Sarah Harding participating in weekly Saturday night live performances (alternating weekly between the girls and boys). Each week the contestant polling the fewest phone votes was eliminated, until the final line-ups of the groups emerged. Harding joined Nadine Coyle, Cheryl Tweedy, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh to comprise the new girl group Girls Aloud, formed through the show by a public vote on 30 November 2002. The group's debut single "Sound of the Underground" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the 2002 Christmas number one. Girls Aloud hold the record for the shortest time between formation and reaching
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