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"Kimberley Walsh has announced plans to release her debut solo album in 2013. The Girls Aloud star will unveil her first collection Centre Stage on February 4 after signing a deal with Decca Records.   The set will feature a number of popular musical hits, which Walsh recorded in Stockholm this past summer. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve always loved musical theatre and doing Shrek! The Musical definitely reignited the passion in me,&amp;quot; Walsh said. &amp;quot;I really wanted to share the love I have for musical theatre by taking some classic songs and completely reinventing them.  &amp;quot;The melodies in so many musical songs are so brilliant, I knew we could create something special by experimenting with the production, and I really feel like we&amp;#039;ve come up with some interesting takes on classic songs.&amp;quot;   She added: &amp;quot;I was in my absolute element recording it and really felt like I was discovering new tones to my voice and really pushing myself vocally.  &amp;quot;I loved every minute of recording this album. I really felt like I was going back to my roots.&amp;quot; The deal follows Girls Aloud&amp;#039;s recent announcement that they will reunite for a tenth anniversary tour in 2013, as well as release a new retrospective collection titled Ten on November 26. Walsh is currently a contestant on BBC One&amp;#039;s Strictly Come Dancing. Watch the music video for Girls Aloud&amp;#039;s new single &amp;#039;Something New&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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