louise elizabeth redknapp (née nurding, born 4 november 1974), is an english singer, songwriter 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, in which she released the platinum-selling albums "naked" (1996), "woman in me" (1997) and "elbow beach" (2000). redknapp has sold over 5 million records in the uk, and 15 million records worldwide.