Cheryl from Girls Aloud bandmate Sarah Harding’s sad passing from Breast Cancer was announced by her mother on September 5th. Following the sad announcement Cheryl and her other bandmates Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh expressed their grief and love for Harding.
Our little pop rock chick! We absolutely adore you Sarah, you played a massive part in so many of the fans lives and we will hold your memories for ever! We love you for ever and ever pic.twitter.com/rLF3DJPMZj
— Girls Aloud (@GirlsAloud_News) September 5, 2021
The band are said to be in the process of holding a charity event in memory of Harding and to also raise funding for cancer charities. The singer is now set to return to the stage at Birmingham Pride as the headline act on September 25th three weeks on following Harding’s sad passing.
The singer shot to fame with Girls Aloud when she was chosen by the public in 2002 from the show Pop Idol: The Rivals. The singer began her solo career in 2009 whilst still in the band and has released four solo albums, 3 Words (2009), Messy Little Raindrops (2010), A Million Lights (2012) and Only Human (2014).
The singer hit the number 1 spot in the UK Official Singles Charts with her debut single “Fight For This Love” (2009) and scored another four number 1 hit singles with “Promise This” (2010), “Call My Name” (2012), “Crazy Stupid Love” (2014) and “I Don’t Care” (2014).
The singer performed at the Mighty Hoopla Festival on September 4th and the Birmingham Pride event will be the first time that the singer has performed since Harding’s sad passing. An inside source when speaking of the singer said “Despite her heartbreak she is devastated by Sarah’s passing but also knows the last thing Sarah would have wanted was for her to let down their fans”
Cheryl will be performing with various artists at Birmingham Pride on September 25th and tickets are available here
1 week until @CherylOfficial headlines the main stage at @BirminghamPride pic.twitter.com/fj1BxMo4zT
— Cheryl Updates (@Cheryl__Updates) September 18, 2021