Cher Lloyd

Cher Lloyd
Cher Lloyd

Lloyd in 2010
Background information
Birth name Cher Lloyd
Born 28 July 1993 (1993-07-28) (age 18)
Malvern, Worcestershire, England, UK[1]
Genres Hip hop, R&B, pop
Occupations Singer, songwriter, rapper
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2010–present
Labels Syco Music
Website cherlloyd.com

Cher Lloyd (born 28 July 1993) is a British singer and rapper from Malvern, Worcestershire. Lloyd rose to fame in 2010 when she participated in reality TV series The X Factor, to which she finished in fourth place. Shortly afterwards, Lloyd was signed by Simon Cowell to Sony Records subsidary SyCo Music, releasing her debut single "Swagger Jagger" in June 2011. Despite receiving negative reviews, the single entered at number-one in the UK chart and number-two in the Irish chart. Her second single "With Ur Love" released on 31 October and features Mike Posner. The single, which precedes the album Sticks + Stones, has already garnered 34 million views on YouTube collectively with "Swagger Jagger".

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Early and personal life

Lloyd used to live in Malvern with her parents Darren and Dina, and three younger siblings; brother Josh, and sisters Sophie and Rosie. She used to live in a flat in London with her boyfriend Craig.[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] She also attended theatre arts school Stagecoach, also held at Dyson Perrins CE Sports College out of school time.

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

During The X Factor, contrary to reports of her being in a relationship with some other contestants, she was dating singer/songwriter Kameelion.[6] She is currently in a relationship with hairdresser Craig Monk, whom she met in a hairdressers where Lloyd has become a regular since relocating to London from her hometown of Malvern.[7]

Music career

The X Factor

She had auditioned for The X Factor 2 times before (when the minimum age was lower) singing ballads but it was only after reinventing herself that she got through to see the judges.[8] 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.[9] She auditioned singing the Keri Hilson version of "Turn My Swag On".[9] At bootcamp she sang a rap version of "Viva La Vida"[10] 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.[11][12] 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"[13] but suffered a throat infection and was unable to complete her song.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17]

Performances on X Factor

Performed Song Theme Result
Audition "Turn My Swag On" (Keri Hilson version) Free choice (no theme) Through to bootcamp
Bootcamp "Viva La Vida" Through to judges houses
Judges Houses "Cooler Than Me" Through to live shows
Week 1 "Just Be Good to Me" Number-one singles Safe
Week 2 "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" Heroes Safe
Week 3 "No Diggity"/"Shout" Guilty pleasures Safe
Week 4 "Stay" Halloween Safe
Week 5 "Empire State of Mind" American anthems Safe
Week 6 "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"/"Mockingbird" Songs by Elton John Safe
Week 7 "Imagine" Songs by John Lennon Bottom two
Final Showdown (Week 7) "Stay" Free choice (no theme) Saved by judges vote
Week 8 "Girlfriend" Rock Safe
"Walk This Way"
Semi-final "Nothin' on You" Club classics Bottom two
"Love the Way You Lie" "Get me to the final songs"
Final Showdown (Semi-final) "Everytime" Free choice (no theme) Sent through to the final by judges vote
Final "The Clapping Song" / "Get Ur Freak On" Free choice (no theme) Fourth place
Eliminated by public vote
"Where Is the Love?" / "I Gotta Feeling" (duet with Will.i.am) Celebrity duets

2010-present: Sticks + Stones

After the final it was announced that Lloyd had been signed by Syco Music.[18] Songwriter Autumn Rowe[19] and producer RedOne[20] worked on her debut album, scheduled for release in November 2011.[21] The debut single, "Swagger Jagger", received its first airplay on 20 June after it had been leaked onto the internet on 15 June[22] however, this version was later confirmed as only the demo of the track on Lloyd's Twitter account.[23] It was released on 31 July 2011[24] and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on 7 August 2011.

On 28 July 2011, Lloyd previewed five tracks from the upcoming album during a Ustream session, including tracks featuring Busta Rhymes, Mike Posner, Ghetts, Mic Righteous and Dot Rotten.[25] 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. The music video premiered on October 1st 2011 on morning show T4. Lloyd confirmed the album's title "Sticks & Stones" on her twitter. The album was released on the 7th of November 2011.[26]

Discography

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[27]
IRE
[28]
SCO
[29]
Sticks + Stones
  • First studio album
  • Released: 7 November 2011
  • Label: Syco
4 7 2

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[27]
IRE
[28]
NLD
[30]
SCO
[31]
"Swagger Jagger" 2011 1 2 79 1 Sticks + Stones
"With Ur Love"
(featuring Mike Posner)
4 5 3

As featured artist

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK IRL SCO
[32]
2010 "Heroes" (as part of The X Factor finalists) 1 1 1 Non-album single

Music videos

Title Year Director
"Swagger Jagger" 2011 Mike Sharpe & Marcus Moresby
"With Ur Love"
(featuring Mike Posner)
"Dub on the Track"
(featuring Ghetts, Mic Righteous and Dot Rotten)

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  31. ^ Peak positions for singles on the Scottish Singles Chart:
  32. ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:

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