Nicola Roberts
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| Birth name | Nicola Maria Roberts |
| Born | 5 October 1985 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England |
| Origin | Runcorn, Cheshire, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Singer, Dancer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Polydor (2002–present) Fascination Records (2006–present) |
| Associated acts | Girls Aloud |
Nicola Maria Roberts (born 5 October 1985; Stamford, Lincolnshire)[1] is an English singer and dancer, most famous for being a member of UK pop group Girls Aloud.
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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. She also attended Olwen Grounds school of Dance, where she sang solos to small audiences in the Queens Hall in Widnes, Cheshire. During the Popstars: The Rivals, she sang "River Deep - Mountain High", "Shout", "Wind Beneath My Wings" and "I'm So Excited", and choosing Shakira's Underneath Your Clothes for her audition, getting mainly positive comments from the judges. She became the second girl to join Girls Aloud after never being in the bottom four. She is the youngest member of the group.
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 and also in Britannia High with band mate Kimberley Walsh. 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 Girls Aloud were 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)
Other projects
Nicola is now going to be the new face of Vivienne Westwood. They stated that they were very impressed with her unique look.[2] She has also launched her own makeup range, Dainty Doll.[3] She also is said to be going back to college to learn about the make-up trade, aiming to expand her own make-up range.
Personal life
Roberts grew up in Runcorn, Cheshire. She has one sister, Frankie, and two brothers, Harrison and Clayton. She holds family values close to her heart, which was revealed in a documentary following the members of Girls Aloud for six months. She was filmed driving from London to a holiday park where her family was staying, saying she did not want to be the type of sister her little brothers barely knew, her brothers being much younger than she and her sister and also visiting her Runcorn based grandmother in Passions of Girls Aloud, for emotional support when creating her makeup range.
She split with her boyfriend of 5 years, Carl Egerton, in December 2006, citing her hectic work life as the reason for the split.[4] Roberts then dated businessman Carl Davies from 2007 until May 2008, and the pair announced that they planned to marry.[5][6] At bandmate Sarah Harding's birthday party in November 2008, Roberts introduced her new boyfriend, Dubai born Charlie Fennell, whom she has been dating since September 2008.[7]
Roberts stated: "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 four of the most gorgeous girls in Britain."[8]
In an interview for the December 2008 issue of Sugar magazine, Roberts said to have self tanned every night and every day her make up artist would paint her entire body the same colour as fellow band members Kimberley Walsh and Cheryl Cole. Roberts told the magazine: "I stopped faking it, and started to love being me." On 24th November 2008, Roberts was interviewed by newsreader Huw Edwards for BBC News 24 about her addiction to fake tanning. She stated that people injecting themselves with an unlicensed tanning drug is "disturbing".[9]
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.[10]
Discography
Studio albums
Other albums
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DVDs
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References
- ^ Births England and Wales 1984-2006
- ^ "Nicola Roberts: I'm going to model for Vivienne Westwood | Celebrity News". Now Magazine. 2008-10-15. http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/277430/nicola-roberts-i-m-going-to-model-for-vivienne-westwood/1/. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ Palmer, Alison (2008-11-20). "As Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts launches her own make-up range, these girls agree: 'We're proud to be pale'". Daily Mirror. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2008/11/20/as-girls-aloud-s-nicola-roberts-launches-her-own-make-up-range-these-girls-agree-we-re-proud-to-be-pale-115875-20911311/. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- ^ Girls Aloud Star Roberts Single Again from starpulse.com. Retrieved 10 January 2007.
- ^ "Showbiz - News - Girls Aloud Roberts has wedding plans - Digital Spy". Digital Spy<!. 2007-09-27. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a76498/girls-aloud-roberts-has-wedding-plans.html. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "Showbiz: Girls Aloud babe finally splits from boyfriend". Blogs.notw.co.uk. http://blogs.notw.co.uk/showbiz/2008/05/girls-aloud-bab.html. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/282212/nicola-roberts-to-move-in-with-new-man/1/
- ^ "Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts: 'I turned to drink after being branded ugly' | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 2008-02-17. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-515302/Girls-Alouds-Nicola-Roberts-I-turned-drink-branded-ugly.html. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuNp_CuNZfw
- ^ "It’s Nicola Roberts Turn to Reveal her Passion!". WAGS Blog. http://www.wags-blog.com/its-nicola-roberts-turn-to-reveal-her-passion/. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
External links
- Official Girls Aloud Website
- Nicola Roberts at the Internet Movie Database
- Nicola Roberts news and picture gallery
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