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* [[Cheryl (singer)|Cheryl]]
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'''Girls Aloud''' are a {{nowrap|British}}-Irish<ref>{{cite web|date=5 September 2021 |title=Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding dies at age 39 |url=https://www.today.com/health/girls-aloud-singer-sarah-harding-dies-age-39-t230115 |access-date=27 May 2024 |website=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |language=en}}</ref> [[pop music|pop]] [[girl group]] that was created through the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] talent show ''[[Popstars: The Rivals]]'' in 2002. The line up consisted of members [[Cheryl (singer)|Cheryl]], [[Nadine Coyle]], [[Sarah Harding]], [[Nicola Roberts]] and [[Kimberley Walsh]]. In 2012, the group was named as the United Kingdom's biggest selling girl group of the 21st century so far, with over 4.3 million singles sales and 4 million albums sold in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|date=18 October 2012 |title=Girls Aloud crowned the biggest selling girl group of the 21st Century. |url=httphttps://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/girls-aloud-crowned-the-biggest-selling-girl-group-of-the-21st-century-1652century__2472/ |author=Kreisler, Lauren |access-date=274 DecemberAugust 20122024 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> During their two decades together, theThe group achieved a string of twenty top -ten singles on the [[UK singles chart]], including four number ones. They also achieved seven [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] certified albums, two of which debut at number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]]. They have been nominated for five [[Brit Awards]], winning the 2009 Best Single for "[[The Promise (Girls Aloud song)|The Promise]]".
The group's main musical style is pop, butand they also had experimented with other sounds including [[electropop]], [[dance-pop]] and [[dance-rock]] throughout their career. GirlsThe Aloudgroup's collaborations with [[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]] and his songwriting andthe production team [[Xenomania]] earned the group critical acclaim,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polydor.co.uk/topstories.php?story=56 |title=Girls Aloud Critical Acclaim |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421044546/http://www.polydor.co.uk/topstories.php?story=56 |website=Polydor |archive-date=21 April 2013}}</ref> because of an "innovative" approach to mainstream pop music. The group became one of the few UKBritish reality television acts to achieve continued success, amassing a fortune of [[£]]30 million by May 2010. ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' listed them as the "Most Successful Reality TV Group" in the 2007 and 2011 edition. They also hold the record for "Most Consecutive Top Ten Entries in the UK by a Female Group" in the 2008 edition, and are credited again for "Most Successful Reality TV Group" in the 2011 edition.<ref name=sales>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1554238/girls-aloud-a-whole-lotta-chart-history |title=Girls Aloud: A Whole Lotta Chart History |author=Caulfield, Keith |date=21 March 2013 |access-date=21 March 2013 |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
The group disbanded in March 2013 following the conclusion of the [[Ten: The Hits Tour]]. Group member Sarah Harding died of breast cancer on 5 September 2021, at the age of 39. In November 2023, theThe remaining members returnedreunited asfor a group2024 for an arenaconcert tour –, [[The Girls Aloud Show]], inwhich became the biggest UK arena tour of 2024.<ref name="Rayo">{{cite web|url=https://hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/music/girls-aloud-tour-2024/ |title=Girls Aloud's reunion tour is 'biggest arena tour of 2024' so far |website=Rayo |author=Alex Ross |date=5 July 2024 |publisher=Bauer Media |access-date=7 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714010647/https://hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/music/girls-aloud-tour-2024/ |archive-date=14 July 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==History==
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===2002–2005: ''Sound of the Underground'' and ''What Will the Neighbours Say?''===
[[File:Girls Aloud (cropped).jpg|thumb|200x200px|Girls Aloud performing at the [[Bristol International Balloon Fiesta]] in August 2004]]
After the success of their first single "Sound of the Underground", Girls Aloud spent five months recording the follow-up single and their debut album. ''[[Sound of the Underground (Girls Aloud album)|Sound of the Underground]]'' was completed in April 2003 and released the following month.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/popstars/a11004/girls-aloud-prepare-for-album-release.html |title=Girls Aloud prepare for album release |author=Wilkes, Neil |work=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]] |date=30 April 2003 |access-date=31 July 2009}}</ref> The album entered the charts at number two and was certified platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32027 |title=Certified Awards – ''Sound of the Underground'' (Platinum) |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |date=28 November 2003 |access-date=24 February 2008 |archive-date=18 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218231514/http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32027 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The second single, "[[No Good Advice]]", was also released in May 2003 to similar success. Girls Aloud's third single, "[[Life Got Cold]]", charted at number three in August 2003. In November 2003, Girls Aloud released a cover version of [[the Pointer Sisters]]' 1980s dance hit "[[Jump (for My Love)#Girls Aloud version|Jump]]". The single, which charted at number two, accompanied a new edition of ''Sound of the Underground''.
