Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud are a band who I have admired since the very first time I saw them perform on T.V. They were formed on a show called 'Popstars the Rivals', and no-one expected them to do as well as they have done, especially after having beaten the rival boy group (One True Voice) to the number one Christmas spot. The group is made up of 5 girls - Kimberly, Sarah, Nadine, Nicola, and Cheryl. They have become one of the most successful British Pop groups, with 18 consecutive Top 10 singles the most recent being "Can't Speak French" which reached #9 in March 2008 and five platinum albums. The musical genre the girls act upon is contemporary pop, which has been a great hit with older and younger audiences. I had been to see Girls Aloud when they first started out and wanted to see how much they had changed over the last decade. On the 7th of May 2008 they performed their 'Tangled Up' tour at the SECC in Glasgow. The tickets were nor costly compared to the likes of the Spice Girls and other artists who are not as talented as they are. The tickets were a mere twenty five pounds, but the performance was worth more value. To start the show they girls were mid are, with long dark cloaks on, as the a windy atmosphere was set to introduce their first song of the night 'Sexy no no no'. The audience were taken aback,and showed great enthusiasm towards the girls. The concert exceed my expectations, as well as the audiences who ranged from all ages. The girls music is definitely influenced by great power bands such as the Spice Girls, and music like power pop and dance. I would recommend their music to people who like to sing along to lyrics, and just have a dance as all there music is easy to move to.