Nadine Coyle

[Bryan]

CAST your minds back a year when GIRLS ALOUD decided to take a break.
The five members announced they would be taking 12 months off to do their own thing.

We all know what CHERYL COLE did - nothing short of achieving world domination thanks to The X Factor.

What has gone unnoticed is NADINE COYLE's failed bid for solo stardom.

I've discovered that the Northern Irish lass - considered to have the best voice in the band - has failed to land a record deal.

Nadine was even turned down by Girl's Aloud's OWN record company, Polydor, and other labels in the same Universal business group.

Polydor had the first rights to sign any of the five ladies if they wanted to go solo.

A source said: "Nadine had meetings but none of the Universal labels wanted to take her on. She's tried to get a deal elsewhere but with no luck."

Cheryl was signed by Fascination Records, part of the Universal group, and scored a No1 album with 3 Words.

SARAH HARDING didn't pursue the solo pop career.

Instead she plumped for acting and appeared in Fallen and St Trinian's 2.

But Universal went on to release the soundtrack for the schoolgirl movie caper which featured three songs by Sarah - Too Bad, Make It Easy and Boys Keep Swinging.

NICOLA ROBERTS and KIMBERLEY WALSH did not try for solo careers.

Nicola spent the year falling in and out of the Mayfair Hotel in London, though she did find time to launch her own Dainty Doll make-up range.

Kimberley, meanwhile, made some moves towards a TV career with appearances on The X Factor and launched a clothing range with New Look.

I can't help feeling sorry for Nadine and would have thought she was worth a gamble. She has a fantastic voice and looks amazing.

The good news is she has managed to sign a publishing deal with EMI - for her songwriting.

As I recently reported, she's been penning tunes with GUY CHAMBERS, who co-wrote some of ROBBIE WILLIAMS' biggest hits.

But after a year of trying it seems increasingly unlikely anyone will now take her on as a solo chart star.

[Katy]

SHe really did have the best voice. Its weird no ones given her a chance.

[sindydoll]

none of her stuff has been released yet! apparantly todays sun has said the same as you brian there is a message on her site and this is how it reads

The article claims that all Universal labels have snubbed Nadine, refusing to sign her up for a solo career and instead favouring Cheryl Cole.

As ever this is the press making up a story and passing it off as a fact. The journalist (can we actually even call them that?) also claims that Nicola launched her Dainty Doll make up range in 2009 even though it was actually available the previous year.

Please ignore the pathetic story, it's clearly another slow news day. I'm surprised they aren't splitting up for the 17,000th time to be honest!

Nadine has been recording solo tracks for quite some time having worked with huge names such as Guy Chambers. She is signed to EMI Publishing, Monster Management and Thomas Martin's PR group.

On BBC Radio Two's 'Great British Songbook of the 00s', which Coyle presented yesterday alongside Alan Carr, the Irish starlet confirmed she plans to release material this year.






Posted on 02 Jan

http://www.nadinecoyle.net/

[Abbie]

The thing is though its not always about the best voice, its about the personality and the music you make

If the music industry was full of all the best singers who can sing the massive notes and belt out a massive note in a ballad the music industry would be a very dull place indeed

[Chloe O'brien]

I am surprised that Nadine has not been offered a solo career. When we think back to the popband reality show that made Girls Aloud she was the clear fabourite with the judges and did have the best singing voice out of the five girls.

[Perdita]

Nadine Coyle has denied rumours that she has failed to secure a record deal.

Yesterday, reports claimed that the Girls Aloud star had been turned down by several record labels and had decided to focus on songwriting instead.

However, Coyle's manager Bruce Garfield dismissed the speculation, adding that it was based on "unresearched and misleading information".

He said: "The truth is Nadine was pursued by labels from every major label group and was also given the choice of signing with any Universal label, all of whom wanted her.

"Selection of a label was a very complex process and an important choice for Nadine to make. That selection has been made and the deal done. That announcement will be forthcoming shortly. Plans for the release, a TV special, live shows and much more is already in the works."

