STEPS

Who are Steps?

Steps are one of the 90s' most well-known pop acts who scored an impressive 13 Top 5 singles in a row. They debuted on the Official Chart in 1997 with line-dancing-inspired 5,6,7,8. Their big hits include Tragedy (their first UK Number 1 single), along with the chart-topping Stomp and Number 2 hit Deeper Shade of Blue.

Steps members comprise Claire Richards, Ian 'H' Watkins, Faye Tozer, Lisa Scott-Lee and Lee Latchford-Evans. During their time together Steps amassed two Number 1 singles and four Number 1 albums, their chart-topping albums include 1999's Steptacular, 2001 hits collection Gold, 2011's The Ultimate Collection and 2022's Platinum Collection.

The group initially disbanded in December 2001 and H and Claire formed a duo, before all of them got back together for a Sky Living documentary 'Steps Reunion' in 2011, a greatest hits collection and tour. 

In August 2022, their Platinum Collection album debuted at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart, making Steps the first British, mixed-gender group to achieve four Number 1 albums in four different decades.

Claire Richards has also release two Top 10 solo studio albums - 2019's My Wildest Dreams and 2023's Number 2-peaking Euphoria.