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“ Liberty X (originally called Liberty) were a British pop vocal group; the five members were eliminated from the final ten qualifiers as part of the 2001 season of the ITV show Popstars. The group consisted of Tony Lundon, Kevin Simm, Michelle Heaton, Kelli Young and Jessica Taylor. The group went on to achieve ten consecutive UK Top 20 singles, and various charting singles worldwide, leading to greater commercial success than the winners of the 2001 series, Hear'Say. Liberty X disbanded in early 2007, but re-formed a year later in 2008 for a one-off appearance in Belfast performing their greatest hits.

History

2001–02: Popstars and Formation
While the five winning contestants of Popstars formed Hear'Say, the five runner-up contestants formed the group Liberty. The name Liberty was chosen to reflect the freedom the members experienced following their participation in Popstars. Amidst pejorative media commentary (including the term, "Flopstars"), the act proceeded to sign a multi-million pound record contract with Richard Branson's independent record label, V2 records.
Shortly after forming, Liberty received a legal challenge in the UK High Court from a funk R&B band, also called Liberty, who achieved success in the 1990s, including being awarded Capital Radio Band of the Year, playing Wembley Arena, [......] ”

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