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===2005–2007: ''Chemistry'' and ''The Sound of Girls Aloud''===
[[File:Girls Aloud at Rock On! by David Jones (cropped).jpg|thumbnail|left|300pxthumb|250x250px|Girls Aloud performing at the Capital Radio Help a London Child fundraiser (in December 2005)]]
Following their first tour, Girls Aloud began work on their third studio album, ''[[Chemistry (Girls Aloud album)|Chemistry]]''. The album peaked on the UK Albums Charts at number eleven and received platinum certification. The first single from the album, "[[Long Hot Summer (Girls Aloud song)|Long Hot Summer]]" was released in August 2005. The single ended Girls Aloud's run of top five singles when it charted at number seven.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4193272.stm |title=Oasis single hits number one spot |work=[[BBC News]] |date=28 August 2005 |access-date=28 February 2008}}</ref> The follow-up single from the album, "[[Biology (song)|Biology]]" was released in November 2005. The song was critically acclaimed; Peter Cashmore of ''The Guardian'' labeled it "the best pop single of the last decade".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/music/story/0,,1925924,00.html |title=New releases |work=The Guardian |location=UK |date=21 October 2006 |access-date=28 February 2008 |author=Cashmore, Peter}}</ref> The release was followed by a cover of [[Dee C. Lee]]'s "[[See the Day#Girls Aloud version|See the Day]]", released in the Christmas week of 2005.,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-21086648-details/A+formula+one+pop+act/article.do|title=A formula one pop act |author=Thrills, Adrian |work=This Is London |publisher=[[Evening Standard]] |date=2 December 2005 |access-date=12 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827101834/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-21086648-details/A%2Bformula%2Bone%2Bpop%2Bact/article.do |archive-date=27 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4547974.stm |title=Hometown launch for X Factor song |work=BBC News |date=21 December 2005 |access-date=28 February 2009 |quote=Other contenders include See the Day by Girls Aloud...}}</ref> following this they presented one-off TV Special, Christmas Mania, on ITV, where they sang songs taken from their Christmas album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1057606|title=Profile |work=IMDb |date=17 December 2005 |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrOKwTukdiM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211103/FrOKwTukdiM |archive-date=3 November 2021 |url-status=live |title=Profile |work=YouTube |date=12 September 2011 |access-date=24 March 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Girls Aloud won the Heart Award for the single at the O<sub>2</sub> Silver Clef Lunch. The group travelled to Australia and New Zealand in February 2006 to release "Biology" and ''Chemistry''. Despite, a one-week promotional tour, "Biology" peaked at number twenty-six on the [[ARIA Singles Chart]], failing to break the group in the Australian market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/7223 |title="Biology" |work=aCharts.us |access-date=28 February 2009}}</ref> "[[Whole Lotta History]]", the fourth and final single to be taken from ''Chemistry'', was released in March 2006 and charted at number six.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59042/orson-rae-lead-new-uk-charts |title=Orson, Rae Lead New U.K. Charts |magazine=Billboard |publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] |date=20 March 2006 |access-date=9 March 2008}}</ref>
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===2007–2009: ''Tangled Up'' and ''Out of Control''===
[[File:Girls Aloud in- GlasgowTangled Up Tour 04 (cropped).jpg|300pxthumb|right|thumb250x250px|Girls Aloud performing in [[Glasgow]]London during the [[Tangled Up Tour]] (in May 2008)]]
Girls Aloud released their fourth studio album, ''[[Tangled Up (Girls Aloud album)|Tangled Up]]'', in November 2007. The first single from the album, "[[Sexy! No No No...]]" peaked at number-five on the UK Singles Chart. The second single, "[[Call the Shots]]" entered the top three. The third and final single from the album, "[[Can't Speak French]]", continued Girls Aloud's top ten streak.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/33857 |title=Girls Aloud – "Can't Speak French" |publisher=aCharts.us |access-date=1 April 2008}}</ref> The release of the single coincided with Girls Aloud's second television series, ''[[The Passions of Girls Aloud]]''.<ref name="digitalspy.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a75551/girls-aloud-star-to-dance-in-compton.html |title=Girls Aloud star to dance in Compton |author=Fletcher, Alex |website=[[Digital Spy]] |date=13 September 2007 |access-date=20 February 2008}}</ref> The show revolved around each member, with the exception of Coyle, achieving aspirations outside of the group.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2715781.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517082829/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2715781.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 May 2011 |title=Why it's OK to love Girls Aloud |work=The Times |date=27 October 2007 |access-date=20 February 2008 |location=London |author=Davis, Johnny}}</ref> The group received their second Brit Award nomination in 2008, nominated for the Best British Group award.<ref name="brits2008">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7188029.stm |title=Take That lead Brit nominations |work=BBC News |date=18 January 2008 |access-date=20 April 2008}}</ref> In May 2008, Girls Aloud embarked on the [[Tangled Up Tour]] which consisted of 34 concerts around the United Kingdom.▼
