Editing Nicole Appleton (section)

== Career ==
=== 1996–2001: Career with All Saints ===
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In 1996 Appleton and her sister [[Natalie Appleton]] became the third and fourth members of the group [[All Saints (group)|All Saints]], formed by [[Melanie Blatt]] and [[Shaznay Lewis]]. All Saints released their debut publicly-available single "[[I Know Where It's At]]" in 1997 via [[London Records]] and reached number four on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. Their second single [[Never Ever (All Saints song)|Never Ever]] was released in November 1997, and introduced the group to international success, reaching the top ten in several countries and topping the charts in the United Kingdom and Australia. It sold over 1.2&nbsp;million copies in the UK and was eventually certified double platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]]. In 1998 the group won [[BRIT Awards]] for "Best British Single" and "Best British Video", both for ''Never Ever''. They released their debut album ''[[All Saints (All Saints album)|All Saints]]'' in November 1997, it reached number two in the UK and was certified five-times platinum by the BPI for sales of 1.5&nbsp;million. The third single from the album was the double A-side "[[Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade]]", which became their second UK number-one single. "[[Bootie Call]]", the fourth single, also went to number one, and the silver-certified "[[War of Nerves]]", the fifth and final release, peaked at number seven. The album achieved success in countries such as Australia, Canada and the United States, where ''All Saints'' was certified platinum by the [[RIAA]] for sales of one million and produced two top forty singles on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]: "I Know Where It's At" and "Never Ever".

In February 2000 they released the single "[[Pure Shores]]" for the soundtrack of the film ''[[The Beach (film)|The Beach]]'' (starring [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]). "Pure Shores" was their fourth number-one single in the UK and the second best-selling single of 2000, with 600,000 copies sold; it also became their first and only number-one single in Ireland and was a substantial hit across Europe and Australia. In October 2000, All Saints released the single "[[Black Coffee (All Saints song)|Black Coffee]]", which became their fifth and final number-one single in the UK, selling 200,000 copies. Also in 2000, Nicole and her sister both appeared in the film ''[[Honest (film)|Honest]]''.  This preceded their second studio album, ''[[Saints & Sinners (All Saints album)|Saints & Sinners]]'', which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, eventually reaching double-platinum certification in the UK for sales of 600,000 copies. The second and final single was "[[All Hooked Up]]" in January 2001, which peaked at number seven. In February 2001, All Saints announced that they were to take a break so that they "could clear the air between themselves".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1496270.stm | work=BBC News | title=All Saints 'split over money' | date=17 August 2001}}</ref> In November 2001, [[London Records]] released a [[greatest hits]] compilation entitled ''[[All Hits]]''.

=== 2002–2005: Career with Appleton ===
In September 2002, Nicole and her sister Natalie launched themselves back onto the music scene, with their first single, "[[Fantasy (Appleton song)|Fantasy]]", written with Andy Hayman and Gareth Young, reaching No. 2 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 27}}</ref> Their autobiography, ''Together'', came out in October 2002. In 2003, they had two more hits with "[[Everything's Eventual (album)|Don't Worry]]" and "[[Everything's Eventual (album)|Everything Eventually]]", and success with their album, ''[[Everything's Eventual (album)|Everything's Eventual]]'', which went gold in the UK after just two months. They decided to sign a deal with Concept Music in late 2004 because of differences with their previous label, [[Polydor]].{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

=== 2006–present: All Saints reunion and television ===
On 24 January 2006, it was announced that the group had reformed and signed a record deal with [[Parlophone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/all%20saints%20confirm%20reunion_24_01_2006 |title=All Saints confirm reunion |publisher=Contact music |access-date=13 August 2009}}</ref> They subsequently began work on their third studio album, ''[[Studio 1 (album)|Studio 1]]''. The first single, "[[Rock Steady (All Saints song)|Rock Steady]]" (released in November 2006), reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. ''Studio 1'' entered the albums chart at number forty and sold 60,000 copies according to the BPI, being certified silver. From 2007 to 2010 Nicole has been a host of the TV show ''[[The Hot Desk]]''. She is also the host of ''[[Cover Me Canada]]'', a Canadian reality singing competition that debuted on [[CBC Television]] in 2011.<ref name=camelot>[http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/06/08/camelot-cover-songs-inside-cbcs-new-fall-lineup/#more-36525 "Camelot & cover songs: Inside CBC's new fall lineup"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130129123205/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/06/08/camelot-cover-songs-inside-cbcs-new-fall-lineup/ |date=29 January 2013}}. ''[[National Post]]'', 8 June 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.thespec.com/whatson/article/601794--nicole-appleton-returns-home-sort-of "Nicole Appleton returns home … sort of"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001111040/http://www.thespec.com/whatson/article/601794--nicole-appleton-returns-home-sort-of |date=1 October 2011 }}. ''[[The Hamilton Spectator]]'', 29 September 2011.</ref>

In 2014, All Saints reformed to support the [[Backstreet Boys]] for five dates across the UK and Ireland in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/saints-reunite-support-backstreet-boys-2804433|title=All Saints reunite to support Backstreet Boys on UK tour next year|author=James Robertson|work=Daily Mirror|date=18 November 2013|access-date=26 October 2014}}</ref> On 27 January 2016, it was confirmed that All Saints will release their fourth studio album, ''[[Red Flag (album)|Red Flag]]'', on 8 April 2016. The lead single from the album, "[[One Strike]]", preceded the album on 28 February 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a781419/all-saints-announce-new-single-one-strike-and-it-was-inspired-by-nicole-appletons-split-from-liam-gallagher/|title=All Saints announce new single 'One Strike', and it was inspired by Nicole Appleton's split from Liam Gallagher|author=Amy Davidson|date=27 January 2016|work=Digital Spy}}</ref>