Cheryl (singer) first contestant to qualify for the girl group, and was joined by Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh to form Girls Aloud, following the final public vote. The group's debut single "Sound of the Underground" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the 2002 Christmas number one over boy band One True Voice's "Sacred Trust / After You're Gone". Girls Aloud hold the record for the shortest time between being formed as a band and achieving a number one single. Girls Aloud released their debut album "Sound of the Underground" in May 2003, which
Girls Aloud to break the group in the Australian market. "Whole Lotta History", the fourth and final single to be taken from "Chemistry", was released in March 2006 and charted at number six. In 2005, Girls Aloud filmed a one-off documentary entitled "" for ITV2. The success of the show later made way for "", a six-part fly on the wall documentary series for E4. Girls Aloud then appeared in an episode of "Ghosthunting with..." (without Nadine) towards the end of 2006, in which Yvette Fielding guided them through haunted locations. In May 2006, Girls Aloud embarked on their first arena tour,