In 2001 Nadine had won a similar show in Ireland, but had...

When Little Mix launched a TV talent show in September 2020, they insisted that the BBC provided aftercare for the contestants. "We didn't have that, really, on the show that we came from," said Leigh-Anne Pinnock, referring to the band's ...

It was a simple TV talent show concept: wannabe singers hoping to be part of two rival groups (the boys and the girls), with judges whittling auditionees down to 10 contenders for each group before letting the public eliminate a performer each Saturday until there were two bands of five left battling it out for 2002's Christmas number one. "Sound of the Underground was a life changing song for myself and Girls Aloud," Kimberley tells BBC News.

While attending Thornhill College in 2001, Coyle auditioned for the Irish version of the reality television talent show Popstars, on which Louis Walsh was a judge. She won a place in the band Six, but it was later revealed that she had lied about her age. She was 16 years old, two years younger ...

Popstars is an Irish reality television series, broadcast and produced by RTÉ One, which ran from 2001 to 2002. The programme is based on the original New Zealand series and is part of the international Popstars franchise. The series follows members of the public auditioning to be part of ...

The programme aired on RTÉ One ... of 2001–2002. The band were signed to Simon Cowell under BMG Records UK and managed by Louis Walsh who also appeared as a judge on the show. Their first single, "There's a Whole Lot of Loving Going On", is currently the fastest and third-biggest selling single in Irish history. Sinéad Sheppard, Emma O'Driscoll, Kyle Anderson, Sarah Keating, Andy Orr and Liam McKenna were the winners of the show who earned a place in Six. Nadine Coyle was ...

Made even more hilarious by the fact that the other band in question, Six flopped badly and haven't been heard from since. The TV show that set out to create Girls Aloud also featured a girl who claimed she was 16 to make it into the competition.

... The iconic moment saw the soon-to-be Girls Aloud member lie about her date of birth in order to compete in the talent show. In a hilarious clip, it was revealed that Nadine had been lying about her age and was just 16, two years younger ...

So I said ‘you’re going to have to get Linda’.” · In a teary exchange between Martin and Coyle, the 16-year-old eventually admitted she had lied and that sealed her fate with the band.

In 2001, while attending Thornhill ... was a judge. She won a place in the band Six; however, it was ... revealed that Coyle had lied about her age....