Origin : Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Genre(s) : Pop Occupation(s) : Singer
Instrument(s) : Singing
Years active : 2002-present
Label(s) : Polydor (2002-present)
Fascination Records : (2006-present)
Associated acts : Girls Aloud
Cheryl Ann Cole, née Tweedy, is an English singer and member of the girl group Girls Aloud. She is married to the Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole.
Early career :
Cheryl Ann Cole, née Tweedy, (born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and member of the girl group Girls Aloud. She is married to the Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole. She was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Throughout her childhood she performed in a large number of modelling and fashion shows. She entered ballroom competitions, sang, acted and won a ballet competition. She won the following competitions as a child: Boots bonniest baby, Mothercare Happy Faces Portrait competition, Best Looking Girl of Newcastle, The Evening Chronicle 'Little Miss & Mister' and Most Attractive Girl at the MetroCentre. She appeared in two British Gas adverts, an SCS advert, and an Eldon Square Christmas advert with younger brother Garry. In addition to Garry, Cheryl has another two brothers and a sister. Cheryl also has two stepsisters, Frankie and Amy. She also has three step nieces - Jordan, Eden and Mercedes.
Girls Aloud :
Main article: Girls AloudCole was working as a waitress when she entered the UK talent-search show Popstars: The Rivals. In the final show she received the most votes in the poll which chose the girls for the all-female group Girls Aloud, and was the first to be picked for the group. She has co-written a number of songs whilst in the group, including:
"Big Brother" (What Will The Neighbours Say?) "History" (Wake Me Up single) "Crazy Fool" (Whole Lotta History single) She sings the latter two alone.
"Big Brother" (What Will The Neighbours Say?) "History" (Wake Me Up single) "Crazy Fool" (Whole Lotta History single) She sings the latter two alone.
Media attention :
Sometimes referred to in the press as "Chezza", she has gained celebrity status through her role in Girls Aloud and her good looks, coming second in the FHM 100 Sexiest Women poll in 2005, beating Britney Spears and her bandmates Sarah Harding and Nadine Coyle, and finishing behind Kelly Brook. In 2006, she finished sixth, while in January of the same year she topped a 'wish-list' poll run by Sun Online to identify the female celebrities that readers would most like to appear topless on the newspaper's Page 3. Cole finished seventh in 2007's FHM poll. In July 2006 Cheryl signed a deal worth a reported £200,000 to become the face of Coca-Cola Zero for its UK launch.[6] English singer Lily Allen has a song titled "Cheryl Tweedy", in which Allen states she wishes she looked like Cheryl Tweedy, which Allen has later claimed to be ironic and should be seen as more of an insult as opposed to a compliment.
Consequently, her cachet in the tabloids has been huge. For example, during a recording at Top of the Pops, Mike Skinner of The Streets dedicated his song "When You Wasn't Famous" to Cheryl, leading to much media speculation and many believing the song was about her. Skinner later corrected everyone by saying that he only dedicated the song to her because Girls Aloud were at the same taping of TOTP. Cheryl appeared on Comic Relief Does The Apprentice in 2007 to raise money for Comic Relief. According to press reports, in March 2007 Cole turned down a six figure sum offer to join the fourth series of The X Factor as a judge.
Consequently, her cachet in the tabloids has been huge. For example, during a recording at Top of the Pops, Mike Skinner of The Streets dedicated his song "When You Wasn't Famous" to Cheryl, leading to much media speculation and many believing the song was about her. Skinner later corrected everyone by saying that he only dedicated the song to her because Girls Aloud were at the same taping of TOTP. Cheryl appeared on Comic Relief Does The Apprentice in 2007 to raise money for Comic Relief. According to press reports, in March 2007 Cole turned down a six figure sum offer to join the fourth series of The X Factor as a judge.
