associated_acts years_active label name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
girls aloud 2002 -- present polydor , fascination sarah harding solo_singer 17 november 1981 vocals guitar bass guitar pop dance-pop girlsaloudooclive sarah.jpg sarah harding
 sarah nicole hardman singer songwriter model actress
sarah harding

sarah nicole harding -lrb- born sarah nicole hardman ; 17 november 1981 -rrb- is an english singer-songwriter , dancer , model , and actress .
she rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality television show '' '' on itv .
the programme announced that harding had won a place as a member of the girl group , girls aloud .
the group has achieved massive success , having twenty consecutive top ten singles -lrb- including four number ones -rrb- in the uk , six studio albums have all been certified platinum by the british phonographic industry -lrb- bpi -rrb- , two of which went to number one in the uk , and accumulating a total of five brit award nominations .
in 2009 , girls aloud won `` best single '' with their song `` the promise '' .
during the group 's break , harding turned her attentions to acting , appearing in `` bad day '' , the bbc television film `` freefall '' , `` run for your wife '' , and '' '' .
harding contributed three solo songs to the soundtrack of `` st. trinian 's 2 '' .
harding has also modeled for ultimo lingerie .
in 2011 , harding entered a rehab facility for depression , alcohol addiction , and prescription drug abuse .
in late 2012 , harding reunited with girls aloud to celebrate their tenth anniversary together .
in early 2013 , they announced that they had split up .
