Early Life
Cher Lloyd used to live in Malvern with her parents Darren and Dina, and three
younger siblings brother Josh, and sisters Sophie and Rosie. Lloyd
attended Dyson Perrins CE Sports College, where she
studied performing arts. She
also attended theatre arts school Stagecoach.
younger siblings brother Josh, and sisters Sophie and Rosie. Lloyd
attended Dyson Perrins CE Sports College, where she
studied performing arts. She
also attended theatre arts school Stagecoach.
Cher Lloyd
Cher Lloyd (born 28 July 1993) is an English recording artist. Lloyd
rose to fame when she finished fourth in the seventh
series of The X Factor. Shortly afterwards, Lloyd was
signed by Simon Cowell to Sony
Music subsidiary Syco Music.
Cher Lloyd's debut single "Swagger Jagger" was released in June 2011. The
single entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the Irish Singles Chart. Her second single "With
Ur Love" was released on 31 October, featuring Mike
Posner, and peaked at number four in the UK, and number five in
Ireland, preceding her debut album Sticks + Stones, which peaked at number four
in the UK Albums Chart and number seven on the Irish Albums Chart. She
debuted her third single "Want U Back" on 22 May 2012 in the US and has achieved Double-Platinum status for
selling over 2,000,000 copies.
rose to fame when she finished fourth in the seventh
series of The X Factor. Shortly afterwards, Lloyd was
signed by Simon Cowell to Sony
Music subsidiary Syco Music.
Cher Lloyd's debut single "Swagger Jagger" was released in June 2011. The
single entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the Irish Singles Chart. Her second single "With
Ur Love" was released on 31 October, featuring Mike
Posner, and peaked at number four in the UK, and number five in
Ireland, preceding her debut album Sticks + Stones, which peaked at number four
in the UK Albums Chart and number seven on the Irish Albums Chart. She
debuted her third single "Want U Back" on 22 May 2012 in the US and has achieved Double-Platinum status for
selling over 2,000,000 copies.
X Factor Days
Website
www.cherlloyd.com
Cher Lloyd (born 28 July 1993) is an English recording artist. Lloyd
rose to fame when she finished fourth in the seventh
series of The X Factor. Shortly afterwards, Lloyd was
signed by Simon Cowell to Sony
Music subsidiary Syco Music.
Cher Lloyd's debut single "Swagger Jagger" was released in June 2011. The
single entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the Irish Singles Chart. Her second single "With
Ur Love" was released on 31 October, featuring Mike
Posner, and peaked at number four in the UK, and number five in
Ireland, preceding her debut album Sticks + Stones, which peaked at number four
in the UK Albums Chart and number seven on the Irish Albums Chart.[1] She
debuted her third single "Want U Back" on 22 May 2012 in the US and has achieved Double-Platinum status for
selling over 2,000,000 copies.
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Early life
Cher Lloyd used to live in Malvern with her parents Darren and Dina, and
three younger siblings brother Josh, and sisters Sophie and Rosie. Lloyd
attended Dyson Perrins CE Sports College, where she
studied performing arts. She
also attended theatre arts school Stagecoach.
Career
2010–11:
The X Factor
Main article: The
X Factor (UK series 7)
During her time on the show she was
mentored by Cheryl Cole (pictured).
Lloyd had previously auditioned for The X Factor twice before (when
the minimum age was lower) singing ballads, but did not make it through. Lloyd
has previously performed at holiday camps and said she gets a mixed reaction to
her music, but was a big hit with x-factor judge at the time Cheryl Cole. She
remarked on their similarity and Cheryl went on to support her throughout the
show.She
auditioned singing the Keri Hilson version of "Turn My Swag On". At
bootcamp she sang a rap version of "Viva
La Vida" 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. At the
judges' houses she performed "Cooler Than Me" but
suffered from tonsillitis and was unable to complete her
song. She
was given a second chance, but broke down sobbing and could not complete the
song. Despite this, she was still 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 season".
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 Lloyd 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. 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. 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.
Lloyd performing on the X Factor
Live Tour, April 2011
After the final it was announced that Lloyd had been signed by Syco
Music. Lloyd
and nine other contestants from the series participated in the X Factor Live
Tour from February 2011 to April 2011. The tour saw Lloyd performing for
500,000 people throughout the UK.