IT'S hard to believe for those of us who remember tuning in to ITV's Popstars, but Hear'Say first shot to fame 20 years ago.
The group, painstakingly assembled by 'Nasty Nigel' and co on the X Factor forerunner, released their mega-hit Pure And Simple on this week in 2002.
Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw and Noel Sullivan sold a staggering 3million records and scored two No1s.
However, after just 18 months together the band splintered and the band they beat on Popstars, Liberty X, took on their mantle as manufactured pop royalty.
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