A View from the Beach: Rule 5 Saturday - The X Factor

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Rule 5 Saturday - The X Factor - Cheryl Cole

This weeks Rule 5 special edition is dedicated to Cheryl Cole. Why? Well, it had to be someone, preferably someone cute. I discovered who she was back in this silly post, where she and Katy Perry (another Rule 5 favorite) were caught spontaneously Irish Dancing on video.

Cheryl Ann Cole (née Tweedy; born 30 June 1983) is an English recording artist, songwriter, 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 programme 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 has become a recognised and photographed style icon; referred to as a fashionista by the press. She has been photographed for the covers of British Vogue, Elle and Harper's Bazaar, while becoming the new face of cosmetic company L'Oréal.

Nice tat, too!

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. However, Cole was sacked from the show. . . On 10 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, signing a £1.5 million contract.