1996–1998: Mis-Teeq In 1996, Barrett,
Alesha Dixon and
Sabrina Washington became friends in a dance studio in
Fulham. The trio, named
Face2Face, performed singing and dancing. The group had started work on their debut album when Barrett left to join
S Club 7 after a successful audition for
Simon Fuller.
1999–2003: S Club and hiatus Barrett became a member of S Club after a series of auditions, along with members
Paul Cattermole,
Jon Lee,
Bradley McIntosh,
Jo O'Meara,
Hannah Spearritt and
Rachel Stevens in 1999. During five years they released four number one singles and one number one album. They also had a series of TV shows, which were:
Miami 7,
L.A. 7,
Hollywood 7 and
Viva S Club, and they also starred in a film,
Seeing Double. Barrett led some of the tracks on the groups' albums, such as "I'll Be There" and "Stronger", which was set to be a single, but was canceled when
Paul Cattermole left the group. The song, along with the remixes, was eventually only released as a promotional single. Barrett co-wrote two other songs that she also led: "Discotek" (the B-side to the single "
Alive") and "Secret Love", a song from the group's final album
Seeing Double. The six remaining members stayed together as "S Club" until 2003, when they split after releasing their greatest hits album. When the group announced they were to break up, Barrett expressed interest in working on a solo career, but she was unsuccessful to sign with a label or an entrepreneur. She took a nine-year hiatus from her career, appearing only on red carpets and social events. In 2014 Barrett joined with O'Meara, McIntosh and Cattermole in the
S Club 3, which became S Club Party. In November 2014, Barrett reunited with the full group for a medley of S Club 7's greatest hits on
BBC Children in Need. Later, the group announced a sold out arena reunion tour, titled
Bring It All Back 2015, which toured the UK in May 2015. Following the reunion tour, Barrett continued to perform with O'Meara and McIntosh as S Club 3. In November 2016, Barrett released the single "All Fired Up". In January 2020, Barrett released "Mwah Mwah", along with the music video filmed in Canada during the S Club 3 tour in the summer of 2019. When O'Meara left in 2020, she was replaced the following year by
S Club 8 original member
Stacey Franks, and the group was renamed "S Club Allstars". S Club 7 announced another reunion in February 2023, marking their 25th anniversary. == Personal life ==