Over 20 years ago, the nation were introduced to a new cohort of singers when hit ITV music competition Popstars: The Rivals aired on . Airing in 2002, the show came a year . The singing competition saw thousands of hopefuls audition for judges Pete Waterman, Geri Halliwell - now Horner - and Louis Walsh to form one boyband and one girlband.
On November 30, 2002, were formed and members Cheryl Tweedy, Nadine Coyle, Kimberley Walsh, Sarah Harding and Nicola Roberts saw off competition to land the Christmas number 1 with Sound of the Underground, as host Davina McCall announced their win live, Girls Aloud achieved 20 consecutive Top 10 singles, four number ones, two No 1 albums and a Brit Award and have since reunited to perform their greatest hits as part of a UK tour this year. Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30, reuniting for the first time in more than a decade. Ahead of their performances in the city and what they did next.
This list isn't intended to be comprehensive. But if you're seeing Girls Aloud in Liverpool this weekend, Girls Aloud In Cheryl’s audition for Popstars: The Rivals, she sang S Club 7’s 2001 track Have You Ever, to judges Geri Haliwell, Louis Walsh and Pete Waterman and went straight through to the next round. Whilst still in the band, Cheryl joined The X Factor as a judge in 2008, just as the girls geared up to release their fifth album Out of Control and after she collaborated with Will.
I.Am on massive chart hit Heartbreaker. She scored two cons.