Sound Of The Underground - Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud are a five piece girlband who were put together on tv's POPSTARS the rivals, where a girl and boyband were chosen by a phone vote from the public and then battled it out for the xmas number 1. The first thought is 'reality tv group, oh god' but somehow, Girls Aloud have beaten the curse to become one of the most successful acts formed off the telly. This I reckon is mostly because theyre actually quite good, as this album shows (oh and the lads fancy cheryl). They won the race to number one with the title track off this album, which got them into the record books for the shortest time between forming a band and getting a number one (just a ...  Read the complete review

I don?t mind admitting it; I am a Girls Aloud fan! When I say that to my friends they think I?m sad, but why exactly is that sad? I love their music. When everyone said Girls Aloud would be gone this time this year, I knew they were wrong, their songs are actually good unlike that group, you know the one that split up after Pete Waterman ruined their lives. Anyway I?m glad these girls are still about because they sing great songs, albeit they don?t write them but still, well in my opinion anyway. One thing that you have to note about this band is Nadine Coyle?s amazing voice, she has ...  Read the complete review

There seems to be a trend at the moment towards pop music becoming a little heavier. Suddenly a number of pop acts have started using guitars as a backing instrument, rather than synthesizers and an upbeat drum track, leading to a more rounded sound than we've been used to from the likes of Steps, S Club 7 and Britney Spears in the past. Pink's second album seems to have started this revolution, although it could be argued that Sheryl Crow was the first to do it, and newer artists like Amy Studt and Stacie Orrico have taken up the baton. Britney has had a go, although her cover of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" suggests she has a way to go, and even ...  Read the complete review

As Fame Academy and Pop Idol currently compete for Saturday night’s share of the viewing figures, it seems a good time to review an album of another reality TV music success. Popstars – The Rivals produced two bands – the boys became One True Voice, the girls were launched as Girls Aloud. Throughout the show, I had preferred the voices of the men, especially Daniel Pearce and Keith Semple and had been expecting to prefer their single. When they were both played, I was shocked. One True Voice’s Sacred Trust was kind of catchy, but pretty dull and something Jason Donovan could have released in the late ‘80s. Girls Aloud ...  Read the complete review

One of their members, Cheryl Cole is making quite a successful name for herself on the solo market at the moment but it all began for her way back in 2002 with 4 other girls, called Girls Aloud. Love them or hate them, they have been around for quite a while now. Girls Aloud are a band, created on the television series Popstars: The Rivals. They consist of Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. Since their beginning they have achieved 20 consecutive UK Top 10 singles and two UK number one albums. According to an article I read, Guinness World Records lists them as "Most Successful Reality TV Group" in the 2007 ...  Read the complete review