Cheryl Cole

Cheryl Cole is an English recording artist, dancer and television personality. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality television show "Popstars: The Rivals" on ITV. The program announced that Cole had won a place as a member of the girl group Girls Aloud. The group's line-up remained the same throughout their history and during that time the group achieved a string of twenty consecutive top ten singles in the United Kingdom (including four number one singles) 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.

Cole embarked on a solo career and released her first solo studio album 3 Words through Polydor records. 3 Words saw the release of three successful singles and the lead single from the album, "Fight for This Love," debuted at No. 1 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 No. 1. Cole released her third solo album A Million Lights on June 18, 2012, with lead single "Call My Name" being released on June 11, 2012, the single became Cole's third No. 1 single. During her solo career, Cole has earned three BRIT Award nominations.

Cole has become a recognized and photographed style icon; referred to as a fashionista by the press. She has been photographed for the covers of British Vogue,[6] Elle and Harper's Bazaar, while becoming the new face of cosmetic company L'Oréal.

Cole became a judge on the UK version of 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.

In March 2014, it was announced that Cole would return as a judge on the U.K. version of The X Factor for its eleventh series.