Liberty X

Liberty X (originally called Liberty) are a pop group formed from five contestants from the 2001 UK TV show Popstars. The group consists of Tony Lundon, Kevin Simm, Michelle Heaton, Kelli

Liberty X (originally called Liberty) are a pop group formed from five contestants from the 2001 UK TV show Popstars. The group consists of Tony Lundon, Kevin Simm, Michelle Heaton, Kelli Young and Jessica Taylor.

Whilst the five winning contestants of Popstars formed Hear'Say, the five runners up (who would have been the "backup" had there been a problem with any members in Hear'Say) formed the group Liberty. The name Liberty was chosen to reflect the freedom they enjoyed from not being under the rigid enforcements of the television company and record label that was put upon Hear'Say. However, their runner-up status led to them being cruelly dubbed "Flopstars" by some commentators. However this tag was dropped when they signed a multi-million pound record contract with Richard Branson's independent record label, V2 records and they soon became seen as a "cool" alternative to Hear'Say.