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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.
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.