Girls Alone

by Bradley Stern
filed under: Bat For Lashes, Cascada, Cheryl Cole, Geri Halliwell, Girls Aloud, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, Sarah Harding, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Victoria Beckham

With the recent news of Cheryl Cole‘s plan to record a solo album following the closure of the Aloud‘s Out Of Control Tour, I thought I’d put together my thoughts regarding the possibility for each Aloud’s individual successes if they were ever to go solo.

(Let’s face it, we have to do something to pass the time until the debut of Sophie Ellis-Bextor‘s video for “Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer.”)

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Cheryl Cole
Probable Title: My Tyme
Sounds like: Victoria Beckham‘s original solo album; Top 40 “urban” pop
Actual Listenability: 6/10
Public Success: 7/10

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Nicola Roberts
Probable Title: Teardrops
Sounds like: Astonishing, breathy quirk-pop; Lykke Li meets Bats For Lashes
Actual Listenability: 10/10
Public Success: 5/10

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Sarah Harding
Probable Title: Take It 2 The Top
Sounds like: Cascada; Hi-NRG covers of Girls Aloud favorites
Actual Listenability: 4/10
Public Success: 6/10

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Nadine Coyle
Probable Title: Nadine Coyle
Sounds like: Geri Halliwell‘s first solo album; crunchy pop confections, dance tracks, and torch songs.
Actual Listenability: 9/10
Public Success: 8/10

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Kimberley Walsh
Probable Title: Wishing and Wishing
Sounds like: Kimberley Locke‘s musical career; covers of musicals and tired jazz standards
Actual Listenabiliy: 6/10
Public Success: 3/10

That sounds about right.

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  • Jordan

    Exactly.

    Nadine ftw.

  • xolondon

    Brill idea for a post. I would actually peg Sarah as doing a sort of Pat Benatar/Ladyhawke sound, but tackier.

    As for Nadine, you sell her short. All she needs to do is properly record Fields Of Gold and she can trounce all over Cheryl next Xmas.

  • Ken

    Haha. My Tyme. That’s funny.

    Nadine has the clear advantage of getting commercial success as a solo artist towards the other girls but Nicola has the potential to combine Pop Music (GA style) ala Bat For Lashes. She has this enigma going on to her personality and that’s quite favourable for her.

    As for Sarah, she can hit as a dance artist and that would be perfect for her voice.

    and lastly, I don’t think Cheryl can bring much success over the states with her talents. Not sure about that at all.

    I defo agree that this is a brilliant idea for a post. Nice job. ;D

  • Robpop

    excellent post!

    I see the Nadine doing something like Natalie Imbruglia. Guitar based.

  • Phoenix

    Kim is capable of a lot more than you might think. Nadine isn’t that good and I think she will not be as successful as Cheryl is right now.