Guy Chambers, who is working with Coyle, has reportedly been impressed by her vocal ability.

From DS

[Hannelene]

SHe really did have the best voice. Its weird no ones given her a chance.

I think the same thing instead the industry has gone crazy over Cheryl :( When her voice isn't that strong.

[Chris_2k11]

Cheryl cant sing at all, not really. Nadine and Nicola have always been the best singers in the group.

[tammyy2j]

Nadine has been working with Guy Chambers on her debut album its suppose to be out in Spring 2010 i hope she does well

She is the best singer of the group

[sindydoll]

nadine has a new single coming out in march

[Abbie]

Im not that fussed on her tbh

[sindydoll]

there never same when they go solo

[sindydoll]

Nadine Coyle's bid to launch her solo career is preventing Girls Aloud from recording new material.
According to bandmate Kimberley Walsh, 24-year-old Coyle's Hollywood plans are delaying their efforts to re-group and get back in the studio.
Walsh, 28, is desperate to get the rest of her pals back together to work on a 'mature' comeback.
Kimberley Walsh, pictured left yesterday after being named as the red carpet host for this month's Baftas, says Nadine Coyle is stalling Girls Aloud's comeback

After the band took a break last year, they signed a new deal which ties them to a further three albums.
Kimberley, who will be reporting from the red carpet at this month's Baftas, told the Metro newspaper: 'I miss the girls. The plan is... well, basically Nadine needs to come over from LA.
'We need to chat and book it in because there are five people's diaries to work around, rather than just one.'
She denied reports that the group were splitting, following the success of Cheryl Cole's solo success, adding: 'We signed up for three albums before we took the break.
The band want to record a more mature sound and are signed to do three more albums, pictured here in 2007
'We always have to take it up a level and bring out new and exciting stuff.'
Speaking about reporting duties for the Baftas, she said she had her fingers crossed that she'd manage to pull it off.
But she admitted a face-to-face interview with George Clooney might leave her weak at the knees.
Kimberley, who has been dating long-term boyfriend Justin Scott for five years, added: 'I'm hoping I can hold it down. If George is there I might not manage it.'
The singer has already had experience of presenting, hosting the live coverage for the X Factor final last year from winner Joe McEldery's Newcastle hometown.
She also helped Cheryl pick her final six contestants in X Factor 2008, which was won by her act Alexandra Burke.
Kimberley Walsh will present the Sony Ericsson and Orange Bafta Show on MTV at 6.30pm on February 22.



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[lizann]

Nadine Coyle is frustrating her Girls Aloud bandmates with her solo album plans.

The 24-year-old singer – who is currently working on her debut LP in Los Angeles – has still not set a release date for her record, which was originally scheduled for February, which is causing problems for Girls Aloud who want to start working together again this year.

A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "The girls are getting frustrated waiting around to see what she is planning to do. Nadine has been working so long on this album that it's strange there isn't even a date pencilled in for its release. They'd originally scheduled it for early 2010. But there is no finished product as yet and she is still writing.

"If Nadine's album isn't released by the end of this year, she will only be able to tour by the end of next year, which is when the others were hoping to bring out another Girls Aloud album. Everything is in limbo at the moment."

Nadine's bandmates - Kimberley Walsh, Nicola Roberts, Cheryl Cole and Sarah Harding - recently revealed they have hardly heard from the singer since she's been in the US.

Nicola – who, along with the other girls, agreed to take a 12-month break to work on individual projects – said: "If I'm really honest, we haven't spoken to Nadine since September. None of us have heard from her... but there is no feud."

Despite her absence, the girls are still keen for Nadine to stay in the group.

The source added: "There is no way Nadine is going to leave the band – despite the ill feeling... it wouldn't be in her interests to quit."

