Popstars girls in early bid for Christmas no1

LONDON, UK (Popstars UK) - The Popstars girls are out in front in the fight for the Christmas number one, music industry figures have showed.

Girls Aloud are roughly 8,000 copies ahead of their male rivals after the band had their first day on sale.
And it looks like Popstars: The Rivals acts will fill the top three at the weekend with boy band One True Voice look set to take number two and the Cheeky Girls at number three.

Transylvanian twins Monica and Gabriela were laughed off the ITV1 show, but bounced back with a record deal for their Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) single.
They are marginally ahead of Sir Elton John and Blue - which is actually this week's number one.

Midweek sales figures suggest Girls Aloud have sold in excess of 30,000 copies of their release Sound Of The Underground.

HMV chart expert Gennaro Castaldo said: "First day sales around the country show Girls Aloud have delivered the first blow in the race for the Christmas No.1.

Girls Aloud and One True Voice, whose release is called Sacred Trust, were formed after months of auditions and TV voting.

The boys had long been predicted to take the festive chart-topper. But when both bands' singles were finally aired many changed their minds and Girls Aloud pushed ahead as the bookies favourites for the first time this week.