Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born 15 June 1985) is an Irish[1] singer and songwriter. She is best known as a member of the pop group Girls Aloud. She was born to Lillian and Niall Coyle, with two sisters, Charmaine and Rachael.
Early Career
Before finding fame, Coyle recorded a demo CD which was distributed to Louis Walsh (now an ex-manager of Girls Aloud) and The Late Late Show. This songs included “Fields of Gold”, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, “Love Is”, and “Summertime”.
Coyle first found fame in 2001 when, while attending Thornhill College, Derry, she entered the Irish version of the talent show Popstars As one of the winners of the show, Coyle was selected to become a member of the group Six. However, she could not join the group because she was underage. She then returned to her secondary grammar school, Thornhill College.
Nadine has also co-written a few songs whilst in the group, including:
* “100 Different Ways” (What Will the Neighbours Say?)
* “Why Do It” (B-side to I Think We’re Alone Now)
* “Sexy! No, No, No…”
Solo Work
Coyle filmed a cameo appearance in Natasha Bedingfield’s video for “I Wanna Have Your Babies” in Los Angeles, California, United States. In 2007, Coyle and the other members of Girls Aloud made a cameo appearance as schoolgirls in the film St. Trinian’s. The theme song of the official movie soundtrack that she recorded with her bandmates reached number 51 in the UK charts. Coyle also appeared on Keith Barry’s show The Great Escape, which aired on ITV on 29 December 2007.
She was reportedly approached by Gillette to advertise their female range of razors.
During the Girls aloud 2009-2010 break, Nadine plans to release a solo album consisting of original material. She is currently in talks with major record companies in the US and the UK for a album release aimed at early 2010. During an Interview on the Late Late Show in her native Ireland, Nadine told presenter Pat Kenny that as a result of her publishing deal with EMI she had written and recorded a lot of new material that was very different from the Girls Aloud sound.
She also duets with Boyz II Men on their new album Love on a cover of the Take That track Back for Good.
Personal Life
In 2004, Coyle split with her boyfriend Neil McCafferty because of their busy schedules. The pair had met in school and had been dating since 2000, but would remain friends.
Coyle then met American actor Jesse Metcalfe in February 2006, and started dating him. On 21 April 2007, Metcalfe’s publicist confirmed the couple had split and denied Metcalfe had cheated on Coyle after his stint in rehab, which Coyle later confirmed on Saturday Night with Miriam, saying they had already split before pictures were taken of Metcalfe with another woman.
She has been dating former American football player Jason Bell since September 2008.