[Chloe O'brien]

Shouldn't the manager or record company be stepping in. Nadine or any of the other girls are in a position to make decisions on when they release albums, that is up to the record company. They are contracted to release a number of albums and they have to honor that contract. The manager and record company should be telling Nadine to get her butt back into the studio with the band or boot her out.

[sindydoll]

their suposed to honour their contract but with them not recording any material they will able to pull out of the band

[tammyy2j]

In September 2010, Coyle announced the release of her debut album Insatiable on 8 November. Coyle worked with a number of famous songwriters and producers during recording sessions, such as Desmond Child, Guy Chambers, Mike Elizondo, Steve Booker, Toby Gad, and Tony Kanal. According to an interview with Booker, Coyle had worked on song ideas using GarageBand which she then presented to Booker in England to work on together further. The producer said, "She was singing her songs to loops, and then I took the loops out and rewrote the music from scratch to her ideas." He described her songs as "very pop". Booker also worked on songs to show off Coyle's vocals: "Because she’s got such a belting voice, I tried a couple of things where she could really belt," he said. Coyle has also worked with Lucie Silvas, Matchbox Twenty's Kyle Cook, William Orbit, and Tiesto. The album will be released on the 8th November.
The album was preceded by the release of her debut single, the title track "Insatiable".


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dwWksOC0YI

[Perdita]

Nadine Coyle has announced her engagement to Jason Bell.

The singer confirmed the news during an interview with Scott Mills on Radio 1, where she also premiered her new single 'Insatiable'.

Asked by Mills if she is formally engaged to the American footballer, she said: "Yes, last week. I just got back from London and was in my PJs."

The Girls Aloud star went on to say that she was shocked by the proposal, admitting that she would have manicured her nails and blow-dried her hair if she had been expecting the question.

She also told of how Bell wasn't able to get down on one knee because of his "dodgy knees", and described their relationship as "really, really nice" and "very different".

[tammyy2j]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY7RQBeEXCU

[tammyy2j]

Official Video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG8XGXMB0gU

[lizann]

She looks really skinny in the video

[sindydoll]

i love her new song!!

[tammyy2j]

One week ago Cheryl Cole performed her new single ‘Promise This’ to several million ‘X Factor’ viewers on television’s most sought-after pop slot. This weekend, Girls Aloud bandmate Nadine Coyle performed her new single ‘Insatiable’ to a few hundred drunken clubbers at 2am in the morning at London’s G.A.Y club. It’s a tough old world, this pop lark.

Saying that Nadine’s career has had a few hiccups so far is something of an understatement – it’s been more a case of chronic wind. Her album has been endlessly delayed, the record deal with supermarket Tesco has left fans scratching their heads and recent rumours of a rift between her and Cheryl were the last thing she needed. However, Nadine is keen to prove that she is more than a match for her (former?) colleague in her first ever UK solo show – no matter the venue, audience or fact that fans will only be able to buy a physical copy of her album along with their weekly groceries.

Taking to the small stage in a tiny silver cocktail dress, it’s clear from the off that Nadine had something bigger in mind than G.A.Y. when considering her live show. As well as her band and countless backing singers, she also packs in topless male dancers and a full brass section. It’s difficult not to think that they had all been hired for the weekend when Nadine still had her heart set on an ‘X Factor’ performance of her own.

But despite so many odds stacked against her, she’s still impressive as a solo performer. Mainly due to her phenomenal live vocals, and she appears confident and self-assured on stage without four other girls to help out. The songs are decent, sixties-influenced pop tunes – opening with a previously unheard album track before launching into debut single ‘Insatiable’, a soaring epic cruelly ignored by daytime radio across the UK.

After two more horn-led album tracks, introduced in her incomprehensible Irish drawl, she asks the audience: “Should we do a Girls Aloud song?” The answer is a unanimous yes. She performs a medley of ‘Love Machine’ and ‘The Promise’, the two GA tracks her own sound most closely resembles. The crowd (at least the ones who haven’t wandered off for another beer), are suitably appreciative, although after a night dancing to Kylie remixes, perhaps ‘Something Kinda Ooh’ would have been a better pick.

