Nicola Maria Roberts ( born Nicola Maria Roberts ; born October 5, 1985 , Stamford , UK ) is a British singer, songwriter, actress, model and entrepreneur. Roberts became famous in 2002 after she became a member of the female pop group Girls Aloud in the reality show Popstars: The Rivals . With Girls Aloud, Roberts released twenty-three singles, five studio albums, two collections of best hits and two remix albums (two albums took first place in the UK Albums Chart ), and was also nominated five times at the BRIT Awards , winning the nomination for “Best Single” for the song " The Promise ". In 2009, Girls Aloud announced that they would take a break to do solo projects. During this time, Roberts recorded the solo album Cinderella's Eyes , which was released on September 26, 2011.
| Nicola Roberts Nicola roberts | |
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| Date of Birth | October 5, 1985 ( 34) |
| Place of Birth | Stamford , Lincolnshire , England |
| A country |  United Kingdom |
| Professions | singer , composer |
| Years of activity | 2002 - n. at. |
| Genres | pop , R&B , dance pop |
| Collectives | Girls aloud |
| Labels | Polydor records Fascination records |
| nicolarobertsmusic.com | |
Nicola Roberts is the creator of her own Dainty Doll line of cosmetics targeted at people with pale skin, and a participant in the filming of a documentary on the dangers of tanning for BBC Three [1] .
Content
- 1 Life and career
- 1.1 1985-2001: The Early Years and the Popstars
- 1.2 2002-2009: Girls Aloud
- 1.3 2010-present: solo career
- 2 Discography
- 2.1 With Girls Aloud
- 2.2 Solo discography
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Life and career
1985-2001: The Early Years and the Popstars
Nicola Roberts was born in Stamford , Lincolnshire and raised in Runcorn, Cheshire . She has a sister - Frankie, and two brothers - Harrison and Clayton. Roberts began her musical career with performances as part of the girl pop group The 5 Musketers at a local disco. She also attended a dance school.
In 2002, Nicola was cast on the reality show of ITV Popstars: The Rivals . The program showed the creation of two opposing groups - “boyish” and “girlish”, each of which consisted of five members. Then the created groups competed with each other for the first place in the UK Singles Chart . Several thousand people took part in auditions across the UK in the hope of becoming participants in a reality show. The jury - British producer Pete Waterman, Irish music manager Louis Walsh and singer Jerry Halliwell - selected ten girls and ten boys as finalists. Initially, Nicola Roberts was not included in the top ten, but was later chosen as a replacement for Nicole Ward, who decided to refuse to participate in the show [2] .
2002-2009: Girls Aloud
On November 30, 2002, Nicola Roberts, Nadine Coyle , Sarah Harding , Kimberly Walsh and Cheryl Cole formed the new Girls Aloud group based on the results of the audience voting. The debut single of Sound of the Underground reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. [3] Girls Aloud recorded the single for the shortest time between the formation of the group and reaching first place on the chart [4] . The group released its debut album, Sound of the Underground , on May 23, 2003 [5] , which started on the charts from the second line and in the same year received platinum status.
Since 2003, Girls Aloud have released more than twenty single - almost all of them entered the top ten UK Singles Chart, fifteen of them reached the top five. The singles “ I'll Stand by you ”, “ Walk this way ” and “ The Promise ” took first place. Their two albums reached number one on the UK Albums Chart ( The Sound of Girls Aloud: Greatest Hits and Out of Control ), both of which entered the chart from first place. Girls Aloud were five times nominated for the Brit Awards and won in 2009 in the nomination "Best Single" for the song " The Promise ".
Girls Aloud became one of the few successful reality show projects and saved a fortune of £ 25 million in May 2009 [6] . In 2007, the Guinness Book of Records named Girls Aloud "the most successful group created on the reality show."
In 2009, Girls Aloud decided they would take a year off to do solo projects, but reunited in 2010 for a new studio album [7] . The reunion really took place, but only in 2012 - in honor of the decade of the group. In autumn 2012, Girls Aloud released their second collection of best songs (Nicola became the direct author of one of four new tracks - “On The Metro” [8] ), but after a tour in March 2013 they announced the final dissolution of the band [9] .
2010-Present: Solo Career
In 2010, reports appeared in the press that Nicola Roberts was tired of waiting for the reunion of Girls Aloud and began work on solo material. [10] In December of that year, it was confirmed that Roberts entered into a solo contract with Universal. [11]
The first solo single by Nicola Roberts, “Beat of My Drum”, was released on June 5, 2011 [12] . Nicola described him as “a song to which everyone can dance and sing along to her” and noted that it was very important for her to record a song that was not like anything else [13] . The single reached the twenty-seventh line in the UK Singles Chart [14] .
Nicola's solo album, dubbed Cinderella's Eyes , was released on September 26th. The lead singer of British band Metronomy Joseph Mount, who recorded a duet with Roberts, said that her album would be a big surprise [15] . Roberts herself said that she was very nervous before the release of the album, because she became a co-author of all the songs, and the album turned out to be very personal [16] . She also noted that the album has a "very British sound." [17] The highest position in the UK Albums Chart for Cinderella's Eyes was seventeenth. [18] The album also received great success with music critics.
On July 10, on her Twitter page, Nicola announced that the song “Lucky Day” would be the second single, and it would be released on September 18 [19] . The single reached only the fortieth place on the chart [20] . In September, it became known that the song "Yo-Yo" will be the third single from the album, its release took place on January 9 [21] .
Now Nicola continues to work as a composer, among the performers of her songs is the band Little Mix [22] .
Discography
With Girls Aloud
Solo Discography
Albums :
- Cinderella's Eyes (2011)
Singles :
- “Beat of my Drum” (2011)
- Lucky Day (2011)
- Yo-Yo (2012)
Notes
- ↑ Nicola Roberts: The Truth About Tanning .
- ↑ Nicola Roberts given "Popstars" chance .
- ↑ Girls Aloud top festive chart .
- ↑ Cheryl Cole Attending Kimberley Walsh 26th Brithday Party . Archived on August 17, 2009.
- ↑ Girls Aloud prepare for album release . Date of treatment August 24, 2011. Archived March 26, 2012.
- ↑ Girls Aloud top reality TV rich list with £ 25 million .
- ↑ Girls Aloud deny split rumours . Date of treatment August 24, 2011. Archived March 26, 2012.
- ↑ Girls Aloud reveal Nicola Roberts wrote a new song On The Metro (11/23/12).
- ↑ Girls Aloud confirm split after last night of UK tour (unopened) (03/21/13).
- ↑ Nicola Roberts recording solo album? . Date of treatment August 24, 2011. Archived April 23, 2012.
- ↑ Nicola Roberts 'signs solo record deal' . Date of treatment August 24, 2011. Archived March 26, 2012.
- ↑ Nicola Roberts premieres 'Beat of My Drum' . Date of treatment August 24, 2011. Archived March 26, 2012.
- ↑ Nicola Roberts: 'My solo record is fun' . Date of treatment August 24, 2011. Archived April 23, 2012.
- ↑ Chart stats - Nicola Roberts - Beat of my drum . Date of treatment August 24, 2011. Archived March 26, 2012.
- ↑ Nicola Roberts solo LP 'will surprise' . Date of treatment August 24, 2011. Archived April 23, 2012.
- ↑ Runcorn songstress Nicola Roberts to release debut solo album . Date of treatment August 24, 2011. Archived April 23, 2012.
- ↑ Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts to release debut LP . Date of treatment August 24, 2011. Archived April 23, 2012.
- ↑ Chart stats - Nicola Roberts - Cinderella's Eyes . Date of treatment October 8, 2011. Archived April 23, 2012.
- ↑ Nicola's official twitter page . Archived February 21, 2012.
- ↑ Chart stats - Nicola Roberts - Lucky Day . Date of treatment October 8, 2011. Archived April 23, 2012.
- ↑ Nicola Roberts confirms new 'Cinderella's Eyes' single 'Yo-Yo' . Date of treatment October 8, 2011. Archived April 23, 2012.
- ↑ Nicola Roberts has been writing songs with Little Mix for their new album (09/23/13).