aaamusic | On 17, Feb 2011

You may think you’ve seen girl bands before, but it’s been a very long time since you’ve seen one quite like the Ultra Girls. Going back to the roots of what it means to be girls in a band, Lucy, Lauren, Amy and Laura  are taking the essence of Girl Power but moving it into the 21st Century by adding slick dance moves, funky vocals and lashings of attitude.

“We’re young and fun. We want you to dance with us, wear your trackies with us and go crazy. It’s not ‘look how sexy we are’ its girls singing about girls lives, not taking it too seriously or being too polished.”

Or, to quote their own lyrics, “Trouble with a capital T”.

Ultra Girls’ story begins in March 2008, on a wet and windy rugby pitch when the girls were all dancers for Leeds Rhinos rugby club. They soon realised they all had an unfulfilled love for singing and were, “Bored of waiting on the sidelines”. Achieving their first big break as ‘Project A’, with an early incarnation of the band making it all the way to Louis Walsh’s house on the X Factor. Despite leaving the show at that stage, it cemented what they’d always know: that singing was their destiny.

With backgrounds ranging from stage school to tribute acts (with Lauren being in a tribute act with Tom from the Wanted – he did Take That, she did Girls Aloud) the group are ready for their turn in the limelight. So when you’re aiming big, you’ve got to be surrounded by big, and the team who are helping the girls along the way are none other than Pop’s dream team (aka the newly christened Ultra Family). Including executive producer Steve Anderson (Kylie, Westlife, Britney), stylist Kenny Ho (Spice Girls & Girls Aloud), songwriter and musical director Sarah deCourcy (Christophe Willem, Kylie & Mel C), choreographers Aaron Sillis (Kylie & Cheryl Cole) and Tony Testa (Lady Gaga, Britney, Kylie, and Michael Jackson). “We’re the luckiest girl group in the world!” they, quite rightly, say.

With the launch of their debut single “Girls Will be Girls” in the new year and a highly anticipated debut album due in the summer, the band will be embarking on a massive tour of schools across the UK. It would be great if you could mention the upcoming show, I’ve attached a press shot. Also let me know if you would like to send a photographer along. They’ve also just been announced as the only support on the UK leg of Kylie’s tour, 2011 is set to be a big year for the girls.

In the meantime, check out the girl’s cover of The Wanted’s new single ‘Lose My Mind’ here:

16-Feb-11 West Sussex, West Park CE Middle School
16-Feb-11 Worthing, Downsbrook Middle School
17-Feb-11 Edgeware, Camrose Primary
17-Feb-11 London, Lilian Baylis School
18-Feb-11 Berkshire, Trevalyan Middle School
18-Feb-11 Slough, The Westgate School
8-Mar-11   Dumfries, Sanquhar Academy

22-Mar-11 Dublin  O2 Arena w/Kylie
23-Mar-11 Dublin O2 Arena w/Kylie
25-Mar-11 Cardiff International Arena w/Kylie
28-Mar-11 Glasgow SECC w/Kylie
29-Mar-11 Glasgow SECC w/Kylie
30-Mar-11 Glasgow SECC w/Kylie
1-Apr-11 Manchester MEN Arena w/Kylie
2-Apr-11 Manchester MEN Arena w/Kylie
4-Apr-11 Manchester MEN Arena w/Kylie
5-Apr-11 Manchester MEN Arena w/Kylie
7-Apr-11 London O2 Arena w/Kylie
8-Apr-11 London O2 Arena w/Kylie
9-Apr-11 London O2 Arena w/Kylie
11-Apr-11 London O2 Arena w/Kylie
12-Apr-11 London O2 Arena w/Kylie