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Cher Lloyd
Birth nameCher Lloyd
GenresHip hop, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, rapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active2010–present
LabelsSyco Music
Websitecherlloyd.com

Cher Lloyd (born 28 July 1993) is a British singer and rapper from Malvern, Worcestershire who rose to fame from her part in reality TV series The X Factor.

Early and personal life

Cher currently resides in Malvern with her parents Darren and Dina, and three younger siblings; brother Josh, and sisters Sophie and Rosie.[2] She is of Romani ancestry through her mother.[3][4] Lloyd attended several different schools in Malvern including The Chase and Dyson Perrins CE Sports College, where she studied performing arts in 2009.[2]

Before The X Factor, Lloyd took part in the X Factor-inspired Sin and Bushwackers' Text Factor, in which she came second.[5]

Music career

The X Factor

She had auditioned for The X Factor twice before (when the minimum age was lower) singing ballads but it was only after reinventing herself that she got through to see the judges.[6] Lloyd has previously performed at holiday camps and said she gets a mixed reaction to her music.[7] She auditioned singing the Keri Hilson version of "Turn My Swag On".[7] At bootcamp she sang a rap version of "Viva La Vida"[8] adding lyrics she claimed to have written herself, but this was disputed and reports claimed she took them from a song by rapper Swizz Beatz.[9][10] However, Lloyd claims that the full performance was not aired and therefore did not show the lyrics she wrote herself.[citation needed] At the judges' houses she performed "Cooler Than Me"[11] but suffered a throat infection and was unable to complete her song.[12] She was given a second chance, but broke down sobbing and could not complete the song. Despite this, she was picked as one of the final three girls by mentor Cheryl Cole.

Lloyd sang a rendition of "Just Be Good to Me" in the first of the live shows. In the second live show she sang "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)". In the third live show, she sang a mashup of "No Diggity" and "Shout", and in the fourth live show she sang "Stay". This was the first time Lloyd did not rap in her performance, and Cowell even called it "the performance of the series". In week five, Lloyd sang "Empire State of Mind", but judges stated that after last week they were disappointed, and Cowell said it was copycat. However, the judges agreed that she redeemed herself with her rendition of "Sorry Seems To be The Hardest Word" mixed with "MockingBird", by Elton John and Eminem respectively, in week 6. In the seventh week, Lloyd was in the bottom two for the first time after her rendition of "Imagine", but Cowell, Cole and Walsh all saved her in the final showdown, resulting in Paije Richardson being eliminated. In the following week Cher performed "Girlfriend", followed by "Walk This Way". Both performances were credited by the judges and she was saved by the public vote the following night, securing her position in the semi final.[13] In the semi-final, Lloyd performed "Nothin' on You" and "Love the Way You Lie" and was in the bottom two with Mary Byrne. She was saved by the judges again and put through to the final, even though voting statistics after the show revealed that Lloyd had the fewest votes.[14] In the final she performed a mash-up of "The Clapping Song" and "Get Ur Freak On", followed by a duet with will.i.am, which was a mashup of "Where Is the Love?" and "I Gotta Feeling". Lloyd was then eliminated in fourth place, having received the fewest public votes.[15]

2010-present: Debut album

After the final it was announced that Lloyd had been signed by Syco Music.[16] Songwriter Autumn Rowe[17] and producer RedOne[18] worked on her debut album, scheduled for release in November 2011.[19] The debut single, "Swagger Jagger", received its first airplay on 20 June after it had been leaked onto the internet on 15 June[20] however, this version was later confirmed as only the demo of the track on Lloyd's Twitter account.[21] It was released on 31 July 2011[22] and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on 7 August 2011.