▲Girls Aloud released their fourth studio album, ''[[Tangled Up (Girls Aloud album)|Tangled Up]]'', in November 2007. The first single from the album, "[[Sexy! No No No...]]" peaked at number-five on the UK Singles Chart. The second single, "[[Call the Shots]]" entered the top three. The third and final single from the album, "[[Can't Speak French]]", continued Girls Aloud's top ten streak.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/33857 |title=Girls Aloud – "Can't Speak French" |publisher=aCharts.us |access-date=1 April 2008}}</ref> The release of the single coincided with Girls Aloud's second television series, ''[[The Passions of Girls Aloud]]''.<ref name="digitalspy.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a75551/girls-aloud-star-to-dance-in-compton.html |title=Girls Aloud star to dance in Compton |author=Fletcher, Alex |website=[[Digital Spy]] |date=13 September 2007 |access-date=20 February 2008}}</ref> The show revolved around each member, with the exception of Coyle, achieving aspirations outside of the group.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2715781.ece |title=Why it's OK to love Girls Aloud |work=The Times |date=27 October 2007 |access-date=20 February 2008 |location=London |author=Davis, Johnny}}</ref> The group received their second Brit Award nomination in 2008, nominated for the Best British Group award.<ref name="brits2008">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7188029.stm |title=Take That lead Brit nominations |work=BBC News |date=18 January 2008 |access-date=20 April 2008}}</ref> In May 2008, Girls Aloud embarked on the [[Tangled Up Tour]] which consisted of 34 concerts around the United Kingdom.
Girls Aloud then recorded two tracks for the soundtrack to the 2007 film, ''[[St Trinian's (2007 film)|St Trinian's]]''. They made a [[cameo appearance]] in the film, as the school band. The [[St. Trinian's: The Soundtrack|soundtrack]] was released on 10 December 2007,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/3515599/-/Product.html |title=''St. Trinians: Original Soundtrack'' |access-date=22 November 2007 |date=22 November 2007 |publisher=Play.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124120357/http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/3515599/-/Product.html |archive-date=24 November 2007}}</ref> and the music video for "Theme to St. Trinian's" premiered in December 2007.
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In November 2008, Girls Aloud released their fifth studio album, ''[[Out of Control (Girls Aloud album)|Out of Control]]''. The album entered the [[UK Albums Chart]] at number one and<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums.shtml |title=Top 40 Albums : 09.11.2008 |work=BBC News |date=9 November 2008 |access-date=9 November 2008}}</ref> became their most successful studio album to date, being certified double platinum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf |title=UK Year End Chart 2008 (lists ''Out of Control'' as 2× Platinum) |work=[[ChartsPlus]]/[[The Official Charts Company]]/[[British Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=27 March 2009}}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[The Promise (Girls Aloud song)|The Promise]]", became the group's fourth number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1035978&c=1 |title=Retail find a Hero in SyCo |author=Clarke, Stuart |work=[[Music Week]] |date=28 October 2008 |access-date=1 November 2008}}</ref> The single also returned the group to the top two on the [[Irish Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/38513 |title=Girls Aloud – "The Promise" |work=aCharts.co |access-date=1 November 2008}}</ref> "The Promise" was awarded Best British Single at the 2009 Brit Awards; the group also performed the song during the ceremony.<ref name="bestsingle">{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/news/the-promise-by-girls-aloud-is/ |title="The Promise" by Girls Aloud is the 2009 British Single |work=[[The Brit Awards]] |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |date=18 February 2009 |access-date=26 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091129065843/http://www.brits.co.uk/news/the-promise-by-girls-aloud-is/ |archive-date=29 November 2009 }}</ref> For the promotion of the album, Girls Aloud appeared in a variety show entitled ''[[The Girls Aloud Party]]'' which aired on 13 December 2008 on ITV.
