Kimberley Walsh - Star of Girls Aloud.

She was born on November the 20th in 1981 in Bradford West Yorkshire and is an English singer and member of a pop group Girls Aloud

She got her first fame starring on an advert as a child. In 2000 she tried out for the role of Maria Sutherland in the soap opera Coronation Street. Later she had occasions in numerous tv series.

In 2002, Walsh auditioned for the reality TV show dedicated to assembling a new girl group: Popstars: The Rivals. She did not make the final ten, but Walsh was brought back to the competition when original finalist Hazel was over the age limit. Walsh became the 4th girl to be voted in Girls Aloud, to the delight of her friend Nadine Coyle. They had became good friends during the show. While in Girls Aloud, Walsh has been popular among the band's male fan base.

In 2005, schoolchildren in Bingley named a brand new school bus after Walsh.

Background

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. It borders on Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire.

Girls Aloud are a girl group from the UK.

Created from TV talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002, Girls Aloud have achieved notable success, with twelve UK Top 10 hit singles and 3 hit albums. Internationally their music has also been released throughout Europe and Australasia with plans to release in China and Japan also underway.

"Sound of the Underground" - "No Good Advice" - "Life Got Cold" - "Jump"
"The Show" - "Love Machine" - "I'll Stand By You" - "Wake Me Up"
"Long Hot Summer" - "Biology" - "See The Day" - "Whole Lotta History"
Popstars: The Rivals - Girls Aloud: Off The Record
Fascination Records - Polydor Records - Xenomania