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The Girls Aloud Party

FieldValue
imageGirlsAloudParty.png
captionThe Girls Aloud Party title card.
writerSketches:
Will Ing
Paul Powell
directorSimon Staffurth
Pre-title Sequence:
Chris Cottam
voicesTom Baker
countryUnited Kingdom
executive_producerFor Globe Productions:
Anita Land
For ITV:
Lee Connolly
Claire Horton
producerRuben Ray-Choudhuri
editorAndy Marangon
Dominic Leung
cameraMulti-camera
runtime40 minutes (approx.)
60 minutes (inc. breaks)
companyGlobe Productions
ITV Productions
locationThe London Studios
starringKimberley Walsh
Nicola Roberts
Nadine Coyle
Cheryl Cole
Sarah Harding
networkITV
released
relatedITV Specials
Popstars: The Rivals
Girls Aloud: Home Truths
Girls Aloud: Off The Record
The Passions of Girls Aloud
Cheryl Cole's Night In

Will Ing Paul Powell Pre-title Sequence: Chris Cottam Anita Land For ITV: Lee Connolly Claire Horton Dominic Leung 60 minutes (inc. breaks) ITV Productions Nicola Roberts Nadine Coyle Cheryl Cole Sarah Harding Popstars: The Rivals Girls Aloud: Home Truths Girls Aloud: Off The Record The Passions of Girls Aloud Cheryl Cole's Night In 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 songs, intercepted sketches and interaction with the audience.

Background

Girls Aloud performed some of their biggest hits, as well as some tracks from their latest album, Out of Control. James Morrison performed his track "Broken Strings" with Girls Aloud, while Kaiser Chiefs led into "Sound of the Underground" with their own track, "Never Miss a Beat". Along with performing, Girls Aloud performed comic skits in which Cilla Black and Julie Goodyear starred as Nicola Roberts's grandmother and Sarah Harding's mother.

Promotion

On 11 November, the official Girls Aloud website ran a competition in which 100 entrants would win tickets to the show. The show was filmed in London on 2 December, as stated by the announcement.

The programme was first advertised during The X Factor on 29 November 2008.

Reception

The Girls Aloud Party had approximately 8.37 million viewers (32.3%).

Cast

;Girls Aloud

  • Sarah Harding
  • Kimberley Walsh
  • Cheryl Cole
  • Nicola Roberts
  • Nadine Coyle

;Special guests

  • Paul O'Grady
  • Cilla Black
  • Julie Goodyear as Sarah’s Mum

;Guest performers

  • James Morrison
  • Kaiser Chiefs

Setlist

  1. Intro Video: "Love Is The Key" (Thriller Jill Mix)
  2. "The Promise"
  3. Christmas Sketch (with Paul O'Grady)
  4. "Call the Shots"
  5. Memories Sketch (with Little Girls Aloud)
  6. "I'll Stand by You"
  7. Mothers Sketch (with Little Girls Aloud & Cilla Black)
  8. Medley: "Never Miss a Beat"/"Sound of the Underground" (with Kaiser Chiefs)
  9. "Love Machine" (contains dance break)
  10. Dress Sketch (with Julie Goodyear)
  11. "Broken Strings" (with James Morrison)
  12. Christmas Card Sketch
  13. "Love Is Pain"
  14. "The Loving Kind"
  15. Old Girls Aloud Sketch
  16. "Something Kinda Ooooh"

References

References

  1. (28 November 2008). "Coming soon... The Girls Aloud Party and The Priests, ITV". Shiny Media.
  2. Alice Walker & Katie Hind. (30 November 2008). "'Mum' Cilla aloud in". [[Trinity Mirror]].
  3. (11 November 2008). "Win tickets to the Christmas Special!". [[Fascination Records]].
  4. (14 December 2008). "'X Factor' finale peaks with 14.6 million".
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