[[File:GirlsAloudOOCLive.jpg|300px250px|thumb|left|Girls Aloud performing in Manchester during the [[Out of Control Tour]] (in April 2009)]]
The second single from ''Out of Control'', "[[The Loving Kind]]" was produced by Xenomania. Peaking at number ten, it became the group's twentieth consecutive top ten single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/a143432/lady-gaga-grabs-second-week-at-no1.html |title=Lady GaGa grabs second week at No.1 |author=Levine, Nick |work=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]] |date=18 January 2009 |access-date=20 January 2009}}</ref> The final single from the album, "[[Untouchable (Girls Aloud song)|Untouchable]]" was released in April 2009. It peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the first single of the group to miss the top ten. The group embarked on the [[Out of Control Tour]], from April to June 2009. A singles boxset collection was released to coincide with the tour.
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===2012–2013: ''Ten''===
[[File:Ten Tour 2013.JPG|thumb|right|300px250px|Girls Aloud performing during the [[Ten: The Hits Tour]] (in March 2013)]]
After three years of hiatus, Girls Aloud reunited for the group's tenth anniversary. On 16 November 2012, the group released their new single, "[[Something New (Girls Aloud song)|Something New]]" – the official charity single for [[Children in Need]]. The single peaked at number-two on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20121125/7501/ |title=Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive |work=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=26 November 2012}}</ref> The group released their second greatest hits compilation, ''[[Ten (Girls Aloud album)|Ten]]'' on 23 November 2012. The second single taken from ''Ten'', "[[Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me]]," was released on 17 December 2012, and failed to chart in the top-forty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a437776/girls-aloud-premiere-new-single-beautiful-cause-you-love-me-listen.html |title=Girls Aloud premier new single, :Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me" – Listen |website=[[Digital Spy]] |date=13 November 2012 |access-date=14 November 2012}}</ref> A documentary special entitled ''[[Girls Aloud: Ten Years at the Top]]'' aired on [[ITV1]] on 15 December 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itvmedia.co.uk/10-years-of-girls-aloud |title=10 Years of Girls Aloud |work=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV Media]] |publisher=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] |access-date=19 November 2012 |archive-date=4 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104234829/http://www.itvmedia.co.uk/10-years-of-girls-aloud |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/tenyearsofgirlsaloud/week51/default.html |title=''Girls Aloud: Ten Years At The Top'' |work=[[ITV Press Centre]] |publisher=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] |access-date=1 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216043003/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/tenyearsofgirlsaloud/week51/default.html |archive-date=16 December 2012 }}</ref> In February 2013, the group embarked on [[Ten: The Hits Tour]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20001884 |title=Girls Aloud reveal reunion plans |author=Savage, Mark |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=BBC.co.uk |access-date=19 October 2012 |date=19 October 2012}}</ref> On 20 March 2013, the group performed their final concert at [[Echo Arena Liverpool]]. A few hours later, they announced their split on Twitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/girlsaloud/status/314528635996479488 |title=Twitter / GirlsAloud: Dear Alouders, we just want |access-date=9 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216124652/https://twitter.com/girlsaloud/status/314528635996479488 |archive-date=16 December 2013}}</ref>
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===2023–present: The Girls Aloud Show===
In November 2023, the group announced a 2024 tour – [[The Girls Aloud Show]], serving as a dedication in memory of Harding and a "celebration" of the group's music.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Aniftos, Rania |title=Girls Aloud Announce 2024 Reunion Tour In Memory of Sarah Harding |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/girls-aloud-2024-reunion-tour-1235509767/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]] |access-date=22 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123143041/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/girls-aloud-2024-reunion-tour-1235509767/ |archive-date=23 November 2023 |location=United States |issn=0006-2510 |date=22 November 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Consisting of thirty shows, the tour opened in [[Dublin]], Ireland in May 2024, and concluded in [[Liverpool]], England in June.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/girls-aloud-reunion-tour-sarah-harding-dublin-b2547270.html |title=Girls Aloud reunite for first time in 11 years on tour dedicated to late bandmate Sarah Harding |author=Muir, Ellie |date=18 May 2024 |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref> Grossing US$19.1 million from twenty shows, it became the biggest arena tour of 2024 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/girls-aloud-reunion-tour-best-moments/ |title=Best Moments of the Girls Aloud Reunion |author=Benjamin, Jeff |date=27 August 2024 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=29 August 2024}}</ref><ref name=Rayo/>
