Fascination Records Artists - Girls Aloud, Miley Cyrus, Cheryl Cole, Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, the Saturdays, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Lee Mead, Conn (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Girls Aloud, Miley Cyrus, Cheryl Cole, Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, The Saturdays, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Lee Mead, Connie Fisher, Alphabeat, Mini Viva, Girls Can't Catch. Excerpt: Girls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole (nee Tweedy), Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor imprint. The group achieved a string of twenty consecutive top ten singles (including four number ones) and two number one albums in the United Kingdom. All of their albums have been certified platinum, with their albums The Sound of Girls Aloud, and Out of Control both selling over one million copies. They have been nominated for five BRIT Awards, winning the 2009 Best Single for "The Promise." Girls Aloud's collaborations with Brian Higgins and his songwriting and production team Xenomania have earned the group critical acclaim, due to an innovative approach to mainstream pop music. The group has become one of the few UK reality television acts to achieve continued success, amassing a fortune of 25 million by May 2010. 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, and are credited again for "Most Successful Reality TV Group" in the 2011 edition. The band went on hiatus in 2009. During their break, all five members have taken part in a variety of projects. However, Nicola Roberts stated in an interview on BBC Radio 1 with Scott Mills on 2 June 2011, that all 5 members are "up for a reunion for their 10th anniversary (in 2012)." Girls Aloud was formed on 30 November 2002, in...