Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud have cemented their position at the top of the heap of today's pop acts, receiving critical acclaim from every corner of the general music press - tabloids, broadsheets, and music publishings such as NME.

Their recent Greatest Hits compilation The Sound of Girls Aloud was their first album to hit number one in the UK, and has spawned two huge hits - a cover of Tiffany's dancefloor classic 'I Think We're Alone Now', and 'Something Kinda Ooooh', the first top 3 hit for the girls since 2004, and a number 1 on the UK download charts.

Sound Of The Underground was the girls' first album, featuring the eponymous debut track, as well as 'No Good Advice' and 'Life Got Cold'.

What Will The Neighbours Say?, the girls' second album, features the biggest hits of the girls' career, with the singles 'The Show' and in particularly 'Love Machine' having reached anthemic status. The album also features 'Jump', 'Wake Me Up', and the girls' only other number 1 single to date, a cover of The Pretenders' classic 'I'll Stand By You'.

Their third album Chemistry was their most critically acclaimed to date, yet failed to make the UK top 10. The biggest single to come from the album was 'Biology' which hit 1 on the UK Download Chart and peaked at number 4 in the UK singles chart. The album also features the singles 'Long Hot Summer', 'See The Day', and 'Whole Lotta History'. A TV show called Girls Aloud: Off The Record was released showing the girls promoting 'Whole Lotta History', which eventually hit number 6. Chemistry's failure to ever go top 10 is largely down to 2 ballads having been released in succession from the album, rather than the girls' trademark upbeat pop, even though the fan favourite 'Models' was rumoured to be the single released to coincide with the girls' Chemistry Arena Tour. Eventually, there was no single release to accompany the tour.

The girls are undoubtedly one of the leading forces in UK pop music, with their production by Xenomania, who have also written hits for Sugababes and Rachel Stevens among others. Their fan base spans a huge demographic, from teenage girls to dancefloor regulars on the UK's various gay scenes. The girls are touring the UK in 2007 after their sold-out 2006 Chemistry tour, opening at the Newcastle MetroRadioArena on May 14th, and is the girls' Greatest Hits tour, after their greatest hits album The Sound of Girls Aloud hit the UK number one spot in 2006.

The girls released a collaboration with Sugababes for Comic Relief 2007, a cover of Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C.'s 'Walk This Way', with the song hitting number 1. Band member Kimberley has confirmed rumours that the girls are to release an album towards the end of 2007.