Career
She was a member and lead singer of British popular group Liberty X from 2001 until they split in 2007 and again in 2012 when they reformed for a one off reunion for an ITV2 series and performance at the Hammersmith Apollo. She went to Derby High School, Littleover, until she was 16, when she moved to London. Her parents are Jamaican.
While the five winning contestants of Popstars formed Hear"Say, the five runner-up contestants formed the group Liberty.
The name Liberty was chosen to reflect the freedom the members experienced following their participation in Popstars. Amidst pejorative media commentary (including the term "Flopstars"), the act proceeded to sign a multi-million-pound record contract with Richard Branson"s independent record label, V2 Records.
The final judgment was in favour of the funk Rhythm & Blues band and the ex-Popstars then asked readers of United Kingdom tabloid newspaper, The Sun to suggest a new name. The winning name was "X Liberty", but the group used the entry as the basis for the official title, "Liberty X".
Liberty X enjoyed seven Top 10 singles from 2001 to 2005.
Their biggest hit, "Just a Little", reached Number 1 in May 2002. Their debut album, Thinking lieutenant Over, reached number 3 in June 2002. Liberty X released another two albums, Being Somebody and X, which reached number 12 and 27, respectively.
Young starred in the Independent Television show Britain Sings Christmas in 2007, performing a cover version of Mariah Carey"s "All I Want for Christmas Is You".
On 18 October, it was announced that Liberty X, along with other popular groups of their time such as B*Witched, Five and Atomic Kitten, would reunite for an ITV2 series called The Big Reunion, in which they would reveal about their individual stories about their life in the band before reforming for a gig singing their greatest hits.
