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World premiere of Stock Aitken and Waterman musical I Should Be So Lucky featuring songs of Kylie and Jason in Manchester

"A truly original and shamelessly enjoyable rollercoaster ride through our hits."

Manchester Evening News

‘There were fist-fights down at CD:UK’ – 90s pop remembered by those who lived through it

Conflict between bands, conflict within bands, booze, breakdowns and awards-show agony: in these extracts from oral history Reach for the Stars, Five, Steps, Pete Waterman and more spill about the dark side of the decade

The Guardian - UK

Memories of 'crazy nights' at lost nightclub that was 'the place to go' in the 1990s

ECHO readers have been sharing their memories of the club's foam parties, podium dancing and more

Liverpool Echo

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Lost Merseyside nightclub loved in the 1990s remembered in unearthed The Hitman and Her footage

Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan filmed a special two-hour live episode at the club in 1992

Liverpool Echo

Michelle McManus' life from babies to bar attack as she celebrates 19 years of fame

The Pop Idol star marked the milestone with a throwback picture on Twitter

Liverpool Echo

Stock Aitken Waterman to reunite for Channel 5 documentary about chart-topping music trio

Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman – known as Stock Aitken Waterman – are set to be the focus of a new docuseries which will explore the pop music producers' success in the industry

Daily Mirror

Rick Astley on shunning limelight at height of fame - and how he calms down superfans

Icon Rick Astley is rolling back the years after appearing with the Foo Fighters but recalls how he 'didn't have the heart and energy' for fame when he made it big

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The day Sarah Harding auditioned for Popstars: The Rivals in Manchester

It's been two decades since Girls Aloud first formed

Manchester Evening News

Where the Popstars The Rivals acts are now - Girls Aloud, One True Voice, Javine and more

It's been two decades since the TV singing competition entertained the nation

Manchester Evening News

Where are Popstars The Rivals acts now? One True Voice, Javine and more

It's been 20 years since the competition took place

Liverpool Echo

Platform to offer nostalgia-fuelled overload with The Hit Man & Her tribute night full of 80s and '90s classic tunes

The city centre spot is transporting people back to the heady days before social media with a night dedicated to the classic 80s ITV show The Hitman & Her starring Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan.

Glasgow Live

A new start after 60: ‘I started to experiment upcycling old clothes – and they sold’

Herbie Mensah was a shopaholic soul boy who modelled for Vivienne Westwood and made a single with Pete Waterman. After 20 years working in social care, he has returned to his first love with a stall at Portobello Market

The Guardian - UK

Messy Saturday night raving at lost Bolton nightclub unearthed on 90s TV show

Pleasuredrome was a 'throbbing, pulsating, hot, sweaty and joyous experience' that saw clubbers queuing around the block to get in every weekend

Manchester Evening News

Inside Darius' death apartment as mystery deepens over why he was in Minnesota

Darius Campbell Danesh's death age 41 shocked fans as the news broke of his passing after he was found responsive in bed at his apartment in Rochester, Minnesota

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Manchester Evening News

Ant and Dec pay heartfelt tribute to Pop Idol star Darius following his tragic death at 41

The duo hosted the ITV talent show that shot the Scottish singer to fame

Manchester Evening News

Pop Idol judge Pete Waterman chokes up on BBC Breakfast as he talks about friend Darius Campbell Danesh's plans before death

Pete appeared on BBC Breakfast and Good Morning Britain where he told viewers about how close he was with the late star

The Independent UK

Pete Waterman: ‘Darius could have gone on to be bigger than Michael Buble’

Music executive Waterman was a judge on Pop Idol when Darius Campbell Danesh was a contestant.

Daily Mirror

ITV judge Pete Waterman emotional at 'unseen' clip of Darius Danesh's Pop Idol performance

Former Pop Idol judge Pete Waterman appeared on Good Morning Britain to remember the late star Darius Danesh

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Daily Mirror

Pop Idol judges pay tribute to ‘true gentleman’ Darius Danesh as GMB remembers late star

Former Pop Idol star Darius Danesh was found dead in his apartment in Minnesota on August 11, his family announced in a statement on Tuesday evening

Daily Mirror

Pop Idol's Pete Waterman recalls last time he saw 'brilliant' friend Darius Danesh

Pete Waterman first met Darius Danesh in 2002 when he was a judge on the TV show Pop Idol and the pair remained friends over the years and last met up with one another in 2020

Manchester Evening News

'This is Manchester!': When our nightclubs got a visit from The Hitman and Her

It filmed at nightclubs across the region

Liverpool Echo

Lost Merseyside nightclubs that hosted hit show The Hitman and Her

The show was a window into the world of late night clubbing

Nottingham Post

When a lost Nottingham nightclub hosted 'The Hitman & Her'

Pass The Mic, Showing Out and more were played - some not very well

Daily Record

Pete Waterman has locomotive named in his honour after opening Kilmarnock rail plant

The pop king was a special guest at the long-awaited official opening of Caledonia Works.

The Guardian - UK

My Waterman conspiracy theory was sunk by Nadhim Zahawi’s incompetence

The sad death of Minder star Dennis almost provided me with some material for this column, but the education secretary scuppered it

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