Sound of the Underground (album) written with the aim of launching their own girl group. The song was originally recorded in 2001 by London girl group Orchid, who disbanded before gaining a firm record deal. It was chosen by Girls Aloud's manager Louis Walsh as their debut single. "Sound of the Underground" was 2002's Christmas number one single and spent a further three weeks at number one. "Sound of the Underground" and another Xenomania production, Sugababes' "Round Round", have been called "two huge groundbreaking hits", credited with reshaping British pop music for the 2000s. Following the single's success, Girls Aloud proceeded to begin recording their
The Girls Aloud Party (32.3%). The following are the special celebrity guests that appeared on the show: Notes The Girls Aloud Party The Girls Aloud Party was a one-off Christmas variety show starring British girl group Girls Aloud, produced for ITV. The show was aired on 13 December 2008, in between "The X Factor" series finale and its results show. All five members took part in the show, which generally consisted of the group performing singles and unheard songs, as well as intercepted with sketches and interaction with the audience. Girls Aloud performed some of their biggest hits, as well as some tracks from