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Girls Aloud

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  1. Pop divas enjoy chart dominance

    Sun 9 Nov 2008 19:00

    Girls Aloud go straight into the UK album chart at number one, while Beyonce, Britney...
  2. Aloud and kicking

    Mon 29 Sep 2008 11:29

    Girls Aloud reveal secrets behind their new album

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  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

Biography

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

Girls Aloud hold the record for the shortest time between formation and reaching number one in the UK Charts (with their platinum-selling début single "Sound of the Underground")[citation needed], and have since 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, with 15 consecutive top tens from "Sound of the Underground" in 2002 through to "Walk This Way" in 2007.

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  1. Out Of Control 2008

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    Reviewed by Talia Kraines

    Long may they reign.
  2. Tangled Up 2007

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    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

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    Reviewed by Talia Kraines

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

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    Reviewed by Talia Kraines

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

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    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

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    Reviewed by Jacqueline Hodges

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

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