July 6, 200916 yr God terrible they've got less chance of succeeding than Leon Jackson having another flop album.
July 7, 200916 yr They all have good voices to be fair, but the songs they've been given thus far are laughable!
July 7, 200916 yr If you are going to cover When The Stars Go Blue, then PLEASE, take notes from these two: lFwwTCIIj68 I may be the tiniest bit biased :heehee:
July 8, 200916 yr It's D-Day for Louis' lasses 11 Feb 2009 EXCLUSIVE WALSH'S GIRL BAND PERFORM FOR EUR1M RECORD DEAL IRELAND'S hottest new girl band faces a EUR1million D-day today as they try to land a massive record deal. The pop group, formed by Louis Walsh and Westlife star Kian Egan, will perform for top record company bosses in Dublin in a make-or- break audition. Top industry sources say a number of major labels are already planning to launch a bidding war to sign the sassy five some, fronted by former Hollyoaks star Jodi Albert. After having been locked in rehearsals in the city Jodi said they were ready for action. She added: "We are all nervous but very excited. We will have to see what happens but we couldn't have practised or tried any harder. "We have been rehearsing 12 hours a day most nights. We are exhausted but we want to give it everything we've got. "It's the chance we've always dreamed of and this is a really important day for us." Jodi is joined by Leigh Learmont, Sharon Condon, Casey Smith and Corrina Duran who made the grade after five gruelling rounds of auditions before Christmas. Louis said the group, whose name has not been finalised, would be a sophisticated act with broad appeal. He added: "We want them to have a mature sound. "They could be something on the lines of Destiny's Child with the influence of The Corrs. These girls have a lot of talent and they work hard. "I can see them going far but it's early days and we have to get a big deal in place first." A music industry insider added: "These girls have the X Factor and everyone in the business has been talking about them. "There is a real buzz and they are expected to land a big deal." Jodi and her fiance Kian have been doing much of the work behind the scenes at the group. They've also been busy organising their wedding in the Caribbean in May. They have signed an exclusive picture deal with OK! Magazine and have invited their showbiz pals to the big day. Credit/Source: The Irish Daily Mirror - 02/02/2009
July 8, 200916 yr Rocking Around The Clock 05 Mar 2009 BEAUTIES WORKING SO HARD Exclusive - We go backstage with Louis and Kian's girl group By Paul Martin It's a tough job - but someone has to do it. Pop mogul Louis Walsh and Westlife star Kian Egan invited me to spend a day with their new girl group sensations - and it was least of hot pants, lip gloss and sexy ...oritas (can't make out the word from the scan sorry ) to behold. To date the group have been shielded from the media as they rehearse around the clock in bid to land a big money record deal. But yesterday Louis and Kian lifted the wall of secrecy exclusively for the Irish Daily Mirror as the girls prepared for their latest record company showcase. The stars in the making - Leigh Learmont, Sharon Condon, Kasey Smith, Corrina Durran and Kian's fiance Jodi Albert - are being poped to take the music industry by storm with their stunning looks and wonderful voices. I hook up with them, but they've already run up for four hours going through their dance steps ahead of the performance for a top London record executive. "You wake up with butterflies in your tummy," says Jodi, who is looking stunning in skinny black jeans and an off-the-shoulder top. "But the excitement on a day like today is huge." "We were up till midnight practising and now we have 15 minutes to nail the performance for this guy." Kian then dashes over to invite me into their rehearsal room at the Tripod club where a stage, full lighting and sound system has been prepared for the girls. "I have been pushing them with my contacts," admits Kian. "But there is only as much I can do for them. Ultimately it's up to them to show they have what it takes to be the next big thing." Jodi and the girls then leap up onto the stage and announce through the microphones: "This is a special private concert just for you Paul. We hope you like it..." The music strikes up and the girls burst into a cover version of Stars Turn Blue, swaying their hips and lifting the roof with their impressive vocal powers. It's already clear to me the girls have the full package and the looks department. They then whizz through renditions of Drops Of Jupiter and U2's anthem All I Want Is You. They look flawless to my untrained eye but Kian sees things differently. "I need you to give more of yourselves," says Kian. "And you need to be more aware of the space around you." The girls take a break for well-earned tea and coffee but Kian is working away. He grabs tables and chairs and moves them around the room to seat the record company when they arrive. Meanwhile, Louis makes his entrance, carrying a bag packed with business papers as he prepares for another day in the office. "These girls are great and they have an edge about them," he tells me as he gives the girls some last minute advice. "I don't want them to be like Girls Aloud or The Saturdays - they need to be something different - we're going for a Corrs and Dixie Chicks sound." The record company executive arrives hot off the plane from London. The girls nail their performance and Kian seems delighted. The executive tells them: "There is something special about you girls, I like your look and clearly you can all sing." It's a great reaction but the girls won't find out for a few weeks if he wants to sign them. It's been a long and exhausting day but the hard work is not over. "We will grab something to eat and then probably rehearse to midnight," Jodi says. "Then tomorrow we will do it all over again." If, as Louis says, 90 per cent of success in the music world is down to hard work, then these Irish girls are on to a winnder.
