One of the top female pop singers and pin-ups is coming to the Fairfield, the Guardian can reveal.

Tickets are now on sale to catch Louise, who made her name initially with girl band Eternal, on February 25.

She has close Croydon connections, having previously lived in the area when in Eternal.

Now riding high in the charts with her single Stuck In The Middle With You and having just released her Greatest Hits album, Louise has announced her Changing Faces Tour.

A spokesman at her agency said: "When it comes to female pop icons, Louise has secured herself a place in the history books alongside the likes of Kylie and Madonna.

"After all, which other solo female artists can you name who can rival her track record over the last ten years of 16 hit singles and four platinum albums?"

Signed by EMI when she was a 15 year old schoolgirl, Louise first hit the charts in 1992 when she was one quarter of Eternal, the first British girl group of the nineties.

Eternal's debut album won them a Brit nomination for Best Newcomer and sold almost three million worldwide.

In 1995 Louise quit Eternal at the peak of their success and within a week had cut her first solo single. She is still keen to be remembered for her contribution to the band and has included three Eternal tracks on her Greatest Hits album.

She has become a household face and is married to Liverpool and England footballer Jamie Redknapp.

Tickets at £15.50 and £17.50 are available from Fairfield box office on 020 8688 9291.

December 3, 2001 13:00