Louise Redknapp

Louise Redknapp
Redknapp at the BAFTA Awards 2009
Born
Louise Elizabeth Nurding

(1974-11-04) 4 November 1974 (age 50)
Lewisham, London, England
Other namesLouise
Alma materItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupations
  • Singer
  • media personality
  • dancer
  • actress
  • television presenter
Spouse
(m. 1998; div. 2017)
Children2
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active1992–present
Labels
Formerly ofEternal
Websitelouiseofficial.co.uk

Louise Elizabeth Redknapp (née Nurding; born 4 November 1974), professionally known as Louise, is an English singer, dancer and media personality. She was a member of Eternal, an R&B girl group which debuted in 1993 with their quadruple-platinum studio album Always & Forever. In 1995, she departed from the group for a solo career. Aside from music, Redknapp has presented several television shows and was a judge on the UK version of So You Think You Can Dance. She was married to the English former footballer Jamie Redknapp. In 2016, Redknapp reached the final in the fourteenth series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. Redknapp's memoir entitled You've Got This: And Other Things I Wish I Had Known was released in 2021.[1]

Redknapp has released four studio albums: Naked (1996), Woman in Me (1997), Elbow Beach (2000) and, following a 17-year hiatus from recording, Heavy Love (2020). Redknapp's Greatest Hits was released on 2 June 2023 and contains reimagined versions of her past singles plus five new songs. As of 2023, Redknapp has sold over 5 million records in the UK and 15 million records worldwide.

  1. ^ You've Got This: And Other Things I Wish I Had Known. ASIN 0349428077.