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Cheryl Cheryl is a female given name common in English speaking countries. There are several prevailing theories about its etymology. The most common is that it has Italo-Celtic roots and is an Anglicised version of either the French name Cherie (from ...
has released four studio albums, one
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, nine
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(excluding three as a featured artist), and fourteen music videos. Cheryl's first foray into a solo music career occurred when she featured on
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's "
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". After having streetdancing lessons during the filming of ''
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'' series, Cheryl was picked to appear in the song's video. She was later asked to sing the female vocals on the UK release of the track, which reached number four in the United Kingdom and sold over 250,000 copies, giving the single a silver certificate by the BPI. It was the 31st best selling single of 2008. Cheryl's solo career began in October 2009 with the release of "
Fight for This Love "Fight for This Love" is the debut solo single by English singer and Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole, recorded for her debut studio album, ''3 Words'' (2009). It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland as the lead single on 2009 by Fascinat ...
", the lead single from her debut studio album, ''
3 Words ''3 Words'' is the debut studio album by English singer Cheryl Cole released on 23 October 2009 by Fascination Records. Cole's first solo performance was on American rapper will.i.am's " Heartbreaker" (2008), on which she sang additional voca ...
''. The track saw Cheryl achieve her first solo number-one single when it topped the UK chart, while also attaining international chart success; peaking within the top 10 in the likes of France, Germany and the Netherlands. The parent album debuted at number one in the UK with sales of 125,271. On 6 November 2009 the
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certified the album platinum. It has since gone 3× Platinum, with sales of over 1,000,000 copies. "
3 Words ''3 Words'' is the debut studio album by English singer Cheryl Cole released on 23 October 2009 by Fascination Records. Cole's first solo performance was on American rapper will.i.am's " Heartbreaker" (2008), on which she sang additional voca ...
" is both the opening and title song from her debut studio album. It was released in the UK and Ireland on 20 December 2009 went on to become Fernandez-Versini's second consecutive UK top-five and Irish-top ten hit. It was also a top five hit in Australia and has since been certified platinum by the
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and gold by the
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. " Parachute" was released on 11 March 2010 as the album's third and final single. "Parachute" became Cheryl's third consecutive solo UK top five hit, and her third Irish top 10 hit. It was nominated for a Brit Award in 2011. October 2010 saw the release of Cheryl's second studio album, ''
Messy Little Raindrops ''Messy Little Raindrops'' is the second studio album by English singer Cheryl Cole, released on 29 October 2010 by Fascination Records. The project is the follow-up to Cole's multi-platinum debut solo album ''3 Words'' (2009), following seven ...
'', which became her second consecutive number-one album in the UK; the album was certified Platinum by BPI, with shipments in the UK in the excess of 300,000. The album was preceded by the release of its lead single, "
Promise This "Promise This" is a song by English recording artist Cheryl Cole, taken from her second studio album ''Messy Little Raindrops'' (2010). It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland as the album's lead single on 24 October 2010 by Fascinati ...
". "Promise This" debuted at number one on the
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, becoming her second solo UK number one behind "
Fight for This Love "Fight for This Love" is the debut solo single by English singer and Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole, recorded for her debut studio album, ''3 Words'' (2009). It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland as the lead single on 2009 by Fascinat ...
" (October 2009). It sold 157,210 copies in its debut week, which earned it the highest first-week sales of the year, for a non-charity single at that time. "
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" was serviced as the second single from the album. Cheryl released her third studio album, ''
A Million Lights ''A Million Lights'' is the third studio album by English singer Cheryl (singer), Cheryl, released on 15 June 2012 through Fascination Records. Following her divorce from Ashley Cole, this is Cheryl's first album to be released under the monony ...
'', in June 2012, where it debuted at number two in the United Kingdom selling 34,934 copies in its first week on sale. "A Million Lights" was certified Gold in the
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for shipments of 100,000 copies. The lead single, " Call My Name", produced by
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, became Cheryl's third number-one single with first week sales of 152,001 copies in the United Kingdom, becoming 2012's fastest selling number one single on the
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until December of the same year, " Under the Sun" was serviced as the second single from ''
A Million Lights ''A Million Lights'' is the third studio album by English singer Cheryl (singer), Cheryl, released on 15 June 2012 through Fascination Records. Following her divorce from Ashley Cole, this is Cheryl's first album to be released under the monony ...
''. The lead single from her fourth solo studio album '' Only Human'', titled " Crazy Stupid Love" featuring
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was released on 20 July 2014. The single became her fourth solo UK number one after it entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart, and also topped the charts in the Republic of Ireland and Scotland. The single notched up a combined chart sales figure of 118,000 in its first week in the UK, with audio streams contributing just over 3%. The album's second single, " I Don't Care", had sold over 82,000 copies in the United Kingdom during the week of its release, and debut at the top of the
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. It gave the singer her tenth number-one single, and fifth as a solo artist, overtaking current record sharers
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and
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setting a new record for most number one singles by a female artist for Fernandez-Versini, with five. ''Only Human'' was released on 10 November 2014. It became her fourth solo album to debut within the top 10 in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. After giving birth to her son in March 2017, Cheryl took a hiatus from music to focus on motherhood. She made her comeback with the single, " Love Made Me Do It", on 9 November 2018 to intense media scrutiny. It peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 19, and was supported by a controversial performance on the 15th series of ''
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''. On 31 May 2019, she released a follow-up single, "
Let You "Let You" is a song by English singer Cheryl, released by 3 Beat Records on 31 May 2019. Cheryl wrote the song with Chiara Hunter, Danny Casio, George Astasio, Jason Pebworth, Jon Shave and Nicola Roberts, with production by Mike Spencer. An elect ...
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Music videos


See also

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List of songs recorded by Cheryl English recording artist Cheryl (formerly a member of English pop group Girls Aloud), has recorded songs for four solo studio albums and one extended play (EP), some of which were collaborations with other recording artists. She first appeared ...
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Girls Aloud discography The discography of British-Irish girl group Girls Aloud consists of five studio albums, two greatest hits albums, two live albums, and one remix album. The band has also released twenty-one singles and have provided eleven original recordings ...


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