A SONG written in just one day by a former Malvern College pupil has propelled a young pop group to stardom.

Gary White achieved chart success for S Club Juniors by producing and co-writing New Direction with colleagues Ricky Hanley and Georgie Dennis - brother of songwriter Cathy.

The creative trio pitched the catchy tune to 19, the company behind S Club Juniors, and it was accepted.

The track entered the Hit Parade at number two when the latest chart was announced last weekend.

Mr White, who owns his own production company Maeva Music said he was delighted with the song and achieving his first chart hit.

"It's great, It's brilliant. I had no idea it would be a hit," he said.

"We wrote the song in a day and I produced the demo the next."

The 32-year-old, who now lives in and has a studio near Abergavenny, attended Malvern College in the 80s.

His father, Brian, is director of the development and he also lives in Malvern.

The S Club Juniors single is the producer's first with industry name Simon Fuller, who is also responsible for Pop Idol stars Will Young and Gareth Gates.