After another track from her new album, her big finale is revealed as a second run-through of ‘Insatiable’. We get the point – she’d probably quite like us all to go and buy a copy.

The Nadine Coyle experience is an odd one. She’s undeniably talented, more so than Cheryl Cole, but the one thing she lacks is that all important X factor and it’s hard not to see the whole project as having run out of puff before picking up pace.

Keen to be seen as a credible alternative to Cheryl, it works to an extent, but the simple fact is that she is positioning herself as a counter to the UK’s biggest pop artist of the moment – and pushing against what’s popular may not prove the brightest idea for a new artist..

[lizann]

NADINE COYLE has sold an embarrassing 117 copies of her debut solo single.
The GIRLS ALOUD star, who was always billed as the band's best singer, now has the dubious honour of occupying the lofty heights of No35 in the midweek chart.

Even Irish TV puppet DUSTIN THE TURKEY could do better than that.

And Nadine, who signed up to that well-known record label Tesco for her new album, had better brace herself for a mega trolley dash to improve her position later this week.

The singer, who released Insatiable exclusively through the supermarket, flogged 117 copies, according to official first-day sales figures on Monday. Digital sales were dire too - just 2,439. It's a chart disaster compared with her rivals.

RIHANNA racked up 47,000 downloads with new song Only Girl (In the World).

And CHERYL COLE's sales figures rub further salt into Nadine's wounds.

The X Factor judge has shifted 566 hard copies of track Promise This and 27,643 on t'internet - in her second week of sales. And she sold a whopping 157,000 copies in the first week.

With Nadine's efforts on the promotional trail and all the Girls Aloud support, she should be moonwalking into the Top 10.

The Irish singer has also failed to make it on to the Radio 1 playlist - a surefire sign the song is a stinker.

At this rate she'll be in the reduced aisle with stale muffins by Thursday.

There's no mistaking Nadine's got a good set of pipes, but she's about as endearing as malaria.

Maybe if she'd put some work in over here instead of keeping her head down in LA, it would have fared better.

Her increasing rift with popular bandmates SARAH HARDING, NICOLA ROBERTS, KIMBERLEY WALSH and Cheryl can't have helped either.

Nadine, pictured after showcasing some of her songs at Koko in Camden, north London, on Monday, is the first solo artist to release a debut album through one retailer.

Even though it follows a successful deal by Tesco with dance legends FAITHLESS, who have shifted 80,000 copies with the supermarket since May, it's not started off so well for Nadine.


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3209439/Nadine-Coyles-debut-solo-single-sells-just-117-copies.html#ixzz14EEIcur5

[no1abbafan]

Its her accent that gets me, and I am Irish - she has the strangest Northern Ireland accent and then this LA drawl - if they thought Cheryl would need subtitles for the X Factor in the USA, man what would Nadine need.

[tammyy2j]

Nadine Coyle has confirmed that she has split from her fiancé Jason Bell.

The Girls Aloud star, who announced her engaged to the former American football player in September, says the break-up was a mutual decision and the pair remain friends.

"A few weeks ago Jason and i broke up (sic)," Coyle wrote on her Twitter account. "We are great friends and decided we are better this way. Im in NYC working & I love all your support.x"

The Northern Irish singer had been dating 35-year-old Bell for the part two years.

The news comes after it was revealed that Nadine will be reuniting with bandmates Cheryl Cole, Sarah Harding, Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts for a tour in 2012.

Meanwhile Nadine, who now lives in California, is currently attempting to break the US market as a solo artist. Her new single 'Runnin' is to be released in the States this month and she is hoping it will be more successful than her debut solo song 'Insatiable' which was badly received after it's UK release.

"Nadine won’t give up on her dream,” a source told Now Magazine. “She reckons she’ll have more chance in the States, where talent and singing ability count.

"Her life’s in America now and she’d happily never return to the UK after such a hostile reception.”