2. About
• Cheryl Ann Cole (née Tweedy; born 30 June 1983) is an
English recording artist, songwriter, dancer and television
personality. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she
auditioned for the reality television show Pop stars: the
Rivals on ITV. The programme announced that Cole had
won a place as a member of the girl group, Girls Aloud. She
has been part of the group ever since, and during that time
it has achieved 20 top-ten singles (including four number
one singles) in the UK and six platinum albums (two of
which went to number one) and earned five BRIT Award
nominations from 2005 to 2010. In 2009, Girls Aloud won
"Best Single" with their song "The Promise". In early 2013,
Girls Aloud announced that they had split up.
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3. About
• Cole embarked on a solo career and released her first solo
studio album 3 Words (2009) through Polydor records, 3
Words saw the release of three successful singles, the lead
single from the album "Fight for This Love" debuted at
number one on the UK charts becoming the best selling
single of the year. "3 Words" and "Parachute" both peaked
within the top five of the UK charts. 2010 saw the release
of Cole's second studio album Messy Little Raindrops,
which produced two singles, the first being "Promise This"
which went straight to number one. Cole released her third
solo album A Million Lights on 18 June 2012, with lead
single "Call My Name" being released on 11 June 2012, the
single became Cole's third number one single. During her
solo career Cole has earned three BRIT Award nominations.
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4. About
• Cole has become a recognised and photographed style
icon; referred to as a fashionista by the press. She has been
photographed for the covers of British Vogue, Elle and
Harper's Bazaar, while also becoming the new face of
cosmetic company L'Oreal. Cole was married to England
footballer Ashley Cole from July 2006 until September
2010, when she divorced him following the announcement
of their separation earlier that year. Cole became a judge
on The X Factor in 2008, becoming the winning judge twice
out of the three series she judged. In 2011, Cole left the UK
version of The X Factor to judge the American version.
However, Cole was sacked from the show. Cole's net worth
was estimated at £15 million in April 2012.
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5. Girls Aloud
Cheryl Cole was first famous for being in
the girl pop band ‘Girls Aloud’. The band
were created through the ITV1 talent
show ‘Popstars: The Rivals’ in 2002. The
group achieved a sum of twenty
consecutive top ten singles in the United
Kingdom, including four number ones.
They also achieved six certified albums,
of which two reached number one. They
have been nominated for five Brit
Awards, winning the 2009 Best Single for
"The Promise".
The Girl band had a mainstream approach to their music and
mainly focused on the genre of pop music: However they did
experiment with genre’s such as electro pop and dance pop.
They were listed into the Guinness world record book for the
‘Most successful reality TV group’ and also for ‘Most
consecutive top ten entries in the UK by a female group’. In
March 2013 after the Top Ten Hits tour, the group announced
their split.
9. Public Image
• Cole has become a recognised and photographed style icon; referred to as a fashionista by the press.
Cole has been described as the one of the best dressed women in the world. Fashion magazine British
Vogue praised Cole's style saying "Her wardrobe choices have become as successful as her singles –
while filming for X Factor, she had fashion fans watching her every sartorial move and was snapped
wearing a string of fashion-forward outfits from Givenchy and Preen, to McQueen and Missoni. In both
2009 and 2010 Cole was named the best dressed woman by Glamour Magazine. Cole kept her top spot
in 2010 above fashion model Kate Moss and Victoria Beckham, Cole also beat R&B singer Rihanna who
came second and actress Blake Lively who came third. The result for the magazine were compiled from
around 14,000 votes from the magazine's readers. She has been photographed for the covers of British
Vogue, Elle and Harper's Bazaar. Cole has topped FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World twice: once in
2009 and the second time in 2010. Cole has won a list of awards due to her style and image including
Glamour Women of the Year Awards for TV Personality and Best dressed and Style Network Award for
Best Dressed Woman and Style icon of the decade in February 2009, Cole appeared on the cover of
British Vogue. The media coverage of her appearance in the magazine boosted the magazine's
circulation to 240,000: its best ever February figure. She also appeared on the November 2009 cover of
the UK's Elle magazine. In October 2010, a wax statue of Cole was added to the gallery of Madame
Tussauds London at a cost of approximately £150,000.[Many celebrities have spoken about Cole's
fashion style and looks. Actress Megan Fox spoke about Cole saying 'I don't know that many British girls,
but what's her surname? Cheryl? Cheryl Cole, yeah she's hot, and I love her tattoos.', Socialite Paris
Hilton complimented Cole saying 'I love the way Cheryl dresses, and she's so sweet. We hung out a bit at
the Grammys and I just find her beautiful and down to earth.' Actress Teri Hatcher called Cole a role
model saying 'Cheryl is a great role model and exactly the sort of woman we would love to have a role
on Desperate Housewives. I hear she is an absolute darling. ‘Rihanna also spoke on her admiration for
Cole 'Like, how do you have a face like that, with hair like that and dimples, and a body like that, that's
proportioned like that. And you have a successful career, something about that is not right. Cole was
referenced in Lily Allen's "Cheryl Tweedy", a B-side to her 2006 debut single "Smile". Cole took the song
as a compliment to her, although Allen later pointed out that it had been tongue-in-cheek. Allen has
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