Sarah Whatmore

This article is about the pop singer. For the geographer, see Sarah Whatmore (geographer).

Sarah Whatmore
Birth name	Sarah Louise Whatmore
Also known as	Sarah Whatmore
Born	5 July 1981 (1981-07-05) (age 30)
Origin	Walkden, Salford, England
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer Songwriter
Instruments	Singing
Years active	2001–present
Labels	RCA Records (2002–2004) 19 Records(2002–2009)

Sarah Louise Whatmore (born 5 July 1981) and raised in Walkden,^[1][2] in the City of Salford, England, is an English singer, best known from the British TV series Pop Idol.

Biography

Pop Idol

Whatmore rose to fame in the first series of the British television show Pop Idol. Simon Fuller signed her to RCA Records including a world wide management deal with 19 Entertainment.

Music career

In 2002 and 2003 she released two singles "When I Lost You" and "Automatic" respectively which both reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart.^[3] Whatmore was writing for fellow Pop Idol alumni, and spent time working on her debut album, 'Living Proof'.

A third single failed to materialise, and the release of 'Living Proof' was cancelled. Several recordings were leaked over the years, including "Close To Me" and "Don't Let Me Go".

Turning down the opportunity to become a backing singer for Kylie Minogue to concentrate on her own solo career, Whatmore spent the next five years honing her craft. During the years she wrote more than two hundred songs with various collaborators including Greg Fitzgerald and Peter John Vettese . Whatmore continued to record and write for herself as well as other musicians.

In 2008, after five years of trying, she came up with an album of new material. The first single was titled "Smile", and was released on 22 September 2008. It contained a sample of Hall & Oates' "Sarah Smile". The single included remixes by Bimbo Jones and Vito Benito. The album, Time To Think, was released on 23 March 2009. Her next single from the album was "Undefined".

Discography

Album information
'Living Proof' Released: 2003 (Cancelled) Singles: "When I Lost You" – UK #6,[3] Australia No.49 "Automatic" – UK #11[3]
Time To Think Released: 2009 Singles: "Smile" "Undefined"

References

1. ^ "Sarah's surprise". Manchester Evening News. 2 January 2003. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/48/48234_sarahs_surprise.html. Retrieved 14 June 2008. 
2. ^ "Pop Idol contestant pops in to awards night". Lancashire Telegraph. 1 January 2003. http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/2003/1/1/575380.html. Retrieved 14 June 2008. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 598. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

External links

• Sarah Whatmore at the Internet Movie Database
• EUT Interview

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