Lloyd has performed on T4 on the Beach, to which her performance was received very positively. She has also performed at the Leeds Aire FM Party in the Park and Key 103 Live Manchester, both on the day of release of her debut single.[23]

On 28 July 2011 Lloyd previewed five tracks from the upcoming album during a Ustream session. Tracks previewed included:[24]

Lloyd confirmed on Twitter that "With Ur Love" featuring Mike Posner is to be her second single. It will be released on 30 October 2011. It received its first radio airplay on 21st September.

Discography

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK SCT IRE
2011 "Swagger Jagger" 1 1 2 TBA
"With Ur Love" (featuring Mike Posner) — — —

Music videos

Song Year Director
"Swagger Jagger" 2011 Mike Sharpe & Marcus Moresby
"With Ur Love" (featuring Mike Posner) 2011
"Dub on the Track" TBA

References

  1. ^ "Births England and Wales 1984-2006". Findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b Boshoff, Alison (5 October 2010). "Cheryl Cole and the relentless rise of her X Factor mini-me Cher Lloyd". Daily Mail. London: Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  3. ^ "X Factor hopeful Cher Lloyd wants to record Romany gypsy song". Small World News Service. 6 October 2010.
  4. ^ Holmwood, Leigh; Blackburn, Jen; Connolly, Lucy (6 October 2010). "Cheryl death threats". The Sun.
  5. ^ "X Factor's Cher Lloyd makes it through to bootcamp with Cheryl Cole". Malvern Gazette. Newsquest Media Group. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  6. ^ Sara Nathan (8 September 2010). "X Factor favourite 'can't take the strain': Fears for 'frail and vulnerable' teenager Cher Lloyd". Daily Mail.
  7. ^ a b Ed Gleave (3 October 2010). "X FACTOR STARLET CHER LLOYD TO FIGHT ON". Daily Star.
  8. ^ Monday, September 27, 2010, 14:28 BST (27 September 2010). "Recap - 'X Factor': Boot Camp, Saturday - X Factor News - TV". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "X Factor's Cher Lloyd 'stole' lyrics from rapper Swiss Beatz". Metro. 29 September 2010.
  10. ^ "X Factor's Cher fibs over lyrics". The Sun. 28 September 2010.
  11. ^ Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 13:30 BST (5 October 2010). "Recap - 'The X Factor': Judges' Houses - X Factor News - TV". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "The X Factor 2010: the 12 acts who made it to the Live Shows | TV: Latest News | STV Entertainment". Entertainment.stv.tv. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  13. ^ "The X Factor 2010: the 12 acts who made it to the Live Shows | TV: Latest News | STV Entertainment". Entertainment.stv.tv. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  14. ^ Sheridan, Elimy (5 December 2010). "X Factor 2010: Cher Lloyd just scrapes through to the final after Mary Byrne is voted off". Daily Mail. London: Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  15. ^ Johnson, Chris (11 December 2010). "And then there were three: Cher Lloyd's X Factor dream is over as she is sent packing". Daily Mail. London: Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  16. ^ Lee, Cara (15 December 2010). "Simon Cowell snaps up Cher, Rebecca and One Direction | The Sun |Showbiz|TV|X Factor". The Sun. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  17. ^ Posted by Jessica (7 February 2011). "Thank You For The Music: Autumn Rowe". This Must Be Pop. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  18. ^ "Cher Lloyd Working With Red One | Cher Lloyd | News | MTV UK". Mtv.co.uk. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  19. ^ "TBC: Cher Lloyd: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  20. ^ "Cher Lloyd's debut single leaks online - Behind The Music". New.uk.music.yahoo.com. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  21. ^ http://twitter.com/#!/CherLloyd/status/81077235976650752
  22. ^ 12:54 (20 June 2011). ""Swagger Jagger" released on July 31 - predictions of chart placement please! - The X Factor - Digital Spy Forums". Forums.digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2011. {{cite web}}: |author= has numeric name (help)
  23. ^ "Who's Playing T4OTB". T4 website. Channel 4. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  24. ^ "Cher Lloyd USTREAM 07/28/11 11:08AM". CherLloydOfficial. Ustream. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

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