Louise was
born in Lewisham,
London, but grew up in
Eltham, London and
Oxted,
Surrey.
A graduate of the Italia Conti Academy stage school, she first came to prominence as a member of the all girl group Eternal. After a string of hits in 1993-4 from debut album Always & Forever (which became the first by an all girl group to sell over one million copies in the UK), She left the group in 1995 to pursue a solo career.
So far, Louise has registered twelve Top 20 hits, and earned herself several Brit Award nominations. Her debut solo album Naked sold over a million copies world wide as did the follow up 1997's Woman In Me. Both albums went Platinum in the UK. 1997 also saw Louise set off on her first uk tour. Playing at over 20 sell out venues across the country including Wembley Arena.
she married now-retired Liverpool and England football player Jamie Redknapp in the Caribbean on June 29, 1998. They have a son named Charley.
In 2001, after trying out a more grown up sound on her third LP Elbow Beach (named after the place where she got married), Louise left her record label and a "best of" album, Changing Faces, was released. This was followed by another "best of" collection from EMI (but with a slightly different tracklisting), Finest Moments, in 2002.
she has since completed a 2002 UK-wide tour, tried her hand at TV presenting (on CD:uk) and hit the UK Top 5 again with Pandora's Kiss in 2003.
In the July 2004 edition of FHM, She was named Sexiest Woman of the Decade.
Louise has said she is nervous about releasing new material as the music industry has changed so much to when She was at her peak. She has just signed to a new management company Merlin Elite. Five clips of new songs have been placed on the internet - Bounce Back, Slam, Lil' Lou, Don't Ever Change and Make It Fit (co-written by Jamelia). The songs which were originally recorded for Louise's never released 2004 album, have received a huge amount of praise and interest - many classing it as a fresh new sound for Louise.
While Louise has been quiet on the music scene for the last 2 years she has still remained in the public eye. Louise is currently sponsored by Boots to front their 'Safe And White' campaign, Flora to front their 'Omega 3' products and the new cosmetics company 'Think Happy: Organics'. She was voted the best footballer's wife of all time and presented ITV's Soccer Aid: Extra Time on ITV2.
The BBC have signed Louise to be one of the presenters of the new series of The Clothes Show. The BBC will re-launch the show for 10 weeks from October on digital channel UKTV Style.
--Wikipedia
