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Girls Aloud have many Top 10 singles and multiple albums produced since their inception in 2002 (including two number ones). The group has also managed to achieve the record for having the shortest amount of time between becoming a group and having a number one song on the UK record charts. Their success of Britain’s number one all-female singing group has come across a succession of sought-after albums, including: “Sound of the Underground” was their first album and came out in 2003, debuting at number two on the charts. Hit songs included “Girls Allowed”, “No Good Advice” and “Life Got Cold”.

In a subsequent rerelease of the album, “You Freak Me Out” came out (which was part of the soundtrack for the movie “Freaky Friday” with Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Mark Harmon — a popular choice for American and other movie fans abroad). The album was ultimately on the charts for 20 weeks. “What Will the Neighbors Say?” came out in late 2004 and entered the charts at number six and the group began a Live tour by the same name in 2005, the same year they were name “Glamour” magazine’s “Band of the Year.” They were also up for a BRIT Award for the best pop act that year. Singles from the album included “Love Machine” and a remake of The Pretenders’ “I’ll Stand by You.” “Chemistry” was released in late 2005, but only got to number eleven on charts, lower than their previous efforts.

However, it included popular singles like “Long Hot Summer” and “Whole Lotta History.” With a tour also of the same name, the popular Girls appeared before over 100,000 fans and won the praises of many tabloid magazines. “The Sounds of Girls Aloud” was released in 2006 and unlike the girls’ previous albums, successfully debut at number one. The limited edition CD of the album has even become a collectors’ item with its singles “Singapore” and “Hanging on the Telephone”, one of Blondie’s previous hits. Other hit singles on the album included “Something Kinda Ooooh” and for those of us who still sing along with our memories of 80’s hits, they remade Tiffany’s “I Think We’re Alone Now”, which made it to number four on the charts.

Girls Aloud are fans of remakes, remaking Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” on this album; it soon became their third number one hit. The girls went on tour again in 2007 with a tour of the same name. “Tangled Up” came out in late summer, 2007 and eventually went to number five. It’s singles included “Sexy! No No No…” and “Can’t Speak French” and also named their longest tour, 35 venues in the end.

“Out of Control” was released in 2008 and debuted at number one. It’s first single, “The Promise” backed the groups promise to be exciting and thrilling by debuting at number one on the British charts. It became the fastest selling single up to that date for 2008, selling 77,000 singles during the first week of release. Due to the album’s success, the Girls Aloud will play at Wembley Stadium with the hit group Coldplay in 2009.

The girls are known for the stylish, trendy looks and have also been seen in popular TV shows in the United Kingdom. These have included documentary-style shows and variety-type shows that included other stars and comedy skits. They’ve also written a book, “Dreams That Glitter — Our Story,” and whether they like it or not, are always the subject of the tabloids. They are also doing endorsements for major names like Samsung and KitKat chocolate and wafer bar, the number one selling candy bar in the UK.

As shown, Girls Aloud have done many remakes of others’ hits. It’s a good thing for them though that they’ve had their music remade by popular artists including Coldplay, Billy Corgan, and the Arctic Monkeys. Girls Aloud are also well-liked by Franz Ferdinand and James Morrison. It’s no wonder the group is so popular. They’re attractive, trendsetters, can dance, and have great talent.

Their behind-the-scenes support is also outstanding with edgy producers for their videos and choreography. They’ve beaten records set by the popular US group Destiny’s Child (where Beyonce began her career) and The Spice Girls (who were another top pop British girl group of the 1990’s who also demonstrated the staying-power Girls Aloud are building).

If you’d like to learn more about them including personal biographies, photos of each of them, or contact them, simply do a search online. Their website, MySpace page, and thousands of other sites mentioning or dedicated to them are easily found through the internet. No doubt, their success will continue as long as they keep turning out the type of hits that have made them famous.

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