Cher Lloyd

Cher Lloyd is a very good singer and talented person and began singing at a very young age, entering local talent shows and so on. She makes every song she sings different and preforms it in her own way and 'puts her own stamp' on what she does.

She was 1st recognised by the public when she auditioned for X-Factor in the year 2010 and blew the judges, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole away with her unique voice and R&B/Hip-Hop style of singing.

In her 1st audition she sang the Keri Hilson version of Soulja Boy's 'Turn my Swag On' and all of the judges immediately loved her.

In the boot camp stage she took a massive risk of singing the well known Coldplay song 'Viva La Vida' by changing the lyrics at the beginning and rapping the chorus. However, it paid of and she made it through to Cheryl Coles house in the final 8 girls.

When preforming in front of Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole and Black Eyed Peas star and record producer Will.I.Am at the judges house, tragedy struck as she was suffering with tonsillitis and couldn't sing. However she tried her best and gave it a few goes but could barely speak in the end, she immediately beleived her chances were over. Therefore, it came as a massive shock to her when she was told that she was successful and had made it to the live shows.

Before the live preformance stages there was alot of contraversey over her getting through and fellow girl singer Gamu Nhengu being sent home, as Cher could not even sing at the house. there have also been many news stories depicting Cher as a nervous wreck and saying she will break down, using headlines such as 'Handle With Cher'. Ther were also unrelated stories about her being a bully in school which have no relevence to the competition or her singing career, although it had been said that she is very quiet behind the scenes of the X-Factor.

After all of these stories and rumours everyone was surprised to see Cher coming onto the stage with her swag on and looking very confident. She preformed with her own version of 'Just Be Good to Green' turning it into a rap type song which most people loved and supported. Even one of the most famous people and most successful producers in the music industry, Simon Cowell said her performance was 'genius'.

Dispite all the rumours and speculation she has done very well in the competition and has made it down into the top 3 acts of the girls categorey chosen by Cheryl Coles, along with 2 other very talented young singers. the 1st of the live performances were made available for download sale on iTunes and her song sold the 3rd most out of all of the performers. Cher Lloyd has the Bookmakers odds 6-1 to win and is therefore 3rd favourite.

She lives in Melvin in Worcestershire with her mum and dad her 2 sisters and her brother. As she is now 17 she is willing to move out of her mums and into her own flat after the x-factor has finished.

I think she has potential and should do well with her singing career even with out the X-Factor.

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