Pop music didn't leave the U.K. when the Spice Girls, Take That and Boyzone all faded out. Instead, the Brits ushered in a new wave of pop groups that included Atomic Kitten. Along with A1, Westlife and the made-for-TV spoof group Hear'Say, Atomic Kitten became instant tabloid fodder reminiscent of the girl group's iconic fantasy, the Spice Girls.Atomic Kitten was founded by Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Darks' Andy McCluskey, who recruited trio Kerry Katona, Liz McLarnon and Natasha Hamilton from Liverpool and promised to make their pop star dreams a reality. The girls were barely legal when they signed with the aptly titled label Innocent Records in 1999 and rapidly released "Right Now," "See Ya" and "Whole Again." "Right Now" and "See Ya" reached the Top Ten in Europe and "Whole Again" peaked at the number one spot in 2001. It seemed as if the Atomic Kittens were achieving the pop stardom they always wanted as regulars on MTV when Kerry Katona suddenly revealed that she and Westlife's Bryan McFaden had been a secret couple for a year. Katona and McFaden then announced their engagement and that they were expecting a baby, and consequently one-third of the pop trio left Atomic Kitten.Sadly for Katona, Atomic Kitten really began to purr with the addition of Jenny Frost (formerly of Precious) and the release of debut album, Right Now, which included popular cover of the Bangles' "Eternal Flame." Atomic Kitten scored with another successful cover, this time of Blondie's "The Tide is High," which was a hit across the pond and earned the pop group some buzz overseas. Atomic Kitten joined the ranks of their idols the Spice Girls by having over a dozen singles reach number one and released their sophomore album, Feels So Good in 2002. The album's singles, "Be With You" and "The Last Goodbye" prompted Virgin to sign the girls with a U.S. record deal and Atomic Kitten released their self-titled American debut on the heels of U.K. dance hit "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt."