History Music / GirlsAloud

* CoverVersion: "Jump" (originally by The Pointer Sisters), "I Think We're Alone Now" (Tommy and The Shondells/Tiffany), [[TheCoverChangesTheGender "Girls on Film"]] (Duran Duran), "I'll Stand By You" (The Pretenders), "Here We Go", "Deadlines & Diets" (both by Moonbaby), "See The Day" (Dee C. Lee). The girls have also done a multitude of live covers, including "I Predict a Riot" (Kaiser Chiefs) and "Womanizer" (BritneySpears).

** One particular segment on their behind-the-scenes television special was Cheryl being horribly hungover after she and Nadine had spent the night drinking from their hotel bar. Cheryl has said that Nadine has drank her under the table.

** One particular segment on their behind-the-scenes television special was Cheryl being horribly hungover after she and Nadine had spent the night drinking from their hotel bar. Nadine, however, escaped the hangover.

* {{Sampling}}: "Graffiti My Soul" samples the Peplab song "It's Not the Drug"and "Biology" interpolates the main riff of The Animals' "Club-a-Gogo".

* CutenessProximity: PlayedForLaughs on a sketch for their Christmas special, where the only reason they invited PaulOGrady over for Christmas was that they wanted to play with his dog, Buster.

* CoverVersion: "Jump" (originally by The Pointer Sisters), [[TheCoverChangesTheGender "Girls on Film"]] (Duran Duran), "I'll Stand By You" (The Pretenders), "Here We Go", "Deadlines & Diets" (both by Moonbaby), "See The Day" (Dee C. Lee). The girls have also done a multitude of live covers, including "I Predict a Riot" (Kaiser Chiefs) and "Womanizer" (BritneySpears).

* RealityShow / TalentShow: One of the few success stories to come from those types of programs. They're probably the only reality TV success story involving the creation of an entire band. It does remain to be seen if One Direction and Little Mix can be as long lasting.

* TemptingFate: The girls are invited onto a ghost hunting special and the first half of the special, nothing happened. Cheryl, exhausted and wanting to go home already, calls for a ghost to just make a noise already. A loud tap then sends all the girls screaming out of the room.

Formerly on hiatus (for what was intended to be one year but is now three and counting...), it was announced in May 2012 that the girls are recording new material with their longtime collaborators Xenomania. After months of speculation, it was finally confirmed that the fivesome would reunite to release a new single for Children In Need 2012, as well as embark on a new tour in 2013.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead - Sarah (blonde), Cheryl (brunette), and Nicola (redhead). Nadine and Kimberly tend to stay in the blonde-brunette middle range.

* {{Fanservice}} - Their videos for "Long Hot Summer", "Wake Me Up", "Can't Speak French" and "Sexy! No No No..." are prime examples.

* HeterosexualLifePartners / LesYay - Kimberley and Cheryl are very close, to the point that the band's fanbase enjoy reading into this, nicknaming them "Chim".

** Nicola's solo career gained more critical praise than both Cheryl ''and'' Nadine, but her album was only a modest, if slightly underperforming, success.

* {{Oireland}} - Nadine. Though she's probably more StrokeCountry than anything.

* OopNorth - Kimberley, Cheryl and Nicola are from Bradford, Newcastle and Liverpool, respectively.

* RealityShow / TalentShow - One of the few success stories to come from those types of programs. They're probably the only reality TV success story involving the creation of an entire band. It does remain to be seen if One Direction and Little Mix can be as long lasting.

* SpiritualSuccessor - Considered this to [[{{Music/SpiceGirls}} the Spice Girls]] as Geri Halliwell had a hand in selecting them since she was a judge on the show that formed them.

* VideoFullOfFilmClips - Their cover of the Pointer Sisters' "Jump (For My Love)". The video is intercut with clips from ''LoveActually'' to create the illusion of the girls sneaking into Downing Street and wandering around trying not to get caught.
* WordSaladLyrics - Their entire catalog, with the most infamous examples being "Love Machine", "Biology", "Sexy! No No No...", and "Miss You Bow Wow". The reason for this is Xenomania's production method of making words up to sync with the melodies and shaping the lyrics from there.

* YoungerThanTheyLook - In 2001 Nadine had won a similar show in Ireland, but had been removed from the resulting band because she'd lied about her age. Louis Walsh (who was also a judge on the Irish show) guided her into this band instead.

** Girls Aloud entered the [[http://www.xfm.co.uk XFM]] playlist when GCap Media owned them in 2006, although they haven't been played since 2009, and [[BerserkButton don't try requesting them on the network]], it won't fly with them.

* FanNickname: Cheryl has "Chezza", Kimberley has "[[Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion Kimba]]".

* MissingEpisode: Audio of Kimberley Walsh's solo, which takes on a ''very'' TinaTurner - esque sound! There is ''no'' KeepCirculatingTheTapes as it is [[LostForever gone for good]], but for once '''not''' due to an OldShame reason, rather more it's unknown why.

* PunnyName: The salon in the video for "The Show" is called ''Curls Aloud''.

* FanNickname: Cheryl has "Chezza", Kimberley has "Kimba".

* {{Fanservice}} - Their videos for "Long Hot Summer", "Wake Me Up", "Can't Speak French" and "Sexy! No No No..." are prime examples.

* MsFanservice - Let's face it, the whole lot of them.

[[SeriesHiatus Currently on hiatus]] (for what was intended to be one year but is now three and counting...), it was announced in May 2012 that the girls are recording new material with their longtime collaborators Xenomania. After months of speculation, it was finally confirmed that the fivesome would reunite to release a new single for Children In Need 2012, as well as embark on a new tour in 2013.

* RealityShow / TalentShow - One of the few success stories to come from those types of programs. They're probably the only reality TV success story involving an entire band, too.

* TakeThat: The b-side "Hoxton Heroes" mocked the British indie scene, or rather the ones who were more obsessed with flaunting their "indie credibility" and fame connections, than being legitimate musicians. However, it should be noted that Girls Aloud once flaunted an "indie" sound in their early days, thus making the song a tad hypocritical.

* BackForTheDead: Cheryl's 2012 autobiography seems to hint that their long-awaited 2012 reunion will be their last activity as a group together, but nothing has been confirmed just yet.