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Sarah Nicole Harding (born 17 November 1981, in Ascot) is an English singer in the girl group Girls Aloud, and model. Harding grew up as a Catholic in Poynton, Cheshire, England, and is the oldest member of Girls Aloud.

Early career

Harding attended Hazel Grove High School from 1993 to 1998, and later attended Stockport College. She then worked as part of the promotions team for 2 nightclubs in The Grand Central Leisure Park in Stockport. Harding was also a regular singer at karaoke nights in the Whistling Jig, Puss and Boots pub as well as many others and did some vocals for Project G on some unreleased tracks. Project G was a band for which Harding provided backing vocals, long before Girls Aloud came along. She did some photoshoots for promotion but no album, nor known singles exist. Some tracks that have leaked onto the internet include "Searching" and "Don't Wanna Be Alone". She entered the UK talent-search show Popstars: The Rivals.

Harding also entered FHM's High Street Honeys, the magazine's national beauty contest, and her pictures appeared in the first Top 100, but she later withdrew, upon achieving success on Popstars. A year later, she was voted one of the Top 30 sexiest women in the world, by readers of the same magazine. In 2005, she entered the same Top 10 at Number 8, slipping to Number 15 in 2003, and to Number 17 in 2007.

Girls Aloud

In the finale of the "Popstars" show, she was picked as the final member of the five-piece group, Girls Aloud, that formed the female half of the eponymous 'rivals'. She defeated Javine Hylton for the final place, in a result that provoked a measure of surprise.

As a member of Girls Aloud, Harding has taken part in many events and TV shows, such as the August 25 2006 episode of The Friday Night Project. Harding co-hosted the show with Cheryl Cole and Kimberley Walsh.

She co-wrote two songs since in the group:

• Hear Me Out
• Why Do It?

Other Work

Outside of Girls Aloud, Harding signed a £100,000 deal to model Ultimo lingerie, following the likes of Penny Lancaster, Rachel Hunter and Helena Christensen. Reports claim that Harding was chosen to model the underwear range after she was seen wearing a bikini on holiday in the papers.

Harding has filmed a cameo appearance in a British independent film Bad Day, due for release in 2007. She plays a brunette girl called Jade Jennings who sits in the back of a cab and swears down the phone. The film also stars Donna Air and Claire Goose.

Harding has recently been seen as the face of Coca-Cola Zero, upon its launch in Ireland. She will also advertise and promote Sunsilk with the rest of Girls Aloud.

It was reported that Harding would appear in a new Carry On film.

Singles with Girls Aloud

References

1. "It's Sarah Bra-ding". The Sun. September 5 2006. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
2. "Sexy Girl Sarah Does A Runner". The Sun. October 12 2006. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
3. Movies - News - Brand, Harding for new Carry On film? - Digital Spy

External links

• Official Girls Aloud Website
• Sarah Harding website
• Sarah Harding at IMDb

• 1981 births
• Living people
• People from Stockport
• English female singers
• Girls Aloud members
• Reality show winners
• People of Irish descent in Great Britain