Clea is the result of a major TV contest that started back in the summer of 2002, called 'Popstars: The Rivals'.
Thousands of wannabes applied to gain the opportunity to sing and perform in order to find that milestone in popstar success.
Auditions were held across the UK including London, Glasgow and Manchester and it was famous record managers and producers:
Pete Waterman and Louis Walsh together with popstar and former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell who decided who should make it clear
through the auditions to the live shows and who should wave farewell to the glamour and the fame.
The live shows then followed on from the auditions after thousands were reduced to a mere handful of 20: 10 boys and 10
girls. The aim of Popstars: The Rivals was to create a boyband and a girlband. The fortunate 20 who made it to
the final gripping stages lived it out Big Brother style in their own house rehearsing their songs in preparation for the
gruelling live shows. This time, although judges Waterman, Walsh and Halliwell were on hand to compliment and criticise,
they could do no more to affect what was essentially the public vote to decide who would make it through to the final bands.
On the girls side, the live shows saw Lynsey, Chloe, Emma, Aimee and then Javine come out last on the public votes for
staying in the girls band. This meant that manager Louis Walsh who was intended to be the girlband manager received
his members: Cheryl, Kimberley, Nadine, Nicola and Sarah to make up now successful band, Girls Aloud. The band then
moved onto compete for the Christmas No.1 against the formulated boyband, One True Voice, managed by other judge, Pete Waterman,
and composed of winning contestants and new members: Anton, Daniel, Jamie, Keith and Matt. They succeeded in surpassing
the boys on the charts with 'Sound Of the Underground' and they have gone onto release another single, 'No Good Advice', together
with an album, 'Sound Of The Underground'. One True Voice have released their debut 'Sacred Trust/After You're Gone
I'll Still Be Loving You' and another single, 'Shakespeare's (Way With) Words' but only recently, Daniel left the band to
pursue solo work with the rest of the group vowing to continue.
In the meantime, Javine, one of the losing contestants managed to sign up a record deal and launch her own solo career.
She's only recently released a brilliant single called 'Real Things' polished with a real R'n'B edge.
This leaves the other losing girls: Chloe, Lynsey, Emma and Aimee. Losing wasn't going to stop them from forming
a new band and this they've exactly done! Calling themselves 'CLEA' taking the initials of each of their first names,
the four girls are set to storm the charts and become a credible band of today. They will commence their career in the
pop world when they release their exciting debut single, 'Download It'. Described as a tune which runs along similar
lines as tunes from the Sugababes, this new single is going to be a real treat and show what Clea can really offer.
Now the shining talents of Chloe, Lynsey, Emma and Aimee can be made to shine in all its glory through Clea.