July 8, 200916 yr Louis Walsh vows to launch his girlband to stardom By Melanie Finn Tuesday January 27 2009 Louis Walsh has lined up a meeting with some top level music s in a bid to secure his Irish girlband a lucrative new deal. Although the fivesome got yards of publicity when they were chosen from hundreds of hopefuls last year, they still have no name or a record contract. But the Diary can reveal that the X Factor judge has turned his full attention to the girls now that the hit show has ended, and is determined to get them the best deal possible. Speaking from his Miami apartment, the Westlife manager explained how he doesn't expect the new girlband to have any problems getting signed up. "I've organised a couple of meetings with some record utives for the start of next month, there's been plenty of interest in the girls so I expect to see something happening there shortly," he explained. Ambition "They're five very talented girls and they all look great together. They also have plenty of ambition, so getting a deal for them shouldn't prove too much of a problem. I was just too busy before now with X Factor and everything else but the next few months will see things moving for them." The Mayo mogul went on to say how he is already considering several possible songs for them to release as their debut single, with top songwriters clamouring to write material for them. He's flying back to Ireland this week after a month-long holiday in the Florida resort of Miami, where he bumped into stars such as David Walliams and Matt Lucas, but added how he "hates coming home". He also has his sights set on securing some international exposure for the girls, with plans to meet record utives from some top British companies. And to ensure they were really ready to make their big debut, he made sure they spent weeks rehearsing their vocals and their dance moves before unveiling them on the Late Late Show shortly before Christmas. Answer Co-managed by Westlife's Kian Egan, the girls are being hailed as the Irish answer to Girls Aloud, despite not having released a song yet. That's all set to change, though, with 2009 expected to be the year that sets them on their path to stardom.
July 8, 200916 yr March 30, 2009 KIAN'S JOY AS HIS GIRLS SIGN MULTI-MILLION EURO POP DEAL KIAN'S JOY AS HIS GIRLS SIGN MULTI-MILLION EURO POP DEAL; ALBUM AND SINGLE SET FOR END OF YEAR WESTLIFE'S Kian Egan was celebrating last night after his girl group sensations clinched a massive multi-million euro contract with music giants Universal Records. The girls landed the lucrative deal at a meeting in London on Wednesday - and burst into tears when told the news. The band, which includes manager Kian's fiancee Jodi Albert, are now set for a big album and single launch at the end of the year. They were summoned, accompanied by Kian and co manager Louis Walsh, to the meeting with record company executives who had watched them perform. And when they were told that they had hit the jackpot with the multi album deal the girls broke into floods of happy tears. A source close to the group revealed: "The girls couldn't control their emotions - they have worked so hard for it for so long. "They were huddled into a room in Universal and they sang a couple of a cappella songs for the record boss. He loved it and offered them a deal on the spot. It's been months of hard work but it's paid off." Jodi Albert, who shot to stardom on TV show Hollyoaks, will now focus on her lavish May wedding to Kian in Barbados. The couple have struck a lucrative deal with OK! Magazine for pictures from the big day. Kian proudly told the Irish Daily Mirror last night: "We're thrilled to have signed the girls to a deal - it's absolutely brilliant news. "They have put in so much work and given it their best shot and now they have the reward. "There's going to be a lot of hard work from this point but the girls are up to the challenge." Louis added: "It's absolutely fantastic news. We're going to have a very exciting and successful group on our hands. "The girls look and sound great. They are the full package." The stars in the making - Jodi, Leigh Learmont, Sharon Condon, Corrina Durran and Kasey Smith - are being tipped to take the music world by storm with their stunning looks and powerful voices. They will now begin working on their first single and album and will be groomed and styled by the top image consultants in the showbiz world. The band look and sound great. They are the full package.
