1993–2001: All Saints At a party, Lewis was introduced by friends to
Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot of
Curiosity Killed the Cat, who took her to the Metamorphosis recording studios on
All Saints Road, London, where she started doing backing vocals. It was at the Metamorphosis recording studios where she met
Melanie Blatt in 1993 and they proceeded to record together. Together with Simone Rainford they formed the group All Saints 1.9.7.5., which was later renamed
All Saints. Soon after, Rainford left the group and
Nicole and
Natalie Appleton joined. In 1997, All Saints experienced international success with
BRIT Award-winning single "
Never Ever", which is co-written by Lewis and topped the charts in the United Kingdom and Australia. The single sold over 1.2 million copies in the United Kingdom, being certified double platinum by the
British Phonographic Industry. The same year, the group released their debut album
All Saints. Most of the songs were co-written by Lewis and the album reached number two in the United Kingdom. It was eventually certified platinum five times for sales of 1.5 million copies. In 2000 the group released their fourth number one single "
Pure Shores", written by Lewis and
William Orbit; the single was certified platinum by the BPI for sales of 600,000 copies. The group released their fifth number one single "
Black Coffee", which was certified silver for sales of 200,000 copies. In early 2001, All Saints broke up and Lewis began work on her solo career. The same year she won the
Ivor Novello Award for best songwriting.
2002–2004: Open In 2004, it was reported that Lewis would release her debut solo single "
Never Felt Like This Before" on 5 July, which would precede her untitled debut solo album on which she'd worked with numerous writers and producers including: Basement Jaxx, Biz Markie,
K-Gee, Bacon and Quarmby and Trevor Jackson. The single reached no. 8 in the United Kingdom. On 19 July she released her debut album
Open, and it reached no. 22 in the United Kingdom. Later that year she released new single "
You", which peaked at no. 56 in the United Kingdom. Lewis has also appeared in several films including a role as Mel in the
BAFTA and
Golden Globe nominated
Bend It Like Beckham (2002). She also played a role in
Hideous Man (2002). On 14 November 2004 Lewis was involved in the
Band Aid 20 re-recording of "
Do They Know It's Christmas?".
2006–2019: All Saints reunion and songwriting On 24 January 2006, it was announced that All Saints had reformed with a new recording contract and would release a new album,
Studio 1 on 13 November 2006. She performed with All Saints on live television for the first time since reforming on the British light entertainment program ''
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' on 21 October 2006. All Saints' comeback began well, with their single,
"Rock Steady", reaching no. 3 in the
UK Singles Chart. They followed this with the release of their comeback album
Studio 1. It peaked at no. 40 in the
UK Albums Chart.
Parlophone Records then released their second single "
Chick Fit", but this failed to reach the chart. All Saints then parted company with their record label. In January 2008, Lewis featured on the
Wideboys track, "Daddy-O". The single was released on 5 May 2008 and peaked at No. 32 in the UK. As a songwriter, Lewis is credited in
Westlife's track "Reach Out", which was featured on their 2009 album
Where We Are, the
CocknBullKid track "Distractions" from her 2011 album
Adulthood and the
Stooshe single "
Black Heart", released as a single in 2012. In August 2012, it was reported Lewis was in the studio with original
Sugababes line-up
Mutya Keisha Siobhan, writing new material for their debut album. In 2014, All Saints reformed to support the
Backstreet Boys for five dates across the UK and Ireland in 2014. On 27 January 2016, it was confirmed that All Saints will release their fourth studio album
Red Flag on 8 April 2016. The lead single from the album, "
One Strike", preceded the album on 26 February 2016. All Saints more recently released the 2018 album
Testament saw the band reunite with producer
William Orbit and was preceded by the singles
Love Lasts Forever and
After All. Both albums were written by Lewis and a string of collaborators including Fred Ball, Invisible Men, Futurecut & many more. To support both album releases, All Saints embarked on two UK tours, headlined festivals across the world and appeared as special guests on
Take That's
Wonderland Live arena and stadium tour. In 2019, Lewis co-wrote the theme music for the Netflix original series
Turn Up Charlie with
Idris Elba.
2023–present: Pages On 14 November 2023 it was confirmed that Lewis would be performing at
Mighty Hoopla in June 2024. On 12 January 2024, she released the single "Miracle", her first solo single in twenty years. In an interview with
Entertainment Focus, Lewis said that the song came from "a relentless writing process between Emily Phillips and me. We pushed each other, we changed it a lot until, and when I finally listened to it I realised it was a love song to myself, about the person I’ve been for the past 25 years and where I am now. It’s a message of encouragement to return to my love of writing with self-esteem, and confidence in the way that made me happy." It was announced on 29 January 2024 that Lewis would release her second studio album,
Pages, on 17 May 2024 through 1.9.7.5. Recordings. Further singles, "Kiss of Life", "Good Mourning" (which featured
Shola Ama and
General Levy) and "Got to Let Go", preceded the album. Official music videos for "Kiss of Life" and "Good Mourning" were released. == Personal life ==