The concept of the programme, hosted by Big Brother presenter Davina McCall, was to produce a boyband and a girlband who would be 'rivals' and compete for the 2002 Christmas number one single. Girls Aloud were formed on 30 November 2002, in front of millions of viewers on the ITV1 programme Popstars: The Rivals. They also hold the record for "Most Consecutive Top Ten Entries in the UK by a Female Group" in the 2008 edition. Guinness World Records lists them as "Most Successful Reality TV Group" in the 2007 edition. Girls Aloud have become one of the few UK reality television acts to achieve continued success, amassing a fortune of £25 million by May 2009. The group, consisting of Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh have been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK Top 10 singles (including four number ones and four number twos), two UK number one albums, and having been nominated for four BRIT Awards, winning Best Single in 2009 for "The Promise". Girls Aloud are a UK girl group that were created on the ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. There are melodies that replicate the pre-programmed irritants on Casio keyboards and guitars that either screech or saunter, trying to be heard among the effortful hilarity, while fleetingly lovely harmonies are sullied by the omnipresent nastiness.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Then there is the misguided travelogue of American in Amsterdam, which would leave even Bill Bryson bristling with embarrassment. Freak On's female protagonist is accused of acting like a prostitute, while the central figure in Anyway is blamed for failing to excuse her man's shortcomings.
There is no escape from the infantile banality.
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