Nicola Roberts
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| Birth name | Nicola Maria Roberts |
| Born | 5 October 1985 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Label(s) | Polydor (2002–present) Fascination Records (2006–present) |
| Associated acts | Girls Aloud |
Nicola Roberts (born Nicola Maria Roberts, 5 October 1985) is an English pop singer, and the youngest member of the British girl group Girls Aloud. She is also the creator of the make-up range Dainty Doll.
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[edit] Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud were formed after auditioning for a UK TV show, Popstars: The Rivals. Roberts was originally eliminated before the final stage, but was brought back into the final ten after another contestant, Nicola Ward, pulled out of the show after objecting to the show's contract. Roberts started her career singing with a girl group at her local discotheque with a local DJ. During the Popstars: The Rivals, she sang "River Deep - Mountain High", "Shout", "Wind Beneath My Wings" and "I'm So Excited". She became the second girl to join Girls Aloud. In 2008, Roberts made a cameo appearance in the re-make of the St. Trinians film, playing the part of a schoolgirl with the other members of Girls Aloud, filmed in Spring 2007. As a member of Girls Aloud, Roberts has taken part in many events and TV shows, such as the 21 December 2007 episode of The Friday Night Project. Roberts co-hosted the show with the rest of the band.
Since the band was formed Roberts has co-written two of the group's album tracks and two b-sides;
- "It's Magic" (Chemistry album)
- "I Say A Prayer For You" (What Will the Neighbours Say? album)
- "I Don't Really Hate You" ("See the Day" single)
[edit] Personal life
Roberts split with her boyfriend of 5 years, Carl Egerton, in December 2006, citing her hectic work life as the reason for the split.[1]
She later dated Carl Davies, and the pair announced that they planned to marry. [2] However, they have since broken up. [3] , stating that, "For years I felt like the ugly one in Girls Aloud. I was tall, skinny, with red hair and the whitest skin you've ever seen - standing next to to four of the most gorgeous girls in Britain". She considered turning to alcohol and drugs to cope with her insecurities.[4].
On the ITV2 show The Passions Of Girls Aloud, Roberts' passion was to create a make-up range for girls with pale skin. The make-up range is called Dainty Doll.[5]
[edit] Chris Moyles
Roberts came under attack from radio host Chris Moyles when he said, "Nicola is not the most striking one out of Girls Aloud, unless by striking, you mean ginger". He also said, "It’s nothing to do with her hair or the way her face or body is, it’s that the sour-faced old cow never smiles – ever". Roberts responded to his attacks, saying "I can’t stand him (Chris Moyles) It’s no surprise I look miserable with him on my case". She then went onto say sarcastically "And he’s such a good-looking bloke himself, isn’t he?". [6]
In September 2008, Nicola spoke about Chris Moyles in a magazine. She said "Enough's enough, Chris. Shut the f*** up. This argument doesn't bother me any more. I've grown out of it, it's six years old. His obsession with me needs to stop. I don't care what he says about me, but what bothers me is that there are loads of people being bullied for the way they look or act, they are made to feel s*** about themselves because they don't conform to how society wants them to be. I have bright red hair, pale skin and, yeah, I can be quite shy, but that doesn't mean I'm rude or miserable. I'm growing up, I'm learning and I'm slowly becoming more confident." [7]
[edit] Singles with Girls Aloud
[edit] References
- ^ Girls Aloud Star Roberts Single Again from starpulse.com. Retrieved 10 January 2007.
- ^ Showbiz - News - Girls Aloud Roberts has wedding plans - Digital Spy
- ^ Showbiz: Girls Aloud babe finally splits from boyfriend
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-515302/Girls-Alouds-Nicola-Roberts-I-turned-drink-branded-ugly.html
- ^ http://www.wags-blog.com/its-nicola-roberts-turn-to-reveal-her-passion/
- ^ Nowmagazine.co.uk
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