New girlband… and the winner is…

AFTER months of build-up and anticipation, the final line-up for Louis Walsh’s new girlband is due to be decided tomorrow.

The eight finalists who made it down from more than 700 aspiring starlets after a series of tough auditions have a nail-biting meeting with the creators of the group today.

They’re going to find out their fate once and for all as they’re told whether they have been successful in their shot at fame — or it’s back to the grindstone for them.

An inside source revealed: “For five young girls, this really is a life-changing decision and they all want it so much, so the waiting to hear whether they have made it into the band or not has been agony for them.

“Louis and Kian see no reason to stall things any longer and are keen to get moving on things sooner rather than later. They have been really impressed with all the talent that they saw but there’s only places in the band for five girls and they have finally made up their minds who they want to see in the line-up.”

Hailed as Ireland’s answer to the Pussycat Dolls, Louis has joined forces with Westlife star Kian Egan to create the new girlband.

Given that Kian and his fellow chart-topper bandmates have taken a year off their hectic touring schedule, he has been left with plenty of time on his hands to throw into the venture.

His manager Louis has been enjoying a well-deserved holiday in Miami ahead of returning to filming for X Factor in October, but has attended every audition for the girlband.

Now they’re due to unveil their ultimate decision as the finalists gather for the last time at a secret Dublin location tomorrow.

Among those who have definitely made it to down to the final eight are Kian’s fianc?e Jodi Albert, who was previously in a girlband with Simon Cowell.

AMBITIOUS

Also there is ambitious model Michele McGrath, who starred in the Christmas panto last year and has made no secret of her desire to carve out a career in showbiz.

Walsh has said that he’s convinced their new group, to which Simon Cowell is lending his support, will blow away the rest of their competition.

“We’re looking for talent,” he said. “Undiscovered talent, young with a good attitude and who will look good. We don’t want good - we want great.”

- - Melanie Finn

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