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A week 'til the party |
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30/6/2002, 10:30am
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Next Sunday (7th July 2002), Atomic
Kitten will be amongst a huge line-up of
massive music stars to perform in front
of a crowd of around 100,000 people at
the annual 95.8 Capital FM 'Party In The
Park' for The Prince's Trust. The
event which sees Atomic Kitten
performing for the second time at this
huge gig will take place at Hyde Park,
London, UK and as well as bringing
together the biggest music talents onto
one stage will raise money for charity.
Amongst the huge line-up of stars
together with Atomic Kitten will
include: Beverly Knight (pictured
centre), Blue, Enrique Iglesias, Gareth
Gates (pictured far right) , Ja Rule &
Ashanti (pictured left), Liberty X,
Lighthouse Family, Michelle Branch,
Mis-Teeq, Natalie Imbruglia, Shaggy &
Rayvon, Shakira, Sophie Ellis-Bextor,
Westlife, Will Young (pictured right),
Wyclef Jean and The Calling.
There'll also be a massive finale
featuring Queen and the cast of the West
End musical influenced by the music of
Queen called 'We Will Rock You'.
If you're lucky to have tickets to go to
this massive event, have fun!!!
You can also catch the action on TV on
the day on Channel 5 (UK). You can
find out more about 'Party In The Park'
2002 by
clicking here to check out the
'Party In The Park' website at 95.8
Capital FM and find out who else may
also be there!!! |
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Lil feared Tash may quit |
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 29/6/2002, 8:00am
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Speaking on the subject of her
pregnancy, Tash revealed to OK! magazine
of Lil's fear that a band split was
imminent. It was said that after
Tash told the other Kittens that she was
pregnant, Lil was afraid that Tash would
be leaving Atomic Kitten just like Kerry
had done when she was due to have her
baby last year. Tash explained how
she broke the news to Lil and Jen on the
night of their first Right Now Tour gig
back in late February 2002: "After we
came off stage from our first tour night
in Manchester, I summoned them into the
room for a private meeting with our
manager and went - 'Girls, I have
something very important to tell you -
I'm gonna be a mum!'" The response
was not totally what Tash expected with
Lil showing signs of fear: "Jenny just
looked at me yelled some expletive while
Liz's face dropped completely.
After I was bombarded with loads of hugs
from Jen, Liz was still in a state of
shock and I went : 'Don't worry, I'm not
leaving the band.' The poor girl
was petrified - you could see it in her
face. 'Oh no - not again!'" Tash
is definitely determined to stay on with
the Kittens reassuring everyone
(including Lil!) that the trio will be
no less and will be taking her new son,
Josh out on tour: "As a popstar, you're
self-employed, you get to choose how
much work you want to do and so on, and
I can bring Josh with me whenever I want
- no rule says my child is unable to
come to work with me. He's going
to be an international jet-setter come
Christmas anyway." Tash is
expecting her new child with fiancé,
Fran Cosgrove, former security guard for
all-male group, Westlife, in August.
She'll be working to the very last
minute before she takes maternity leave
for around two months to spend time with
Josh and Fran. Recently it was
revealed that at the massive open-air
gig, 'Party In The Park' 2002, at Hyde
Park, London, UK, where the Kittens will
be performing on the 7th July 2002,
precautionary measures will be taken
with a doctor and midwife on hand
backstage if Tash should give birth
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Elimidate is on |
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 28/6/2002, 7:30am
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Kerry Katona, former Kitten, will be
hosting a brand new TV dating show
called 'Elimidate'. The new show
which sees four people ready to take on
a date in some exotic parts of the world
will be making its way to the TV screens
for the first time on the 4th July 2002
on ITV1 (UK). It follows in the
footsteps of the already successful
dating show also screened on ITV1 called
'Blind Date' hosted by Cilla Black.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, Kerry
described of her excitement over her new
role on TV: "I used to always watch
Blind Date and Cilla when I was younger.
I can't wait for my show to start."
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Medics on standby for Tash |
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25/6/2002, 7:30am
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Atomic Kitten will be featuring at the
massive open-air gig, 'Party In The Park
2002' at Hyde Park, London, UK on the
7th July 2002 and medics will be on
hand just in case Tash gives birth to
her new baby son early, who's expected
in August. A special area will be
made available backstage at the event
where a doctor and midwife are at the
ready should things happen. Tash
announced her pregnancy back in March,
this year, with fiancé, Fran Cosgrove.
They'll be calling their new son, Josh.
'Party In The Park 2002' will be
featuring a whole host of other music
artists as well as Atomic Kitten, and
will be raising money for The Prince's
Trust. |
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Vote Kittens!!! |
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21/6/2002, 7:00am
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Just another reminder that Atomic Kitten
are up against S Club 7 in the latest
Popworld Cup 'virtual' match. To
score goals, the Kittens need votes from
you!!! It's really simple and you
don't need to be a football expert to
get the Kittens closer to the Popworld
Cup!!! Just,
click here to visit the Popworld Cup
site, then vote for the Kittens as many
times as you like and can by ticking the
box beside their name!!! The more
votes - the more goals for the
Kittens!!! They did well last week
and the week before last in the first
round winning over Mis-Teeq and drawing
with Will Young and Destiny's Child and
now you've gotta get them from the
second round through to the
quarter-finals!!! The results
involving the Kittens are given below
and you can find out who else is in the
Popworld Cup plus find out more, as well
as vote, at the
Popworld Cup site!!!
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Votes for goals!!! |
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19/6/2002, 10:00am
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Come on you Kitten fans!!! You can
get the Kittens closer to the Popworld
Cup by voting for them!!! Atomic
Kitten are one of 16 artists that have
now made it to the second round knockout
'matches' and in order for the Kittens
to score 'goals' in their virtual
matches, you've gotta vote!!! The
more times you vote, the more goals
they'll score!!! It's as simple as
that!!! This week only, they're up
against S Club 7 and your votes are
needed to make the Kittens win this
match.
