Sarah Louise Whatmore (born 21 September 1981) is an English singer-songwriter, best known for appearing in the first series of the British TV series ''

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''. Whatmore later went on to launch her own solo career.

Early life

Whatmore was born in

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and raised in

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Career

''Pop Idol''

Sarah Whatmore rose to fame in the first series of the British television show ''

''.

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signed her to

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including a worldwide management deal with

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Music career

In 2002 and 2003 she released two singles "

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" and " Automatic", respectively, which both reached the

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in the

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. Whatmore was writing for fellow ''Pop Idol'' alumni, and spent time working on her debut album, ''Living Proof''. A third single failed to materialise, and the release of ''Living Proof'' was cancelled. Several recordings were leaked over the years, including "Close To Me" and "Don't Let Me Go". Turning down the opportunity to become a backing singer for

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to concentrate on her own solo career, Whatmore spent the next five years honing her craft. During the years she wrote more than two hundred songs with various collaborators including Greg Fitzgerald and

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. Whatmore continued to record and write for herself as well as other musicians. In 2008, she came up with an album of new material. The first single was titled "Smile", and was released on 22 September 2008. It contained a

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' "

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". The single included

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es by Bimbo Jones and Vito Benito. The album, '' Time To Think'', was released on 23 March 2009. Her next single from the album was "Undefined". In 2016 Whatmore started to officially release music again and published 3 tracks throughout the year, Whatmore released her first EP ''Full Circle'' on 24 March 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

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