who has died of cancer aged 39, shot to fame in 2002 when she auditioned to be part of a girl band as part of Simon Cowell’s ITV reality talent show Pop Stars: The Rivals, and won a place in Girls Aloud alongside Cheryl Tweedy, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh.
Unlike other pop groups hot-housed on reality TV shows, Girls Aloud proved to be much more than a one-hit wonder. Their first single, Sound of the Underground, went straight to No 1, and the group went on to release five albums, two of which topped the rankings, and a further 20 Top 10 singles including I’ll Stand By You, Walk This Way (with Sugababes) and The Promise.
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