed with Sanctuary Records and on 26 September was released her debut solo single, "What Hurts the Most", a version of Mark Wills's 2003 song.
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In February 2006, Jo O'Meara took part in the BBC reality show Just the Two of Us.
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Jo O'Meara's singing partner was Chris Fountain, actor on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
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Jo O'Meara featured in a cover of the Python Lee Jackson song "In a Broken Dream" on The Popes' 2012 album New Church, her first released recording in seven years.
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Jo O'Meara appeared on stage with them performing the song.
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Jo O'Meara was replaced by former S Club 8 member Stacey Franks, with the group renamed as "S Club Allstars".
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In 2022, Jo O'Meara signed a new management deal with Saga Entertainment with Jack Corbyn as her personal manager.
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In September 2022, Jo O'Meara joined The Celebs to mark the 40th anniversary of the Michael Jackson classic album Thriller and raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital, with a new rendition of the title track, which was released on the independent record label Saga Entertainment and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn.
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In 2008, Jo O'Meara gave birth to her son, after separating from her partner Bill Slate.