Editing Nicole Appleton (section)

=== 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]]''.