Girl Thing were a British

United Kingdom

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 girl band

Girl group

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, made up of members, Jodi Albert

Jodi Albert

Jodi Mary Albert is an English actress and singer, best known for playing Debbie Dean in the British soap opera Hollyoaks on Channel 4 from 2002 to 2004, returning for guest appearances in 2005 & 2006, and her inclusion as one fifth of Irish girl group Wonderland.-Biography:Albert attended the...

, Anika Bostelaar, Linzi Martin, Michelle Barber and Nikki Stuart. They are most famous for their song "Last One Standing" written and produced by the Steelworks production team of Tim Lever, Mike Percy and Eliot Kennedy, which hit the Top 10, peaking at number 8 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 in July 2000. It also made the Australian top 15, where it achieved gold sales.

After the failure of their second single "Girls On Top", which reached number 25, the album release was cancelled in Britain. It was, however, still released in Australia

Australia

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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, India

India

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 and Japan

Japan

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. The band also recorded the songs "Young, Free & Happy", "Extraordinary Love", "Summer Daze", "If That's What It Takes", "Last Goodbye" and "You Can Run But You Can't Hide". The band recorded the Alison Clarkson (aka Betty Boo

Betty Boo

Alison Moira Clarkson better known as Betty Boo, is an English singer, songwriter and pop-rap artist...

, now in WigWam

WigWam

WigWam are a duo comprising Alex James, the bassist from Blur and vocalist Betty Boo. With record producer Ben Hillier, and former Boo collaborators Beatmasters, WigWam were said to be creating an album which they described as "experimental yet accessible 21st century pop"...

) co-written song, "Pure and Simple

Pure and Simple

"Pure and Simple" is a popular song, released as the debut single by Hear'Say, the original winners of the UK version of Popstars. It was released as a double A-side with "Bridge Over Troubled Water", which was a fan favourite at the live shows....

", before ITV

ITV

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's Popstars

Popstars

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 winners Hear’Say

Hear’Say

Hear'Say were a British manufactured pop group created in February 2001 from the winners of Popstars, an ITV reality TV show based on a New Zealand show of the same name. They enjoyed huge success with their debut single "Pure and Simple", helped by the publicity surrounding Popstars, the first of...

.

Since splitting up, two members have found fame: Jodi Albert in the British soap opera

Soap opera

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 Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks

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, and Michelle Barber as a presenter on Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

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. In July 2007, Anika Bostelaar released a single called "King of the Dancefloor" under the name 'Kiana'. She also passed the audition in the Dutch-Flemish tv program 'K2 zoekt K3

K3 (band)

K3 is a Flemish/Dutch girl band with a Dutch repertoire, mainly aimed at pre-adolescent children. The name of the group is derived from the names of the three original members: Karen Damen, Kristel Verbeke and Kathleen Aerts. Their music is produced by production company Studio 100 and is written...

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Singles

• "Last One Standing" (Cardsleeve 2 Tracks)
• "Last One Standing" (Maxi Single Rare 2 Tracks with Intervieuw & Enhanced CD (Featuring Video)
• "Last One Standing" (Maxi Single 4 Tracks with Intervieuw & Enhanced CD (Featuring Video)
• "Last One Standing" (Cassette Tape 2 Tracks)
• "Girls On Top" (Limited Edition Maxi Single With Poster 2 Track With Videoclip)
• "Girls On Top" (Japan Edition EP 3 Tracks)
• "Young, Free and Happy" (Maxi Single 4 Tracks With Videoclip) (Australia Only)
• "It's A Girl Thing" EP (New Zealand And Japan Only)