History Music / GirlsAloud

* CatholicSchoolgirlsRule: As the FakeBand at the end of ''Film/StTrinians'' and for a 2007 promotional [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmTCIa3Sb3s campaign]] for Comic Relief.

* UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland: Nadine hails from Derry and uses the broader Irish definition to keep things simple.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Considered this to the {{Music/SpiceGirls}} as Geri Halliwell had a hand in selecting them since she was a judge on the show that formed them. They've since outgrown that label.

* ButNotTooWhite: Nicola has been mocked in the press being "ugly" due to her bright red hair and extremely pale [[http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44933000/jpg/_44933710_pa_girlsaloud466.jpg complexion]]. She's since struck back with a fairly successful makeup range for pale women and championing legislation to ban the use of sunbeds for minors under 18.

* RedheadedStepchild: Nicola was picked on by the British press for being a redhead. She comments on this on her song "Sticks and Stones" on her solo album.

* HollywoodThin: Nadine. It's also speculated that Cheryl was fired from the American version of TheXFactor for not being this.

** The circumstances surrounding Cheryl's dubious exit from the US version of ''TheXFactor'' still remain murky to this day.

* 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", although Music/OneDirection have probably surpassed them in terms of global popularity. (It does remains to be seen if One Direction's sales and chart performances will surpass them as well.)

* CutenessProximity: PlayedForLaughs on a sketch for their Christmas special, where the only reason they invited [[ThePaulOGradyShow Paul O'Grady]] over for Christmas was that they wanted to play with his dog, Buster.

** "Biology" hops from blues to cabaret to electronica, while "Sexy! No No No..." is literally three different songs sewn together, bridging synthpop, punk rock, and samba.

** "Biology" hops from blues to cabaret to electronica and "Sexy! No No No..." is literally three different songs sewn together, bridging synthpop, punk rock, and samba.

** Nicola's solo career gained more critical praise than both Cheryl ''and'' Nadine, [[AcclaimedFlop but her album was only a modest, if slightly underperforming, success]]. However, she has found much more success as TheFashionista and a successful makeup range tailored for pale women like herself.

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

* [[spoiler:DownerEnding:]] The video for "Untouchable". The girls traipse across space in individual bubble ships [[spoiler: and presumably trigger a cataclysm when their ships fail and they crash into the Earth.]]

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

* GenkiGirl: Sarah, although all five of them tend to get excitable once you get them going and chattering at the same time. The other four have admitted that they thought Sarah was mildly insane when they all first met at the auditions. Sarah even dubbed herself "Big Mouth" as she's admitted that she's the loudest of the girls and she'd talk to the audience in between songs while on tour.

* HollywoodThin: Nadine. It's also speculated that Cheryl was fired from the American version of TheXFactor for [[FridgeLogic not being this]].

* OddFriendship: With some well-known bands such as Music/KaiserChiefs, Music/ArcticMonkeys, and {{Music/Coldplay}}.

* ThePreciousPreciousCar: When the girls appeared on an episode of ''Fifth Gear'', Sarah got so enthusiastic at the opportunity to drive a Ferrari around the test track that she didn't see other cars in the parking lot and rammed it into their manager's van. Unaired footage showed that after Sarah 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.

* 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", although they likely won't hold the title for much longer as Music/OneDirection have achieved worldwide success on a scale Girls Aloud could only dream of.

* 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. They've since outgrown that label.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Much of the video for "Something New".

* LighterAndSofter: Their cover of "Jump" revitalized their image into a group of sassy {{Genki Girl}}s, as all their singles from ''Sound of the Underground'' portrayed them as rather moody and scowling.

* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]]: Prior to being named a mentor on {{Rihanna}}'s television show ''Styled to Rock'', Nicola had admitted to being a huge fan of the singer.
** She's also professed to being a huge Music/LadyGaga fan, so when the latter was promoting ''Born This Way'' in the UK, MTV asked Nicola to interview her.
** Kimberley is a huge fan of ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'' and had actually wanted to compete on the show for a while before finally competing in 2012 and placing second.

* LighterAndSofter: Their cover of "Jump" revitalized their image into a cheerful and party-loving group of young women, as all their singles from ''Sound of the Underground'' portrayed them as rather moody and scowling.

* {{Sampling}}: "Graffiti My Soul" samples the Peplab song "It's Not the Drug", "Biology" interpolates the main riff of The Animals' "Club-a-Gogo", and "Sexy! No No No..." samples the guitar riff of Nazareth's "Hair Of The Dog".

-->'''Sarah''': CHERYL, YOU FUCKER! What the fuck did do you that for?!

** Justified with the ''Film/StTrinians'' theme as it was recorded specifically for the movie.

* CanonDiscontinuity: "Long Hot Summer" and "See The Day" are mild examples, as they have been performed after 2006 and the only singles that were not included on ''Ten'' or played on the tour.

** "Womanizer" (BritneySpears)
** "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 by the time they broke up.

* CanonDiscontinuity: "Long Hot Summer" is a mild example, as they have never performed it after their 2006 tour and it's the only single of theirs that was not performed on the ''Ten'' tour.

* GenkiGirl: Sarah, although all five of them tend to get excitable once you get them going and chattering at the same time. Sarah even dubbed herself "Big Mouth" as she's admitted that she's the loudest of the girls and she'd talk to the audience in between songs while on tour.

** The girls themselves, with the exception of Nadine, regularly make guest appearances on other reality shows as well. Kimberley competed and came in second place on ''StrictlyComeDancing'', Cheryl boosted her solo profile with ''Series/TheXFactor'', Nicola is a mentor[=/=]judge on ''Styled To Rock'', and Sarah hosted the dating program ''Dating In The Dark''. Nadine's reality show appearances so far have been limited to the band's behind the scenes specials and as a guest judge on ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel''.