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: Home Truths the audience for that night. Girls Aloud: Home Truths Girls Aloud: Home Truths is a fly on the wall style documentary film that was broadcast as a prelude to the group's first full-length documentary series, "". The programme was first broadcast on 12 October 2005 on ITV2. The programme followed the group for six months, during preparation for their "What Will the Neighbours Say? Live" tour, the release of their tenth single, "Long Hot Summer", and recording their third studio album, "Chemistry". The programme focuses on the recording of "Models" and "". The show pulled in nearly 267,000 viewers, which