Cher Lloyd
Cher Lloyd
Cher Lloyd is an English singer who rose to fame on the 2010 series of X Factor UK. Lloyd’s audition was unique as she performed Keri Hilson’s version of Soulja Boy’s “Turn My Swag On”, which isn’t a ‘traditional’ audition song. The audition has now been watched on YouTube over 65 million times and has over 300k likes. During the series, Simon Cowell (The Owner/Judge of the X-Factor) called Cher’s performance of Stay The best performance of the season. In the end, Cher reached the final of the show and came 4th.
Cher then went on to record her debut album, “Sticks + Stones”, with Simon Cowell’s record label, Syco Music. The album spawned hits like “Swagger Jagger” which reached #1 in the UK Singles Charts, as well as “With Ur Love”, but Cher’s biggest break came when she began targeting the American market with her third single, “Want U Back”. The song became a hit over in America and reached a peak position of #12 on the Hot 100. This then got Cher recognized in America and led to her signing to major US label, Epic, and releasing a remastered version of “Sticks + Stones” targeted towards the America audience. The album reached a peak position of #9 on the Billboard 200.
After the success of her debut album, Lloyd began working on her second album, “Sorry I’m Late” with Epic Records, and released it on the 27th May 2014. The album got really good reviews, and debuted at #12 on the Billboard 200.