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"We would love to have the same success as the Spice Girls. They really made it. They paved the way for girl groups and we'd love to think this is our time now."
-Girls Aloud
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| Girls Aloud was formed as part of the British reality TV show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002, and set records as the first all-girl group to debut at number one in the United Kingdom, and as the fastest group to hit number one after forming. |
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| Young, pretty and effervescent, Girls Aloud is the band of the moment in the UK. They won't be the next Beatles, but they may turn out to be the next Spice Girls. Despite their formation as a shameless marketing ploy, Girls Aloud have a certain charm. |
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Girls Aloud consists of Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle, Cheryl Ann Tweedy, Sarah Nicole Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Jane Walsh. All five girls belong to large families from different parts of the British Isles.
Nadine was born June 15, 1985, in Derry, Northern Ireland, attended Thornhill College, and has two sisters. Cheryl was born June 30, 1983, in Newcastle, England. She went to Walker Comprehensive School and has three brothers and a sister. Sarah, born November 17, 1981, in Ascot, was schooled in Surrey and Manchester, and has one brother. A native of Stanford, Nicola was born on October 5, 1985, attended St. Chad's school in Runcorn, and has two brothers and one sister. Finally, Kimberley, born in Bradford on November 20, 1981, was raised and schooled there along with her brother and two sisters.
The girls appear to have had traditional upbringings. Cheryl, Sarah, Nicola, and Kimberley all worked as waitresses or barmaids; Kimberley also had experience as a drama teacher. Only Nicola and Sarah have been members of other bands, although these were unsuccessful. But each girl dreamed of singing professionally.
In 2002, Popstars, a reality TV series format used around the world to recruit young pop singers, was gearing up for its second series on the United Kingdom's ITV1. In this incarnation, dubbed Popstars: The Rivals, two bands -- one of girls, one of boys -- would be formed by audience votes, and the two groups would battle each other for the top Christmas single for that year.
When the new Popstars show was announced, Cheryl, Nadine, Sarah, Nicola, and Kimberley were among the 10,000 to audition. Judges cut that number to 120, then 30, and finally 20 -- after which the audience chose the winning five. On November 30, the boy band, One True Voice, and Girls Aloud were formed. On December 16, Girls Aloud released their single "Sound of the Underground/Stay Another Day." The single reached number one, selling 213,000 copies and setting records as the fastest debut to hit number one. |
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