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Girls Aloud

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Group. Formed December 2002.

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Girls Aloud are a UK girl group that were created on the ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. The group, consisting of Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Cheryl Cole, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh have been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK Top 10 singles (including four number ones and four number twos, also 15 top 5 singles), two UK number one albums,all albums are certified platinum and having been nominated for four BRIT Awards, winning Best Single in 2009 for "The Promise".

Girls Aloud have become one of the few UK reality television acts to achieve continued success, amassing a fortune of £25 million by May 2009. Guinness World Records lists them as "Most Successful Reality TV Group" in the 2007 edition. They also hold the record for "Most Consecutive Top Ten Entries in the UK by a Female Group" in the 2008 edition. The band have been working with Xenomania since the the start of their careers. They produce all of their material.

Girls Aloud are currently focusing on solo projects. They have confirmed that they will be back with a new album as of from 2010.

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Blogs from the BBC

  1. Girls Aloud - 'Untouchable'

    Sun 19 Apr 2009 11:41 Until recently, I never considered the possibility of having to discuss Girls Aloud... Fraser McAlpine
  2. Girls Aloud - 'The Promise'

    Wed 22 Oct 2008 10:37 Wait wait wait...did I just see what I think I saw? Did Cheryl Cole just pick up a... Fraser McAlpine

BBC Reviews Really Simple Syndication

  1. Out Of Control 2008

    Out of Control

    Reviewed by Talia Kraines

    Long may they reign.
  2. Tangled Up 2007

    Tangled Up

    Reviewed by Talia Kraines

    Girls Aloud make challenging pop music without ever losing their sense of fun.
  3. The Sound of Girls Aloud: the Greatest Hits 2006

    The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits

    Reviewed by Talia Kraines

    You could almost hear the walls between musical genres being battered down by Louis...
  4. Chemistry 2005

    Chemistry

    Reviewed by Talia Kraines

    GA have resuscitated pop's corpse by wedding chart-friendly melodies to experimental...
  5. What Will The Neighbours Say? 2004

    What Will the Neighbours Say?

    Reviewed by David Hooper

    In the ultra-fickle world of TV-generated pop, Girls Aloud have real staying power...
  6. Sound Of The Underground 2003

    Sound of the Underground

    Reviewed by Jacqueline Hodges

    Their debut album is sure to shut up at least some of their cynics, myself included.

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