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My view is that Nadine spent too long trying to perfect an album that, by the time it was released, went against the grain of styles of currently popular music. She pitched her album/album ideas to various record labels who all clearly saw that the album wasn't going to sell well; and she ended up settling for Tesco because they wanted to get an established name on their record label so, in her eyes, it's making the best of a bad bunch of rejections but trying to pass it off as a success. She limited her target audience which is never sensible if you're trying to be a successful solo artist in pop music. I don't agree with those saying she doesn't have star quality - I think all five members of Girls Aloud have it (whatever 'it' is) because they were successful in part for their personalities (hosting TV shows dedicated to them for example)... I think the reason Nadine's failed is because of her out of date music and her very limiting record deal decision. Cheryl, conversely, has been a success because of the X Factor - she can convey her personality on the X Factor for a quarter of the year, every year, be constantly in the headlines and generally receive a much warmer reception to her music, despite Nadine's (apparently - I've not heard much of it) being superior.