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Recording career
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She was one of the last six contenders for a place in the girl group, but she lost out on a spot in what later became the chart-topping group [[Girls Aloud]]. She instead embarked on a solo singing career.<ref name="bbceurovision4" /> |
She was one of the last six contenders for a place in the girl group, but she lost out on a spot in what later became the chart-topping group [[Girls Aloud]]. She instead embarked on a solo singing career.<ref name="bbceurovision4" /> |
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==Career== |
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==Recording career== |
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In the summer of 2003, Hylton released her debut single "[[Real Things (song)|Real Things]]", which featured a [[sampling (music)|sample]] of [[M.O.P.]]'s hit "[[Ante Up (song)|Ante Up]]". The single charted in the [[UK Singles Chart]] at Number 4,<ref name=bbc4763464>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4763464.stm | title=Singer banned for drink-driving | date=1 March 2006 | work=BBC News | access-date=2008-06-29 }}</ref> and remains her biggest hit to date. Three further Top 20 hits from her debut album followed, "[[Surrender (Your Love)]]" (which sampled the [[Diana Ross]] hit "Surrender"), "[[Best of My Love (Javine song)|Best of My Love]]" and a [[cover version|cover]] of [[Jade (US band)|Jade's]] "[[Don't Walk Away/You've Got a Friend|Don't Walk Away]]", a [[double A-side]] with a cover of [[Carole King|Carole King's]] "[[You've Got a Friend]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/javine/albums/dont-walk-away-youve-got-a-friend-pt-1--194136735|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712162315/http://music.yahoo.com/javine/albums/dont-walk-away-youve-got-a-friend-pt-1--194136735|url-status=dead|title=Don't Walk Away/You've Got a Friend, Pt. 1 | Javine Album | Yahoo! Music|website=Archive.today|archive-date=2012-07-12}}</ref> |
In the summer of 2003, Hylton released her debut single "[[Real Things (song)|Real Things]]", which featured a [[sampling (music)|sample]] of [[M.O.P.]]'s hit "[[Ante Up (song)|Ante Up]]". The single charted in the [[UK Singles Chart]] at Number 4,<ref name=bbc4763464>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4763464.stm | title=Singer banned for drink-driving | date=1 March 2006 | work=BBC News | access-date=2008-06-29 }}</ref> and remains her biggest hit to date. Three further Top 20 hits from her debut album followed, "[[Surrender (Your Love)]]" (which sampled the [[Diana Ross]] hit "Surrender"), "[[Best of My Love (Javine song)|Best of My Love]]" and a [[cover version|cover]] of [[Jade (US band)|Jade's]] "[[Don't Walk Away/You've Got a Friend|Don't Walk Away]]", a [[double A-side]] with a cover of [[Carole King|Carole King's]] "[[You've Got a Friend]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/javine/albums/dont-walk-away-youve-got-a-friend-pt-1--194136735|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712162315/http://music.yahoo.com/javine/albums/dont-walk-away-youve-got-a-friend-pt-1--194136735|url-status=dead|title=Don't Walk Away/You've Got a Friend, Pt. 1 | Javine Album | Yahoo! Music|website=Archive.today|archive-date=2012-07-12}}</ref> |
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