July 8, 200916 yr They all have good voices to be fair, but the songs they've been given thus far are laughable! LOL, exactly what I feel. :lol:
July 9, 200916 yr One of the girls must have a very young and very cute younger brother for Louis Walsh to take any interest, disgusting little man.....
July 10, 200916 yr Flee Fly Flo anybody? Louis doesn't know the first thing about music, he thinks that most of his acts have talent and bad mouths every artist that does
July 11, 200916 yr one of them is a rah harding knock off there is also a melanie c 2.0 and one looks exactly like Nadine O.O
July 11, 200916 yr ow ive seen these around afew times...they are quite bad...will be interesting how louis takes on a girl group though, seen as he flopped with Girls aloud!
July 11, 200916 yr Louis Walsh doesn't have a clue about contemporary pop music. They don't stand a chance.
July 19, 200916 yr Jodi & Her Jersey Girls 17 Jul 2009 BABES PREPARE FOR POP STARDOM Ireland's answer to the Pussycat Dolls, starring Westlife wife Jodi Albert, are recording their debut single in studios in Jersey. The beauty and her bandmates Sharon Condon (22), from Kildare, and three Dublin newcomers, Corrina Durran (22), Kasey Smith (18) and Leigh Learnmount (19) jetted to the island to begin work on the new album. Delighted Delighted Jodi marked the occasion by releasing a photo of the girls posing in the studios on her Twitter page yesterday. The new pop supergroup, which was put together by pop tycoon Louis Walsh and Jodi's Westlife hubby Kian Egan, signed a record deal with the Mercury label just weeks ago. The deal was agreed with record boss Jason Iley - who also looks after U2 and Razorlight. "He wants to market them along like the Bangles and he wants them really sexy," said manager Louis Walsh. Credit/Source: The Irish Star / Published on 16.07.2009 / Thanks Maya and Chrissy for sending me the scan
August 12, 200915 yr Louis' nameless girlband record their first single 11 Aug 2009 By Melanie Finn Louis Walsh'S girlband hopefuls are immersing themselves in a studio this weekend as they record their first eagerly awaited single. Although the line-up for the sexy group was revealed last January and they nabbed a ¤1m contract with Song BMG a few months later, the band still hasn't released any material -- and hasn't even got a name yet. But it seems that the girls are finally getting some proper studio time, judging by lead singer Jodi Albert's latest news to her fans. Writing on her Twitter page, she revealed: "In a really funky studio today, with candles and incense. Recording a kick-a*se song, can't wait for you guys and gals to hear it." A source revealed Louis plans to coincide the girls' debut material with Westlife's return to the scene. The source said: "Louis is determined to wait until the time is right before launching the girls properly. "He doesn't want to push them into the spotlight before they're ready. "He knows they have what it takes but they need to be mentored properly -- the same way Simon Cowell managed Leona Lewis. "There's no point putting a band out there until they're polished and have their songs and routines down perfectly." Kian Egan's new wife Jodi (25) is the best known of the group, alongside You're A Star runner-up Sharon Condon (23). The line up is completed by newcomers Corrina Durran (22) Leigh Learmont (19) and Kasey Smith (19). Even though Louis has been immersed in filming the new series of X Factor, he's determined to give his acts 100pc once he has some free time. He even refused a $1m TV deal to co-host an American version of X Factor as he reckoned it would take up too much time. The Mayo local has declared how his "bands always come first." He said: "An American X Factor has been mentioned -- but my job as manager is what I do first. "My priority for the next year is going to be Westlife and the girlband. Westlife's new album is number one on the list, and getting the girls out there." mfinn@herald.ie Credit/Source: www.herald.ie / Published on 08.08.2009 / www.westlife.gr
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