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Wednesday 28 July 2010

Cheryl Cole - In Girls Aloud




The group's debut single "Sound of the Underground" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the 2002 Christmas number one. Girls Aloud hold the record for the shortest time between formation and reaching number one. The group released their debut album, Sound of the Underground in May 2003, which entered the charts at number two and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry later the same year.

Since 2003, Girls Aloud have released twenty additional singles, with all but one charting within the top ten, and fifteen reaching the top five. Their singles "I'll Stand by You", "Walk This Way", and "The Promise" have charted at number one. Two of their albums have reached the top of the UK Album Chart; their greatest hits album The Sound of Girls Aloud and 2008's Out of Control, both of which entered the chart at number one, with over one million copies of the former being sold. All their albums are certified platinum.[citation needed] They have been nominated for five BRIT Awards, and in 2009 won Best British Single at that year's BRIT Awards for "The Promise".

Girls Aloud have become one of the few UK reality television acts to achieve continued success, and had amassed a fortune of £25 million by May 2009. The 2007 edition of Guinness World Records listed them as "Most Successful Reality TV Group", while 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, who produce all of their material, since the start of their careers. The group has sold ten million records worldwide.

In July 2009, Girls Aloud announced they would partake in a year-long hiatus to pursue solo projects, but would reunite for a new studio album in 2010. The hiatus has since passed the twelve-month mark with little news from the band. On 30 August 2010, bandmate Nicola Roberts told British media that she wasn't anticipating a reunion of the band until 2012.

Tuesday 27 July 2010

Cheryl Cole



Cheryl Ann Cole, born 30 June 1983 is an English singer, songwriter, model, and television personality.

In late 2002, Cheryl Tweedy was chosen to be a member of the pop group Girls Aloud on ITV's reality television programme Popstars: The Rivals. The made-for-TV girl band was spectacularly successful.Girls Aloud achieved a string of 20 consecutive UK top ten singles (including four number ones), two UK number one albums, and received nominations for five BRIT Awards, winning Best Single in 2009 for "The Promise".

In 2008, Cole became a judge on the British reality television show The X Factor.Cole has been called "the nation's new sweetheart." Her first solo single, "Fight for This Love", was the fastest-selling single of 2009 up to that point when it entered the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart at number one, becoming the fourth best-seller of the year. Her debut solo album 3 Words achieved similar success. Cole's second solo album, scheduled for a November 2010 release date, will be titled Messy Little Raindrops; the first single from the album will be "Promise This", followed by "The Flood".

She has also become recognized as a style icon,appearing on the covers of British Vogue, Elle & Harper's Bazaar.[14][15] In 2009, Cole became the new face of L'Oréal.[16]

She married Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole in July 2006.She officially filed for divorce from her husband in May 2010, and a decree nisi was granted on 3 September 2010.