Girls Aloud
Girl bands made British pop great – so where have all the good ones gone?
From SVN’s moisturiser-ad feminism to the desperately named CuteBad, the groups filling the void left by Little Mix are lacklustre. They should look to the Spice Girls’ example
Alim Kheraj
11, May, 2022 @9:42 AM
Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts looks back: ‘We were little cows’
The singer and her sister Frankie recreate an old family photo and talk friends and fame
Harriet Gibsone
26, Mar, 2022 @12:00 PM
Sarah Harding, singer with Girls Aloud, dies aged 39 from breast cancer
Fans and figures from show business pay tribute to pop star who was diagnosed in August 2020 and wrote memoir during her illness
Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Mark Brown
05, Sep, 2021 @4:52 PM
Sarah Harding’s heart-on-the-sleeve energy made pop look like fun
The self-described ‘Big Mouth’ brought a rock’n’roll ethos to the manufactured Girls Aloud
Michael Cragg
05, Sep, 2021 @2:17 PM
Sarah Harding: doctor said Christmas would probably be my last
Former member of Girls Aloud, who has cancer, says she is focusing on comfort and being as pain-free as possible
Guardian staff and agency
13, Mar, 2021 @3:18 PM
Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding receiving chemotherapy for cancer
38-year-old singer, who had 21 Top 10 hits with Girls Aloud, says breast cancer ‘has advanced to other parts of my body’
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
26, Aug, 2020 @2:47 PM
'It reminded me I should not go quietly': readers' favourite UK No 1s
Guardian readers fill in the blanks in our countdown of the greatest UK No 1s of all time, with entries from Dusty Springfield to Desmond Dekker, Jimi Hendrix to Joe Dolce
Guardian readers
10, Jun, 2020 @9:00 AM
Nicola Roberts: ‘My therapist said I was one of the most resilient people she’d ever met’
The former Girls Aloud singer is preparing to star in the West End for the first time. It’s a bold new start after years of harassment by her ex-partner
Elle Hunt
06, Jan, 2020 @6:00 AM
From Mutya to Beyoncé: who is the best girl band member of all time?
To mark Sugababes’ return, it’s time to rank the 25 greatest female pop-group performers
Michael Cragg
12, Oct, 2019 @9:00 AM
‘You need a ringleader who’s happy to say: shut up Lily Allen' – five ways to make a girl band
Peter Loraine, who came up with the Spice Girls nicknames, helped create Girls Aloud and managed the Saturdays, talks girl-group chemistry
Peter Loraine, as told to Michael Cragg
05, Jan, 2019 @10:00 AM
Cheryl: ‘I'm a new person! Same accent though’
Post-Liam Payne, post-baby and post-new single Love Made Me Do It, the pop star discusses her tumultuous career and the (unlikely) prospect of a Girls Aloud reunion
Peter Robinson
17, Nov, 2018 @6:59 AM
Now that's what I call a tracklist: how the compilation's 100th edition sells its history short
Now That’s What I Call Music’s 100th edition includes a greatest hits disc that favours the arena titans – overlooking the pleasure of rediscovering the one-hit wonders and sub-genres buried in these pop time capsules
Bob Stanley
23, Jul, 2018 @12:32 PM
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