The group held a concert at [[Shepherd's Bush Empire]] in London, England on 2 July.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/girls-aloud-fans-furious-tickets-145150888.html |title=Girls Aloud fans furious as tickets are slashed to £21 after some paid more than £200 as tour fails to sell out |author=Kirwin, Ellen |date=22 June 2024 |website=[[Yahoo!]] |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref> They will also serveserved as a headliner inat [[Brighton & Hove Pride]] on 3 August.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/brighton-pride-2024-lineup-girls-aloud-and-mika-to-headline-460661/ |title=Brighton Pride 2024 lineup announced: Girls Aloud and Mika to headline |author=Fox, Dale |date=29 February 2024 |website=[[Attitude (magazine)|Attitude]] |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref>
==Other endeavours==
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The band members themselves are known to be fans of artists such as [[Ne-Yo]] and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a133926/girls-aloud-want-to-work-with-ne-yo/ |title=Girls Aloud want to work with Ne-Yo |author=Fletcher, Alex |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=28 October 2008 |access-date=8 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a11413/new-girls-aloud-track-borrowed/ |title=New Girls Aloud track 'borrowed' |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=24 July 2003 |access-date=5 August 2009}}</ref>
The group's debut album ''Sound of the Underground'' takes influence from a number of 1980s genres, such as [[synthpop]], [[power pop]], and [[New wave music|new wave]], and 1990s styles like [[big beat]], [[drum and bass]], and [[UK garage|garage]].<ref name=pitchforkrev>{{cite web|author=Finney, Tim |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11892-the-sound-of-girls-aloud-overloaded/ |title= Girls Aloud / Sugababes The Sound of Girls Aloud / Overloaded |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=14 December 2006 |access-date=27 March 2010}}</ref> The album received comparisons to girl groups such as [[Bananarama]], [[The Bangles]], and the [[Spice Girls]].<ref name=auto/><ref name="blondiebangles">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2003/0327/girlsaloud.html |title=New Girls Aloud single set for May |work=[[RTÉ.ie]] |publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]] |date=27 March 2003 |access-date=28 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/29596.html |title=Girls Aloud – ''Sound of the Underground'' |author=Batey, Angus |work=[[Yahoo! Music]] |publisher=Yahoo! |date=30 May 2003 |access-date=31 July 2009 |archive-date=29 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329163239/http://uk.omg.yahoo.com/ | url-status=dead}}</ref> Similarities to [[Kylie Minogue]] and [[Madonna]] were also noted.<ref name=yahoo/><ref name="times">{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article1134850.ece |title=Hello, girls |author=Verrico, Lisa |work=The Times |location=UK |date=23 May 2003 |access-date=31 July 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A majority of the songs make use of guitars and [[electronica|electronic]] [[beat (music)|beats]]. The rise of [[indie rock]] also inspired Brian Higgins to "blur the edges between commercial music and so-called 'indie' music."<ref name=ponystep/> He continued, "pop music was on its backside and indie music was about to rise, through [[The Strokes]] and everything else. We were an independent company and we were as indie as the other bands around us. The guitar riff on No Good Advice is very very similar to the riff on the track [[Michael (Franz Ferdinand song)|Michael]] by [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]."<ref name="ponystep">{{cite web|url=http://www.ponystep.com/music/article/ThePopDontStop_439.aspx |title=Brian Higgins: The Pop Don't Stop. |author=Soteriou, Andreas |work=Ponystep |date=13 April 2010 |access-date=13 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427053928/http://ponystep.com/music/article/ThePopDontStop_439.aspx |archive-date=27 April 2010 }}</ref> ''What Will the Neighbours Say?'' further explores different subgenres of pop, especially [[electropop]]. Synthesizers are more prominent on the album, although the usage of guitar remains prominent in several songs. The backing track to "Love Machine", composed by Xenomania musicians [[Tim Powell (Producer/Songwriter)|Tim Powell]] and Nick Coler, was inspired by [[The Smiths]],<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=''The Singles Boxset'' |others=Girls Aloud |year=2009 |chapter=Love Machine |author=Robinson, Peter |author-link=Peter Robinson (journalist) |pages=16–17 |type=Booklet |publisher=[[Fascination Records]] |location=London, England}}</ref> while "Wake Me Up" includes a guitar riff inspired by [[garage rock]].<ref name=wwtnsguardian/><ref name="musicomh">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/girls-aloud.htm |title=Girls Aloud – ''What Will The Neighbours Say?'' (Polydor) |author=Murphy, John |work=[[MusicOMH]] |publisher=OMH |date=November 2004 |access-date=14 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130214731/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/girls-aloud.htm |archive-date=30 January 2010 }}</ref>
