14 Facts About Stedman Pearson

Stedman Pearson was a British singer, most notable for being a member of the pop group Five Star with his four siblings.

Stedman Pearson was the eldest of five siblings, and he studied both dance and fashion at college prior to embarking on a career in music.

In 1983, Stedman Pearson joined his teenaged brother and sisters in Five Star, which was created and managed by their father, former musician Buster Stedman Pearson.

Stedman Pearson would join his four siblings on stage at the 1987 Brit Awards where they won the category for "Best Group".

However, further commercial success eluded them throughout the 1990s, and by 2001 the group had downsized to a trio, with Stedman, Denise, and Lorraine Pearson being the only remaining members.

Stedman Pearson would continue to appear with sister Denise and three backing dancers billed as Five Star up until 2008, making appearances at Butlins Holiday Camps in the UK.

Stedman Pearson co-wrote the track "Feelings" with sister Doris for the group's 1990 self-titled album.

In October 1990, Stedman Pearson pleaded guilty at Kingston Magistrates Court to a charge of public indecency after being arrested in a public toilet in New Malden in London.

In September 2006, Stedman Pearson utilised his dance skills and appeared as a contestant on the UK Channel 5 programme The All Star Talent Show in which he finished in third place.

In 2007, Stedman Pearson announced that he was recording his first solo album, although this remains to be released.

In 2008, Stedman Pearson was one of the contestants on the BBC reality show Celebrity Scissorhands, in which celebrities become hairdressers in aid of Children in Need.

In September 2009, after already teaching dance at a school in London, Stedman Pearson began working at the Derngate Gym in Northampton, holding a weekly 'jazz dance' class at the facility.

In October 1990, Stedman Pearson appeared in court and pleaded guilty to a charge of public indecency after being arrested in a public toilet in New Malden in London.

Stedman Pearson died of complications from diabetes on 10 March 2025, at the age of 60.