About Nicola Roberts
Nicola Maria Roberts (born 5 October 1985) is an English singer and songwriter. In 2002, Roberts was selected as a member of Girls Aloud, a pop girl group created through ITV's reality competition show Popstars: The Rivals. The group went on to receive large success, achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK top ten singles (including four number ones), two UK number one albums, five consecutive platinum-selling studio albums, and receiving nominations for five BRIT Awards, winning Best Single in 2009 for "The Promise". In 2011, Roberts released her debut solo studio album, Cinderella's Eyes, which peaked at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart. Its lead single, "Beat of My Drum", debuted at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. Two follow-up singles, "Lucky Day" and "Yo-Yo", both gained equally positive critical responses. In February 2020, Roberts won the first series of ITV's The Masked Singer UK, masked as Queen Bee, and the following year, Roberts returned in the final of the second series as a guest judge. == Early life == Roberts was born on 5 October 1985 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, when her mother was 17. At the time of her birth, her father was working for the RAF and the resulting pay led to financial struggles which saw her father move to work for the Ford Motor Company whilst her mother became a photographer to help the family monetary problems. Roberts grew up in Runcorn, Cheshire.
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