Well, it would seem the bubble has well and truly burst. The Popstars tour, jointly headlined by Girls Aloud and One True Voice, has been cancelled because of poor ticket sales. Popstar judge and teen band supremo Louis Walsh told reporters: "The tour is cancelled but Girls Aloud are doing their own tour at the end of the year without One True Voice. Being associated with One True Voice was not doing them any favours. They were meant to be touring with One True Voice and the others from the programme, but it wasn't selling, nobody was buying the tickets."
The post-Pop Idol tour which included a string of Pop Idol finalists, and was headlined by Gareth and Will, was a huge success but industry insiders could see interest in Popstar style bands waning during the second series of the show, with ITV bosses putting a second series of Pop Idol on hold. One True Voice and Girls Aloud could yet prove to have careers even shorter than Hearsay.