Easther Bennett was born in London, England on 11 December 1972. In 1993, she formed the all-girl group Eternal with sister Vernett, or Vernie Bennett for short (born 17 May 1971), Kelle Bryan (born 12 March 1975) and her school friend, Louise Redknapp (nee Nurding) (born 4 November 1974), and in October of that year reached No. 4 in the U.K.