''Chemistry'' takes influences from a wide variety of sources, including "everything from French chanson to piano-pounding blues to the clipped R&B of the [[Small Faces]]".<ref name=chemguardian/> Rapping in the same vein as artists like [[Betty Boo]] and [[Neneh Cherry]] is prominent.<ref name="chemyahoo">{{cite web|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/051209/33/1z4hy.html |title=Girls Aloud – ''Chemistry'' |author=Britten, Anna |work=[[Yahoo! Music]] |publisher=Yahoo! |date=9 December 2005 |access-date=13 December 2009 |archive-date=17 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517082532/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/051209/33/1z4hy.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3621 |title=Girls Aloud – ''Chemistry'' |author=Passantino, Dom |work=[[Stylus Magazine]] |date=12 December 2005 |access-date=12 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317154417/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3621 |archive-date=17 March 2008 }}</ref> [[Yahoo! Music]] says "there's nary a 'formula' in sight. There are as many sudden tonal and tempo switches as the tricksiest Chicago art rock band. And all but one song here gives guitars a starring role."<ref name=chemyahoo/> The songs are noticeably less rooted in [[electronic music]], although "Swinging London Town" is "a dark, squiggly synth pop epic a la [[Pet Shop Boys]]" and "It's Magic" is composed of "little [[Röyksopp]]-like keyboard riffs".<ref name="musicomh2">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/girls-aloud-2_1105.htm |title=Girls Aloud – ''Chemistry'' (Polydor) |author=Murphy, John |work=[[MusicOMH]].com |date=11 December 2005 |access-date=13 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210174746/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/girls-aloud-2_1105.htm |archive-date=10 December 2008 }}</ref> Alternatively, ''Tangled Up'' features a [[dance music|dancier]], more electronic sound, inspired by the success of their 2006 single "Something Kinda Ooooh". "Call the Shots", "Close to Love", and "Girl Overboard" are all electropop numbers reminiscent of [[1980s music]]. However, "Control of the Knife" is more inspired by [[reggae]] and [[ska]],<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/59rg/ |title=''Tangled Up'' |author=Kraines, Talia |work=[[BBC Music]] |publisher=BBC |date=17 November 2008 |access-date=1 February 2009}}</ref> while "Black Jacks" recalls "sixties psychedelica".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/a80108/girls-aloud-tangled-up.html |title=Girls Aloud: ''Tangled Up'' |author=Levine, Nick |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=19 November 2007 |work=1 February 2009}}</ref> ''Out of Control'' features a number of songs inspired by 1980s electropop, while also exploring retro styles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/454096-girls-aloud-collaborate-with-pet-shop-boys |title=Girls Aloud collaborate with Pet Shop Boys |author=Powell, Erica |work=[[MTV News]] |publisher=MTV |date=17 October 2008 |access-date=18 October 2008}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7640596.stm |title=Girls Aloud go ''Out of Control'' |date=29 September 2008 |access-date=29 September 2008 |author=Mark Savage |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC}}</ref> "The Promise" is a 1960s [[Phil Spector|Spector]]-influenced number, while "Rolling Back the Rivers in Time" was compared to the works of [[Burt Bacharach]].<ref name="slant">{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/girls-aloud-out-of-control/1566 |title=Girls Aloud: ''Out of Control'' |author=Robin Carolan |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=11 November 2008 |access-date=4 August 2009}}</ref>
