Cheryl Cole |
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| Full name |
Cheryl Ann Tweedy |
| Born |
June 30, 1983 (age 34) |
| Occupation |
Singer, songwriter, model |
| Labels |
Fascination, Polydor |
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Cheryl Cole (born June 30, 1983), known professionally as Cheryl, is an English recording artist, songwriter, dancer and model.
She is currently dating Liam Payne. They welcomed their first child, Bear Payne, on March 22, 2017.
Background
Cole was born in Newcastle, upon Tyneside, in 1983. She is the fourth of five children born to Joan Callaghan and Garry Tweedy.
Cheryl was originally a member of the girl group Girls Aloud, created through the 2002 season of Popstars. For The X Factor's 5th season, she replaced Sharon Osbourne as a judge, working alongside singer Dannii Minogue, and music managers Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh. She won the season with the Girls category (women aged 16-25) contestant Alexandria Burke taking the top prize. She won again the following year with the Boys category (males aged 16-25) and Joe McElderry being crowned the winner. She came second in 2010's seventh season, with her finalist Rebecca Ferguson losing out to Matt Cardle. This was also the year One Direction were formed and competed on the X Factor, ultimately placing third.
Cole launched her solo career in October 2009 when she released her debut album "3 Words". It spent two weeks at number 1 and was certified platinum. She released a follow up album named "Messy Little Raindrops" in November 2010. In June 2012 she released her third album "A Million Lights". She also embarked on her "A Million Lights" Tour, which started and ended in October 2012.
In May 2011, she spent 3 weeks as a judge on the USA X Factor but decided to leave after Simon Cowell told her she would have a place on UK X Factor instead. However, Tulisa Contostavlos ended up taking her place on the UK X Factor, too, while singer Nicole Scherzinger replaced her place on US X Factor. Cheryl returned to The X Factor as a judge in 2014 and 2015 for the series 11th and 12th series, and served as an executive producer for the latter. Cheryl announced she would not be returning to X Factor in 2016, in order to focus on her music career. She did, however, appear as a guest judge in the Judges Houses stage of the competition. In August 2016, Cheryl announced a new fragrance titled 'Storm Flower Platinum", the fourth in her Storm Flower range[1]. She also announced a collaboration with Loreal Makeup's True Match #YoursTruly foundation campaign, which aims to celebrate diversity in skin tones[2]. On November 15, 2016, Cheryl parted ways with Modest Management[3].
Girls Aloud
Cheryl originally found fame on reality TV series "Popstars: The Rivals" where judges would pick 10 boys and 10 girls from several thousand applicants all across the country. The public would vote each week for one person they wanted eliminated and when there were 5 male and 5 female contestants left, they would each form a band. Cheryl reached the final stage and was put in the group "Girls Aloud" with fellow finalists Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh.
Girls Aloud went on to worldwide success with their debut single "Sound Of The Underground" which peaked at number 1 in Christmas 2002. They also hold the record for the fastest time between formation and reaching number 1. Their debut album "Sound Of The Underground", released in May 2003, was certified platinum. They have released over 20 singles all of which, apart from one, charted in the top 10. The group has been named the United Kingdom's biggest selling girl group of the 21st century.
In November 2012, to mark the 10th anniversary of Girls Aloud, the band held a reunion and released a charity single for Children in Need. They released two more successful singles, an album and embarked on the "Ten: The Hits Tour 2013" tour. After the tour, a tweet from the band's official Twitter account confirmed they were splitting permanently as a group.
Relationship With Liam Payne
Cheryl met Liam when he was fourteen, as he auditioned for The X Factor in 2008, two years before being placed into One Direction. Throughout the next five years, he would occasionally mention having a crush on her in interviews. In 2014, Cheryl nominated Liam to participate in the Ice Bucket Challenge. In the same year, Liam co-wrote a song that appeared on Cheryl's fourth album. On February 14, 2016, Liam posted a picture of a rose on Instagram with the caption "Happy Valentine's Day, baby". On February 24th Liam left a love heart comment on Cheryl's Instagram, who replied similarly, before Liam commented "See you there babe", in reference to the BRIT Awards taking placing that night. The Sun confirmed their relationship on February 26, 2016[4]. Two days later, Liam changed his Instagram profile picture to a photo of he and Cheryl and, on March 2, Liam posted a photo with Cheryl. On March 8, they dined together in London with Cheryl's mother. They walked various red carpets and attended numerous social events together in May 2016. On 11 June 2016, Liam and Cheryl attended Liam's sister Ruth's wedding. Liam and Cheryl have since continued occasionally documenting their relationship on Instagram, but are not often seen together publicly.
As with the majority of One Direction's relationships, a number of fans believe "Chiam" to be a publicity stunt, as this is yet another One Direction band member dating a female entertainer associated with Simon Cowell, Syco Music and The X Factor.
Parenthood
On November 29, 2016, a visibly pregnant Cheryl attended a dinner for her charity with Liam[5]. Cheryl and Liam did not confirm or address the pregnancy, but announced the birth of their son on Instagram, on March 25, 2017. The birth date was March 22. On 2 May 2017, the baby's name was confirmed to be Bear.
Personal Life
Cheryl was in a relationship with former English footballer Ashley Cole for six years. They began dating in 2004 and married in 2006. The couple divorced in 2010, following two years of adultery allegations on Ashley's part[6], which he confirmed in their divorce papers. Cheryl changed her surname back to Cheryl Tweedy, but adapted her stage name simply to Cheryl.
Cheryl dated dancer Tre Holloway from 2010 to 2011.
In 2014, Cheryl married her second husband, Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, after 3 months dating. Cheryl announced their separation in August 2015, and the couple were granted a divorce on 20 October 2016[7].
In 2003, Cheryl was arrested after a drunken fight with a nightclub bathroom attendant[8]. She was charged with assault and racially aggravated assault. She was sentenced to 120 hours community service and ordered to pay her victim £500 in compensation, as well as £3,000 prosecution costs.
Gallery
Trivia
- In March 2009, Cole climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, in aid of Comic Relief. The trek raised £3.4 million (5,383,246.74 USD) for the charity. She unfortunately suffered life-threatening acute malaria after this trip but eventually made a full recovery.
External Links
- CherylAnnCole — Twitter
- Cheryl — Instagram
- CherylColeVEVO — Youtube Channel
References
- ↑ Storm Flower Platinum
- ↑ Cheryl Loreal
- ↑ Cheryl cuts ties with Modest Management
- ↑ REVEALED, Cheryl and Liam are dating
- ↑ Oh baby! Cheryl Cole And Her Huge Bump Step Out Alongside Liam Payne
- ↑ Cheryl Cole splits from footballer Ashley Cole
- ↑ Cheryl is granted a quickie divorce from second husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini after 18-months of marriage
- ↑ Girls Aloud star 'not a racist'