Pop Off: Girls Aloud SOLO - The Debut Singles (In-Depth Review & Discussion)

[@MrMisterh1]

Love the video, Nicola is my favourite and the only one I followed solo career wise and I would love an in depth analysis of cinderella's eyes and that whole era (there a couple of b sides that are fantastic as well)

[@CCTVPOPS]

Noted! We are considering it! If our shooting schedule permits, we'd love to hit it right around the anniversary! Stay tuned!

[@mstone922]

Loved your video and analysis! If I had to rank them it would be as follows: 1. Cheryl - definitely the most successul one. Say what you want about her albums, but majority of her singles were bops! Fight For This Love took a bit of time to convince me but once it did I got hooked! Then we got Parachute, Call My Name, Crazy Stupid Love - not a Grammy worthy, not a Brit worthy but songs you can really enjoy! 2. Nicola - the most unique. Beat Of My Drum took me ages to convince to - I'd say if she went with Lucky Day or Yo-Yo she'd probably do better. Once you get into her style, it's absolutely amazing album, like Siobhan Donaghy's Ghost gone disco. 3. Nadine - I think she was my biggest dissapointment. Leading voice of Girls Aloud, I was expecting her to have at least Cheryl's level of success (if not bigger). Overall it turned out as a Poundland "Umbrella" 4. Kimberley - I think the only thing that saves her is that she released album of musical covers - songs were already great, the only thing she had to do is to sing them good enough. She failed during life performances and none of the songs were memorable enough. I've seen her in two musicals and I think this is where she's good at - she's a girl group member turned fantastic mum and West End actress (not in the biggest shows but she's good enough to enjoy the show) 5. Sarah - Rest In Piece Angel

[@CCTVPOPS]

Thank you so much for your detailed thoughts and for watching our video! Let us know if you have any other requests for our channel! Your ranking makes sense for sure and interesting that Cheryl somehow made a name for herself in Europe. Hopefully we eventually get more solo material from all the girls, including any unreleased material that Sarah had done.

[@pumpkinpepsi]

When I first heard Cheryl's Fight For This Love i thought the production and melody sounded very dated and a little amateur, but I was very excited for her album anyway and I got it on pre-order and this song ended up growing on me a lot. I really enjoy it now, plus it reminds me of that time of my life.

[@CCTVPOPS]

Thanks so much for watching! Yes, definitely get so much nostalgia when I hear the start of that instrumental and there are some bops on that album too! -Chris

[@pumpkinpepsi]

I would have loved to see Sarah with a band 😪 i can totally see "Sarah and the Hard-Ons" omg ☺ I think she would have loved that. she was my favorite in the band 😔

[@CCTVPOPS]

Sarah was amazing - I hope we get to hear some of her other solo material that never saw the light of day eventually!

[@jamesward8041]

Nicola has announced she is re-releasing Cinderellas Eyes

[@CCTVPOPS]

Ah! The clips she's released of the demos sound amazing - can't wait to hear the full tracks!!

[@thesovgc]

I know it's not a début single, but Go to Work should have been a worldwide smash. My ranking would be: 1. Beat of My Dream 2. Insatiable 3. Fight for This Love I didn't know Sarah or Kimba released any solo singles 💀

[@CCTVPOPS]

Haha - and what do you think of Sarah and Kimberley's songs now? And agreed re: Go To Work!

[@thesovgc]

@@CCTVPOPS I think I'm going to keep pretending they didn't exist ☺️

[@joshdaniel751]

absolutely loved this!!

[@CCTVPOPS]

Hey Josh! Thanks so much for checking us out - let us know what else you'd like to see on our show!!! :D

[@Eppi85]

Nadine and Insatiable ❤️

[@CCTVPOPS]

Good choice!

[@Yeaster]

Nicola❤❤ Her album still sounds pretty fresh.

[@CCTVPOPS]

Yes!! Definitely plan on doing an in-depth review so stay tuned!!

[@thesovgc]

Fish Out of Water 🤯

[@BethWilloughby]

It's so funny to me how Kimberley's musical album charted in the top 20. So random. She improved so much after Shrek, I wish she'd done more features on songs.

[@CCTVPOPS]

It would be really interesting to hear her attempt a pop album - she has a really versatile tone and voice, one that lends itself well to a lot of different styles!

[@Neillykillz]

I can never forgive Nadine for not using Runnin or Put Your Hands Up as her first single… totally a missed opportunity

[@CCTVPOPS]

Haha! That whole campaign was a bit doomed from the beginning...

[@JamesLiv17]

hahaha to be fair at the time, in any major city within the UK, you couldn't walk in any direction for 10 minutes without hitting a Tesco. It was probably more the song as a debut than the distribution deal i think.

[@CCTVPOPS]

Haha! That's valid - the PR around it was so negative from the moment it was announced also.

[@olly2004]

“Insatiable: (of a person) having an insatiable appetite or desire for something, especially sex.”… to me she’s saying that she can’t get enough of her partner/she doesn’t want to be away from them, idk how she’s using it wrong?

[@CCTVPOPS]

Hey Olly! So in this case, shouldn't she be singing "I'm insatiable" instead of "you're insatiable" since she is the one that can't get enough?

[@thesovgc]

Chan: picks Nadine for 2 of the 3 categories Chan: also picks Nicola as the overall winner 😂

[@MrLuchi90]

Love this video, love when you guys review uk girl bands. My solo career order is deffo: 1. Cheryl - so many bops from first to last single 2. Nadine - first album wasn’t the best though it did have some bops like chains on it but her later solo stuff like go to work and fool for love were much better and made up for a rocky start although all that I know was a step in the wrong direction after her stint in “I’m a celebrity” and stalled her solo career again 3. Nicola - Cinderella’s Eyes was a masterpiece. Nice to hear her full voice as you say 4. Kimberly - solid effect for her musical album and she did a great collab with Aggro Santos like u like… wish she’d done more like this after her musicals album 5. Sarah (RIP 🙏🏼) her solo stuff never really gave me the vibes. Totally heard her going for a pop rockier sound as she could have pulled it off.

[@CCTVPOPS]

Thanks so much for watching! I (Chris) agree with your ranking - I do hope we get another album from Nicola though and she may be bumped up!

[@MrLuchi90]

@@CCTVPOPS Nicola is releasing a bumper edition of Cinderella Eyes for the 10 year anniversary with 7 new songs… might be an idea for a future show to review 👍🏼

[@CCTVPOPS]

@@MrLuchi90 That would be awesome, we were seriously considering! More GA is always welcome. Thank you much for watching!

[@tofu9069]

I’m a Cheryl lover forever. Nadine may have had the strongest voice in Girls Aloud, she was the weakest dancer and performer. She also lacks in charisma in terms of personality

[@CCTVPOPS]

Thanks for checking our battle out!! I do hope Cheryl releases more solo music eventually!!

[@Eppi85]

Sarah was the weakest dancer, and if you ever had the pleasure of watching them live in concert you could see what an amazing performer Nadine is. Cheryl is by far the best performer, but Nadine has an amazing stage presence.