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Girls Aloud's debut single "Sound of the Underground" and [[Sugababes]]' "[[Round Round]]", both of which were produced by Xenomania, have been called "two huge groundbreaking hits".<ref name="telegraph2">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/neilmccormick/100002407/xenomania-how-to-write-a-hit-song/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816160317/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/neilmccormick/100002407/xenomania-how-to-write-a-hit-song/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 August 2009 |title=Xenomania: how to write a hit song |author=Neil McCormick |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=13 August 2009 |access-date=24 November 2009}}</ref> Emily MacKay of ''[[NME]]'' deemed the two "a whole new kind of pop".<ref name="xenomanianews.blogspot.com">{{cite web|url=http://xenomanianews.blogspot.com/2009/11/end-of-decade-sound-of-overground-nme.html |title=End of Decade: Sound of the Overground |author=Emily MacKay |work=NME |location=UK |publisher=[[IPC Media]] |date=November 2009 |access-date=3 December 2009}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=September 2023}} ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' placed the song at number 15 on a list of 100 songs that defined the 2000s, while ''NME'' included it at number 39.<ref>{{cite web|author=McCormick, Neil |author-link1=Neil McCormick |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/6198897/100-songs-that-defined-the-Noughties.html |title=100 songs that defined the Noughties |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url-access=subscription |date=18 September 2009 |access-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418053406/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/6198897/100-songs-that-defined-the-Noughties.html |archive-date=18 April 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/list/100-tracks-of-the-decade-1382 |title=100 Tracks of the Decade |work=[[NME]] |date=11 November 2009 |access-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418041935/https://www.nme.com/list/100-tracks-of-the-decade-1382 |archive-date=18 April 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Spinner.com]] named "Sound of the Underground" the eighth best British song of the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/06/best-british-songs-of-the-2000s/ |title=Best British Songs of the 2000s |author=Moore, Richard |work=[[Spinner.com]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=6 December 2009 |access-date=31 December 2009 |archive-date=6 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306003439/http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/06/best-british-songs-of-the-2000s/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, ''The Times'' included 2007's ''Tangled Up'' at number 62 on a list of the decade's best pop albums.<ref name="timesdecade">{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6922991.ece?token=null&offset=60&page=6 |title=The 100 best pop albums of the Noughties |work=The Times |location=UK |publisher=[[News Corporation]] |date=21 November 2009 |access-date=11 August 2010 |author=Hamilton, Fiona}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[MSN]] listed 2005's ''Chemistry'' as one of the decade's best albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.uk.msn.com/photos/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=151395351&page=15 |title=MSN writers' best albums of the decade |author1=Morgan, Rob |author2=Townshend, Tom |work=[[MSN Music]] |publisher=MSN |date=16 December 2009 |access-date=31 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221173921/http://music.uk.msn.com/photos/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=151395351&page=15 |archive-date=21 December 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Girls Aloud were one of the pop acts to achieve continued success and longevity throughout the mid-2000s while R&B and rock music became more popular. In a review for the group's 2008 Tangled Up Tour, David Pollock of ''[[The Independent]]'' noted that "Girls Aloud remain confidently the only pop show in town."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/first-night-girls-aloud-secc-glasgow-823132.html |title=First Night: Girls Aloud, SECC, Glasgow |work=The Independent |location=UK |author=Pollock, David |date=8 May 2008 |access-date=8 May 2008}}</ref> ''[[The Times]]'' stated, "Not since [[ABBA]] and Michael Jackson has pure pop been so unanimously praised."<ref name=timesdecade/>
Girls Aloud are notably one of the few British reality television acts to achieve continued success and longevity. According to ''The Times'', Girls Aloud are the highest-earning UK reality television stars, having amassed a fortune of £25 million by May 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2009/05/the-20-richest-reality-tv-stars.html |title=The 10 richest reality TV stars |author=Whateley, Laura |work=The Times |location=UK |publisher=[[News Corporation]] |date=29 May 2009 |access-date=30 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601083454/http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2009/05/the-20-richest-reality-tv-stars.html |archive-date=1 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The figure was increased to £30 million the following year, following Cheryl's appearance on ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a216110/girls-aloud-storm-music-rich-list.html |title=Girls Aloud storm music rich list |author=Copsey, Robert |work=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]] |date=23 April 2010 |access-date=26 June 2010}}</ref> All five members were included in a 2010 list of Britain's richest stars under 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/daniel-radcliffe-is-britain-s-youngest-rich-star-1.580393 |title=Daniel Radcliffe is Britain's youngest star |work=[[CTV News Channel (Canada)|CTV News Channel]] |publisher=[[CTV Television Network]] |date=30 November 2010 |access-date=3 December 2010}}</ref> Reviews of Girls Aloud's debut album noted the high quality of the album compared to output from other reality show contestants.