2002 in British music charts hit of his, "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word". Amazingly, despite charting for 31 years, this was only Elton's 5th UK No. 1 single. "" became the new phenomenon in the world of talent shows and it produced 2 new acts, boyband One True Voice and girl group Girls Aloud. They both released their singles in Christmas week and the girls beat the boys to the top spot, claiming the Christmas number one with their debut single, "Sound of the Underground". The song topped the charts for 4 weeks, and escalated them to great fame. They have had continued
Popstars: The Rivals Popstars: The Rivals Popstars The Rivals (often stylised as Popstars: The Rivals) was a British television talent show series that was broadcast on ITV in late 2002. It was the second UK series of the international "Popstars" franchise. Unlike "Popstars", which resulted in the formation of one winning group, Hear'Say, "Popstars: The Rivals" created two rival groups, Girls Aloud and One True Voice, who competed against each other for the Christmas Number One spot on the UK Singles Chart. Girls Aloud would go on to achieve twenty-one top-tens, and from that, former member Cheryl would achieve five number-ones. "Popstars The