“It's inevitable that if you write an album or a song, obviously it's going to come from how you feel. You're writing it for yourself, it's just the way it is.”

English singer and songwriter

Nicola Maria Roberts is an English singer and songwriter. Born in 1985, she became known as a member of the pop group Girls Aloud, formed through ITV's reality competition Popstars: The Rivals. Selected for the group in 2002, Roberts helped drive its commercial success, with Girls Aloud landing 20 consecutive UK top ten singles, two UK number one albums, and five consecutive platinum-selling studio albums. The group was also nominated for five BRIT Awards and won Best Single in 2009 for "The Promise".