Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud was a British girl group created by an ITV television show named Popstars: The Rivals in 2002.[1] The group's members were Cheryl Cole (née Tweedy), Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh.[1] Girls Aloud have become one of the most successful British pop groups of the 2000s, with a record-breaking twenty consecutive Top 10 singles (including four number ones), six platinum albums (including two number ones) and record sales of more than 4.3 million in the UK.[2][3][4] They have also been nominated for five BRIT Awards, winning Best Single in 2009 for The Promise.[2][3] The Guinness Book of World Records list them as "the most successful reality TV group of all time".[5] In March 2013, the group announced that they were splitting up.[3]
Girls Aloud | |
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Background information | |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | Pop, electropop, dance-pop |
Years active | 2002–2013 |
Labels | Polydor, Fascination |
Members | Cheryl Cole Nadine Coyle Sarah Harding Nicola Roberts Kimberley Walsh |
Website | girlsaloud |
Albums
change- Sound of the Underground (2003)
- What Will the Neighbours Say? (2004)
- Chemistry (2005)
- Tangled Up (2007)
- Out of Control (2008)
Compilations
change- The Sound of Girls Aloud (2006)
- Ten (2012)
Singles
change- Sound of the Underground (2002)
- No Good Advice (2003)
- Life Got Cold (2003)
- Jump (2003)
- The Show (2004)
- Love Machine (2004)
- I'll Stand by You (2004)
- Wake Me Up (2005)
- Long Hot Summer (2005)
- Biology (2005)
- See The Day (2005)
- Whole Lotta History (2006)
- Something Kinda Ooooh (2006)
- I Think We're Alone Now (2006)
- Sexy! No No No... (2007)
- Call The Shots (2007)
- Can't Speak French (2008)
- The Promise (2008)
- The Loving Kind (2009)
- Untouchable (2009)
- Something New (2012)
- Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me (2012)
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Girls Aloud top festive chart". BBC. 23 December 2002. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gabrielle Fagan (26 July 2015). "Kimberley Walsh on motherhood: I'd love more babies - I've been broody since I was 15". The Mirror. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Del Crookes & Greg Cochrane (21 March 2013). "Girls Aloud confirm split after last night of UK tour". BBC. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ "Girls Aloud". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ Lars Brandle (21 March 2013). "British Pop Group Girls Aloud Call It Quits". Billboard. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
Other websites
change- Official website Archived 2013-03-29 at the Wayback Machine