Liberty X

The group was formed by the five finalists of the 2001 ITV talent show Popstars who failed to make it into the winning group Hear'Say. The group released their debut album, Thinking It Over on 27 May 2002, featuring their biggest single "Just a Little" which gave them international success. They released their second studio album Being Somebody a year later on 3 November 2003, not matching the success of their debut. Following disappointing sales, the group were dropped and later signed with Virgin, released a final studio album X on 10 October 2005 and disbanded in 2007. Liberty X achieved ten consecutive UK top 20 singles, and various charting singles worldwide, leading to greater commercial success than Hear'Say. In 2013, the original line-up toured until 2014.
After a one-off reunion performance in May 2016, Heaton, Taylor and Young continued to perform as a trio until the original line-up reformed a second time in October 2026.