Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts and The Saturdays’ Vanessa White join forces to create supergroup
FIRST was McBUSTED, then came BOYZLIFE – now the girls want a piece of the action.
I can reveal GIRLS ALOUD singer NICOLA ROBERTS and THE SATURDAYS’ VANESSA WHITE have joined forces to combine talent from two of Britain’s biggest girl groups.
The pop stars have been beavering away in secret studio sessions in London, and could be set to form Britain’s next biggest supergroup in huge news for pop fans.
A source said: “Nicola and Vanessa have become close friends and have been hanging out a lot at the studio where they discovered their connection goes beyond friendship.
“Since leaving their girl bands, both have gone down an alternative route and have hit it off on a musical level too.
Nicola has already written for huge stars like CHERYL, TINASHE, LITTLE MIX and LETHAL BIZZLE and has been guiding Vanessa — and their creative juices have gelled.
“It’s pop, but alternative. Watch this space.”
Girls Aloud, which consisted of Nicola, Cheryl, KIMBERLEY WALSH, NADINE COYLE and SARAH HARDING, racked up more than 4.3million singles sales since their 2002 debut Sound Of The Underground.
While Vanessa’s former band The Saturdays burst on to the scene in 2007 and boast 12 Top Ten hits — so they’ve certainly got the credentials.
Let’s hope joining forces adds up to a winning formula. While the subject matter of their songs is yet to be revealed, their recent heartbreak will no doubt have provided useful fodder.
And the new pals have certainly been making the most of their single statuses.
After living it up on a girls’ holiday in Ibiza last month, they were seen tearing up the dancefloor at this week’s Warner Music and GQ summer party at London’s new hotspot Nobu Shoreditch, before leaving arm in arm together.
Perhaps they were off for a late night jam.
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