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Charlotte Everett

Girl band making comeback 20 years after losing to Girls Aloud on Popstars: The Rivals

A noughties girl band is making a comeback 20 years after losing out to Girls Aloud on Popstars: The Rivals.

The singing show saw Girl Aloud be formed who went on to bag numerous awards and have huge success throughout their career.

They also sold more than three million albums in the UK.

However, another girl band formed while on the show - Clea emerged but didn't achieve the same success.

The group was made up of Chloe Morgan, Lynsey Brown, Emma Beard and Aimee Kearsley and went on to have moderate success with singles including Download It, The Lie and Stuck in the Middle.

Clea got together on Popstars: The Rivals (Daily Record)

But it wasn't to last long as things soon turned sour for the girls when Chloe left the group on 2004, with Lysdney doing the same just two years later.

But 20 years after releasing their first single, Clea are back with a huge performance at the Mighty Hoopla festival in London's Brockwell Park.

They will join other big names such as Kelly Rowland, Kelis, Natasha Bedingfield and Rachel Stevens at the event.

Taking to Instagram to share the exciting news, Clea wrote:"'We can’t wait to be reunited at @mightyhoopla on Saturday 3rd June at Brockwell Park London to celebrate our 20th anniversary.

Clea lost to Girls Aloud (Getty Images)

"Join @cleagirlband and follow our journey back to stage."

The band then asked for set list requests which was met with multiple suggestions from fans.

TV and radio present Rylan Clark lead the way as he wrote: "YESSSSS GIVE ME DOWNLOAD IT [and] DRIPPING IN BLACK PLEAAAAASE."

With the girls then responding: "haha! We’re looking for a fifth member are you in? …CLEAR."

While another fan wrote: "I Surrender, Lucky Like That, Clothes Off, Download It, Pretty Little Bad Girl."

Clea got together 20 years ago (Kiss Publicity)

"Freestyle!!!!! Download it! We Don't have to take our clothes off and Lucky like that!!!!," a second said.

As a third called them the "second best" girl band, writing: "Second best girl band ever. GA at 1, spice girls, destiny’s child, supremes make up the top 5."

While one fan asked Clea to film the performance for "those of us who can’t make it".

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