Click here to check out the Popworld
Cup site and vote for the Kittens by
clicking the box beside their name (and
not S Club 7's!!!) - you can vote for
the Kittens as many times as you like
and the more you do it, the better
chance of the Kittens winning!!!
Last week, Atomic Kitten drew their
virtual match with Destiny's Child and
the week before last, won against
Mis-Teeq and drew with Will Young, but
they got enough points to make it
through to the second round. So,
come on!!! Vote for the Kittens
now!!! You can find out what other
artists are also in the second round and
more info at the
Popworld Cup site. The latest
results involving the Kittens are as
follows.
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On the Jubilee CD |
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 17/6/2002, 7:00am
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A special CD of the Golden Jubilee
'Party At The Palace' event will be
released on the 24th June 2002 to help
raise money for charities nominated by
The Queen. The huge event which
took place on the 3rd June 2002 at
Buckingham Palace, London, UK saw a wide
variety of music stars including Atomic
Kitten, plus Will Young, Ricky Martin,
Mis-Teeq, Annie Lennox, Paul McCartney,
S Club 7, Queen and many, many more
perform, and was organised to celebrate
The Queen's 50 years on the throne.
From the 1st July 2002, a DVD and video
of the concert will also be released.
The 'Party At The Palace' release will
also be accompanied by the release of
the classical 'Proms At The Palace'
concert CD. This concert was also
organised as part of the Golden Jubilee
celebrations. |
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Get those goals in!!! |
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14/6/2002, 3:00pm
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Another reminder for you Kitten fans to
give your full support by voting for
Atomic Kitten in a virtual World Cup
style tournament - the Popworld Cup!!!
The Kittens are one of 32 huge music
artists who are 'playing' each other and
the way they'll win is to get votes from
you!!! This week they're up
against Destiny's Child and all you've
gotta do is visit the Popworld Cup site
by
clicking here then vote for Atomic
Kitten as many times as you can, simply
by clicking a box beside their name!!!
Last week, the Kittens beat off
competition from Mis-Teeq and drew with
Will Young, so that's good going!!!
The latest results in the Kittens' group
are shown below. Check out the
Popworld Cup site for more details
on where the Kittens are in terms of
points and 'goals' scored, plus who else
is also in the tournament. Good
luck to the Kittens!!!
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Partying again!!! |
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 12/6/2002, 7:00am
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Atomic Kitten will once again be
appearing at the massive open air gig,
'Party In The Park' organised by 95.8
Capital FM, in association with The
Prince's Trust. The event which
takes place on the 7th July 2002 at Hyde
Park, London, UK will feature a huge
host of artists as well as the Kittens
and up to 100,000 people will be
watching and partying at the gig.
Tickets to 'Party In The Park' were
first put on sale last month and in a
record less than 5 hours, all tickets
were sold out. 20 acts have so far
been confirmed and are listed below.
The special gig sees a whole day of
exciting performances from the variety
of artists and proceeds from the event
will go to The Prince's Trust charity.
If you're going - have a brilliant
time!!! If you aren't and would
like to go, or tried to get tickets but
were too late, visit the
95.8 Capital FM
website for details of how to win
tickets, plus you can find out more
about the event. You can also catch 'Party
In The Park' on the radio on Capital FM
and also on TV on Channel 5 (UK).
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Atomic
Kitten
Beverly Knight
Blue
Darren Hayes
Enrique Iglesias
Gareth Gates
Ja Rule & Ashanti
Liberty X
Lighthouse Family
Michelle Branch
Mis-Teeq
Natalie Imbruglia
Shaggy & Rayvon
Shakira
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Westlife
Will Young
Wyclef Jean |
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Kittens on a World Cup winning streak... |
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10/6/2002, 6:00am
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The Popworld Cup in association with T4, where 32 top music
artists including Atomic Kitten are
virtually playing each other in a World
Cup style tournament sees the Kittens on
course to progress onto the second
round!!! In order for Atomic
Kitten to win their 'matches', they
don't actually play footie but instead
you vote for them...yep, you don't need
to know a single thing about
football...you just vote for them as
many times as you can...and the more
votes they get, the higher their 'goal
score'!!! Last week they were up
against Pop Idol star, Will Young and
girl trio, Mis-Teeq and the final
results of these 'matches' are:
Congratulations to the Kittens for a
victorious win over Mis-Teeq and for managing a
respectable draw over Will Young!!! The Kittens are
poised to go through to the second round but they'll need
your help!!! They're up against Destiny's Child this
week and to help the Kittens, simply
click
here to visit the Popworld Cup site...then vote for
Atomic Kitten by clicking their box (and not Destiny's
Child's!!!) and doing this as many times as you can 'cos,
that way they'll be able to get closer to the Popworld
Cup!!! So you know what you need to do!!!
Also, at the
Popworld Cup site you can check to see who
else is 'playing' in the Popworld Cup, plus check out the
standings tables to see where Atomic Kitten stand!!! Good
luck to the Kittens!!! |
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Summer fun!!! |
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 9/6/2002, 7:00am
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Hey! There's plenty of treats for
all Kitten fans this summer!!!
Firstly, get ready for Atomic Kitten's
brand new single, 'Tide Is High' which
is expected to be released on the
26th August 2002!!! This is
the second single off the Kittens'
forthcoming album!!! Plus, this
summer, Atomic Kitten will be releasing
their first official book - which will
definitely be worth reading!!! So,
prepare for these exciting and fun
releases and enjoy!!!
[Update as of 14/6/2002 -
'Tide Is High' will be out on the 19th
August 2002]
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