<ref name=yahoo/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/reviews/3051139.stm |title=Girls Aloud trounce pop rivals |author=Youngs, Ian |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=23 May 2003 |access-date=28 February 2009}}</ref> In 2004, David Hooper of BBC Music exclaimed that "Girls Aloud are currently British pop royalty [...] in the ultra-fickle world of TV-generated pop, Girls Aloud have real staying power."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/bwqv/ |title=Girls Aloud, ''What Will The Neighbours Say?'' |author=Hooper, David |work=[[BBC Music]] |publisher=BBC |date=29 November 2003 |access-date=28 February 2009}}</ref> Andrew Lynch of [[entertainment.ie]] said, "Girls Aloud really shouldn't have made it as far as a second album. [...] There's just one problem – the girls have a knack of coming up with utterly infectious pop songs".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Girls-Aloud---What-Will-the-Neighbours-Say?/3611.htm |title=Girls Aloud – ''What Will the Neighbours Say?'' |author=Lynch, Andrew |work=[[entertainment.ie]] |date=6 December 2004 |access-date=30 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122193753/http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Girls-Aloud---What-Will-the-Neighbours-Say?%2F3611.htm |archive-date=22 November 2007 |url-status=dead | df=dmy-all}}</ref>
[[Bono]] has referred to himself as a fan of the group, saying: "I think Girls Aloud are at the cutting edge of pop music. They are a great band and they deserve to be centre stage."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.aol.co.uk/bonos-girls-aloud-wish/article/20090219082155804590835?rsp=Music+News |title=Bono's Girls Aloud wish |work=[[AOL UK]] |date=20 February 2009 | access-date=21 March 2009 |archive-date=22 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122145019/http://music.aol.co.uk/bonos-girls-aloud-wish/article/20090219082155804590835?rsp=Music+News |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a147179/bono-girls-aloud-are-cutting-edge.html |title=Bono: 'Girls Aloud are cutting edge' |author=Mayer Nissim |work=[[Digital Spy]] |date=19 February 2009 |access-date=21 March 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/music/bono-boots-up-the-brits-but-the-night-belongs-to-duffy-1645337.html |title=Bono boots up the Brits, but the night belongs to Duffy |date=19 February 2009 |access-date=2 August 2009 | author=Cormac Murphy |work=Herald}}</ref> [[Chris Martin]] also said that he is a fan of the group, referring to them as "the ultimate form of life,"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/oct/05/girlsaloud.popandrock |title=Girls uninterrupted |author=Patterson, Sylvia |work=The Observer |location=UK |publisher=Guardian Media Group |date=5 October 2008 |access-date=6 October 2008}}</ref> while [[Julie Burchill]] has stated that Girls Aloud are "simply the most perfect pop group since [[The Monkees]]."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2715781.ece?token=null&offset=12 |title=Why it's OK to love Girls Aloud |access-date=7 April 2009 |location=London |work=The Times |author=Davis, Johnny |date=27 October 2007}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In addition, Girls Aloud have had their music covered by artists as varied as Arctic Monkeys, [[Bloc Party]], and Coldplay, among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=13302 |title=Arctic Monkeys heckled at homecoming show |author=Scott Colothan |work=[[Gigwise.com]] |date=9 February 2006 |access-date=10 June 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120326200318/http://www.gigwise.com/article.php?contentid=13302 |archive-date=26 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcandymusic.com/2009/02/bloc-party-call-shots-girls-aloud-cover.html |title=Bloc Party : "Call The Shots" (Girls Aloud Cover) |year=2008 |access-date=28 July 2009 |work=Hard Candy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602082031/http://www.hardcandymusic.com/2009/02/bloc-party-call-shots-girls-aloud-cover.html |archive-date=2 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7evula1JUg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211103/a7evula1JUg |archive-date=3 November 2021 |url-status=live |title=Coldplay @ Brixton - End of Square One/Girls Aloud Cover |date=17 June 2008 |access-date=22 January 2019 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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* [[Nicola Roberts]] {{small|(2002–2009, 2012–2013, since 2023)}}
* [[Sarah Harding]] {{small|(2002–2009, 2012–2013, since 2023)}}
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