The Girl in the Band
eBook - ePub

The Girl in the Band

Bardot – a cautionary tale

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Girl in the Band

Bardot – a cautionary tale

About this book

This is the story Bardot’s Belinda Chapple has wanted to tell for twenty years – a cautionary tale of exploitation and heartbreak.

In 2000, millions of Australians tuned in to watch Popstars, one of the world’s first reality television competitions, in which five girls were selected from thousands to become members of a new band: Bardot. And Belinda Chapple signed a contract that would turn her life upside down.
 
Bardot shot straight to fame and Belinda spent the following three years relentlessly rehearsing, recording and touring. The band released two very successful albums, a slew of hit singles, and performed on world stages to thousands of adoring fans.
 
But Belinda discovered that the life of a popstar could be lonely, and it came with consequences she never saw coming. The impact on her body image was disastrous, and it was impossible to maintain romantic relationships, but at least she had her fellow band members to turn to for support … or so she thought.

The Girl in the Band is a behind-the-curtains look at the ruthlessness of the entertainment industry. Belinda Chapple’s story will resonate with anyone who’s given up everything for a dream, only to have it shatter around them.

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Information

Publisher
Simon & Schuster Australia
Year
2023
eBook ISBN
9781761420733
Subtopic
Music Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Prologue
  5. Chapter 1: The Announcement
  6. Chapter 2: Audition Dread
  7. Chapter 3: In Days of Yore
  8. Chapter 4: False Starts
  9. Chapter 5: Pacific Adventures
  10. Chapter 6: Barbie and Friends
  11. Chapter 7: The Audition – Part One
  12. Chapter 8: The Audition – Part Two
  13. Chapter 9: Just for Laughs
  14. Chapter 10: The Callback
  15. Chapter 11: Testing Tenacity
  16. Chapter 12: Resilience is Key
  17. Chapter 13: The Deal
  18. Chapter 14: Contract Capers
  19. Chapter 15: Acting
  20. Chapter 16: A New Home and a New Life
  21. Chapter 17: Day One
  22. Chapter 18: House of Antics
  23. Chapter 19: Sticky Fingers
  24. Chapter 20: The New Recruit
  25. Chapter 21: To Bar-do or Bar-don’t?
  26. Chapter 22: Love and Poison
  27. Chapter 23: Disco Balls for Days
  28. Chapter 24: Dirty Laundry
  29. Chapter 25: Popstars Premiere
  30. Chapter 26: Platinum
  31. Chapter 27: Number One
  32. Chapter 28: Residing Pressure
  33. Chapter 29: The Pursuit of Perfection
  34. Chapter 30: Powerful and Penniless
  35. Chapter 31: Rubbing Shoulders
  36. Chapter 32: Asia Is Our Oyster
  37. Chapter 33: MTV Asia
  38. Chapter 34: Love in Closing
  39. Chapter 35: London Luxe
  40. Chapter 36: Three Bands in a Van
  41. Chapter 37: Love and Texts
  42. Chapter 38: The Beginning of The End
  43. Chapter 39: Menacing Management
  44. Chapter 40: I Need Somebody… And Some Honesty Too
  45. Chapter 41: Fame Games
  46. Chapter 42: Ready to Rumba
  47. Chapter 43: Weird in India
  48. Chapter 44: Busted
  49. Chapter 45: The Truth
  50. Chapter 46: The End
  51. Chapter 47: After
  52. Epilogue
  53. Photographs
  54. Acknowledgements
  55. About the Author
  56. Copyright