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| associated_acts = S Club 7 | website = }} Rachel Lauren Stevens (born 9 April 1978) is an English singer-songwriter, actress, television presenter, model and businesswoman. She was a member of the pop group S Club between 1999 and 2003. She released her solo debut studio album ''Funky Dory'' in September 2003. The album reached number nine on the UK album chart and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) awarded it with a gold certification in October 2003. Two singles, "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" and "Funky Dory", were initially released from the album: "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" peaked at number two in the UK and received a silver certification from the BPI. In July 2004, Stevens released the single "Some Girls" as a charity record for Sport Relief, and the single's success prompted Polydor to re-issue ''Funky Dory'' with three new songs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sport Relief ’04 Media Pack )〕 ''Come and Get It'', her second studio album, was released in October 2005. It peaked at #28 in the UK, and two of its three singles reached the Top 10. In 2008, she came second in the sixth series of the BBC One series ''Strictly Come Dancing'' with her dance partner Vincent Simone. On 16 November 2010, she gave birth to her first child, Amelie. In 2013, she was a mentor assistant on ''The X Factor New Zealand''. In September 2013, Stevens announced she was pregnant with her second child and gave birth to Minnie on 1 April. Also in 2014, she was awarded ''FHMs sexiest woman of all time. Despite not being Irish, Stevens became one of the coaches in the 4th season of RTE's ''The Voice of Ireland''. Stevens' version of the song "More, More, More" is used in the ScS Sofas adverts. In November 2014, S Club 7 announced plans for an arena reunion tour, promptly entitled Bring It All Back 2015, touring the UK in May 2015. ==Early life== Born in Southgate, London, she attended Osidge JMI School and Ashmole School in London.〔 〕 She has two brothers, Jason and Leigh. Stevens was raised Jewish and has stated that she "observe() some of the holidays and I'll go to the synagogue on special occasions",〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jewish Showbiz News )〕 and she also had a Jewish wedding. In 1993, she first caught attention while beating off 5,000 competitors and winning a modelling contest sponsored by UK teen magazine ''Just 17''. Following her first modelling jobs, she decided to study at the London College of Fashion, where she achieved a diploma in business. During that time she also worked in a film company and later ended up working in public relations, but began to lose interest and decided to pursue a career in singing instead. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rachel Stevens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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