History Music / GirlsAloud

* [[FiveManBand Five Girl Band]]: Although Cheryl and Nadine split the leader position with Cheryl being the leader in public appearances while Nadine is the leader on their songs.
** TheLeader: Nadine
** TheLancer: Cheryl
** TheSmartGuy: Kimberley
** TheBigGuy: Sarah
** TheChick: Nicola
** TheSixthRanger: Xenomania works so closely with the girls that they have basically said Xenomania (or, specifically, songwriter Miranda Cooper) is the sixth member.

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

* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Nadine is undeniably the strongest singer in the group, but she lacks the live performance skills that makes Cheryl more popular.

* RealityShow / TalentShow: This is one of the few success stories to come from those types of programs. In fact, they're listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "World's Most Successful Reality TV Group". It does remain to be seen if Music/OneDirection and Music/LittleMix can be as long lasting.

* GenreRoulette: While firmly standing in {{Pop}} territory, they've experimented with all kinds of genres. ''Out of Control'' is probably the best example of their variation in style; that one album alone sees them playing with Music/{{Soul}}, Drum & Bass, ElectronicMusic, {{Funk}}, Dancehall, AlternativeRock, PowerPop ''and'' CountryMusic.

* BannedInChina: Supposedly, according to [[UrbanLegends urban legend]], banned from a school disco playlist at a school in The Black Country (well, Walsall / Willenhall area if you ''must'' be accurate).

* MissingEpisode: Audio of Kimberley Walsh's solo, which takes on a ''very'' Music/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.

* OldShame: They absolutely hate their video for "No Good Advice". And with good reason, since they were basically covered in tinfoil.
-->'''Nadine''': How did we ever think that was a good idea? Spandex? Silver? Tinfoil?
-->'''Kimberley''': The funny thing was that we actually thought we looked okay.
-->'''Nicola''': [Silver] was on its way in and then people saw us in it, it was on its way back out!
-->'''Cheryl''': What were we thinking?
-->'''Sarah''': How the hell we're gonna get the AA to come and pick us up on the moon?
** Kimberley loathes their video for "The Show".
** Inverted with "Love Machine." All the girls have gone on record saying that they initially loathed the song when they first recorded it, only to be won over due to the positive reception of the song. Nicola had found the lyrics "daft" and Cheryl admitted that she didn't think it was a good single.
** While the girls themselves don't seem to have a problem with "Long Hot Summer", Xenomania hates it and considers it a lazy and disastrous effort.

* BreakupBreakout: Cheryl's solo career has been more successful than the rest of them. In fact, Nadine is close to becoming TheGarfunkel.

** Although she was born in Ascot, Sarah spent much of her life in Stockport and identifies as a Northerner.

** Although she has an London accent, Sarah spent much of her life in Stockport and describes herself as a Northerner.

* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Nadine is undeniably the strongest singer in the group, but she lacks the dancing talent and media skills that makes Cheryl more popular.

* TechnicianVsPerformer: Nadine is undeniably the strongest singer in the group, but she lacks the dancing talent and media skills that makes Cheryl more popular.

* OppositesAttract: the theme of "Love Is The Key".

** "Sacred Trust" (originally by Music/BeeGees)

** "Jump" (originally by The Pointer Sisters)

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Although the group's debut single "Sound of the Underground" was rather subversive in sound, by listening to early b-sides and demos it's clear the record company wanted the group to be a bog-standard girl group. "Stay Another Day" is a prime example.

** "Rehab" (Amy Winehouse)

* SingingVoiceDissonance: While they have lovely singing voices, Cheryl's Geordie and Nadine's Northern Irish accents can be rough on unfamiliar ears. Nadine's accent was thick enough to warrant subtitles when she appeared on ''America's Next Top Model.''

* ThePreciousPreciousCar: When the girls appeared on an episode of ''Fifth Gear'', Sarah got a little too enthusiastic at the opportunity to drive a Ferrari around the test track. She subsequently rammed it into their manager's van as she was trying to pull out of the parking lot. Deleted footage showed that after clearing the lot, she took the car on a drive anyway and only realized the extent of the damage after she came back. Everyone else had been stunned into silence.

* [[FiveManBand Five Girl Band]]

* 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" (Music/KaiserChiefs), "Rehab" (Amy Winehouse), "Beneath Your Beautiful" (Labyrinth and Music/EmeliSande), "With Every Heartbeat" ({{Robyn}}), "Womanizer" (BritneySpears) and "Call Me Maybe" (CarlyRaeJepsen).

* LongRunnerLineUp: Type 3 (All original members with a hiatus/breakup). If it weren't for their hiatus, they would have been a Type 1.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: "Life Got Cold" bears quite a resemblance to Oasis' "Wonderwall".