Cheryl Ann Cole (née Tweedy; born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and member of the girl group Girls Aloud. She is the wife of Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 396 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Talk:Girls Aloud Cheryl Tweedy Talk:Girls Aloud/identify Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/September 2005 ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... Fascination Records is a Polydor sub-label that launched in Spring 2006. ... Girls Aloud are a BRIT-nominated British girl group created by ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... William James Adams, Jr. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Girls Aloud are a BRIT-nominated British girl group created by ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980, Stepney, London) is an English footballer of Barbadian descent. ...

Early career

She was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Throughout her childhood she performed as a dancer in recitals and on some T.V. shows. She entered ballroom competitions, sang, modeled a little, and won a ballet competition.^[1] This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation). ...

She won the following competitions as a child: Boots bonniest baby, Mothercare Happy Faces Portrait competition, Best Looking Girl of Newcastle, The Evening Chronicle 'Little Miss & Mister' and Most Attractive Girl at the MetroCentre.^[2] This article is about a former British company which has now merged to form Alliance Boots, as a result, information on this page may be out of date. ... The Evening Chronicle is a daily, evening newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne, covering Tyne and Wear, southern Northumberland and northern County Durham. ... This article is about about the shopping centre in North East England. ...

She appeared in two British Gas adverts, an SCS advert, and an Eldon Square Christmas advert with younger brother Garry. In addition to Garry, Cole has another two brothers, Andrew and Joseph, and a sister, Gillian. Centrica plc (LSE: CNA) is a large multinational utility company, based in the United Kingdom but also with interests in North America and Europe. ... Eldon Square is a shopping centre in Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...

Cole was also signed to a management in Newcastle before Girls Aloud alongside other acts such as 3NM and Xscape. Girls Aloud are a BRIT-nominated British girl group created by ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ...

Girls Aloud

Main article: Girls Aloud

Cole was working in a restaurant as a waitress before going on the reality television show, "Popstars: The Rivals." and being the first to be selected for the band. Girls Aloud are a BRIT-nominated British girl group created by ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ...

Single with Will.i.am

During the Passions of Girls Aloud series, Cheryl auditioned as a break dancer to gain a part in the music video for will.i.am's single Heartbreaker. Cheryl won the part and was later asked to sing vocals on the track. The song was released physically in the UK on 5 May 2008, but had already entered the top ten on download sales and is currently at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. A boy hitting (holding) a pike Breakdance (media coined phrase), also known as breaking, b-girling or b-boying, is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement that originated among African American youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the early... William James Adams, Jr. ... Heartbreaker is the second single from rap singer will. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Private life

Nightclub incident and conviction

On 11 January 2003 Cole (then Tweedy) was involved in an altercation with a nightclub toilet attendant, Sophie Amogbokpa, in the Drink (now Harpers) nightclub in Guildford. Tweedy was subsequently charged with racially aggravated assault (she had allegedly called Amogbokpa a "Jigaboo"^[3] among other racial slurs^[4]) and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. During her trial Tweedy claimed she acted in self defense (claiming she had been punched first) and denied using racially abusive language. is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A toilet attendant is a person whose job is to maintain standards in a toilet and, for pay toilets, to collect the usage fee. ... , For other places with the same name, see Guildford (disambiguation). ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Ethnocracy Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial quota... Aggravated assault is a form of violent crime. ...

The jury found her guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, but cleared her of racially aggravated assault.^[5][6] The judge sentenced her to 120 hours of community service and ordered to pay her victim £500 in compensation, as well as £3000 prosecution costs. Community service refers to service that a person performs for the benefit of his or her local community. ...

Media attention

In July 2006 Cole signed a deal worth a reported £200,000 to become the face of Coca-Cola Zero for its UK launch.^[7] Coca-Cola Zero or Coke Zero is a product of the Coca-Cola Company. ...

During a recording at Top of the Pops, Mike Skinner of The Streets dedicated his song "When You Wasn't Famous" to Cole, leading to much media speculation and many believing the song was about her. Skinner later corrected everyone by saying that he only dedicated the song to her because Girls Aloud were at the same taping of TOTP.^[8] Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... Mike Skinner (born November 27, 1978), more commonly known by his stage name The Streets, is a rapper from Birmingham, England. ... When You Wasnt Famous is the first single from The Streets third studio album The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living. ...

Lily Allen has a song about her called "Cheryl Tweedy", which is exclusively available as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of her 2006 CD "Alright, Still".^[9] Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born May 2, 1985) is a British singer-songwriter best known for songs such as Smile and LDN. She is the daughter of actor/musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. ...

Cole co-presented the August 25, 2006 episode of The Friday Night Project along with Kimberley Walsh and Sarah Harding, where she did impressions of Sharon Osbourne and Big Brother 7 winner Pete Bennett. is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Friday Night Project is a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in February 2005. ... Kimberley Jane Walsh (born November 20, 1981) is an English singer and member of pop group Girls Aloud. ... For the Jurassic Park character, Dr. Sarah Harding, see List of characters in Jurassic Park Sarah Nicole Harding (born 17 November 1981, in Ascot) is an English singer in the girl group Girls Aloud, and model. ... Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English music manager and promoter, television personality and presenter. ... Big Brother UK series 7, is currently in broadcast in the United Kingdom as part of the Big Brother reality television series. ... Peter Alexander Bennett[1] (born March 22, 1982 in Camberwell, London to Mark Bennett and Anne Stephenson), better known as Pete, was the winner of Big Brother 7. ...

Cole appeared on Comic Relief Does The Apprentice in 2007 to raise money for Comic Relief.^[10] Comic Relief Does The Apprentice was a special celebrity version of British reality television series The Apprentice, produced in 2007 to raise money for Comic Relief. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For the origin of the term, see comic relief. ...

Cole is a strict Vegetarian and was criticised by Gordon Ramsay on his show The F-Word when she asked for a vegetarian meal saying "Didn't you get the message? Vegetarians aren't welcome here."^[11] For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ... Gordon James Ramsay, OBE (born November 8, 1966 in Johnstone, Scotland) is a Scottish chef, television personality and entrepreneur. ... The F-Word is a British food magazine and cooking show featuring celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. ...

Cole was also featured in will.i.am's new music video for the single Heartbreaker^[12] and sings backing vocals on the track ^[13] William James Adams, Jr. ... Heartbreaker is the second single from rap singer will. ...

Ashley Cole

Even before marrying Ashley, she won the title of "Sexiest Footballer's Wife" in FHM's 2006 Bloke Awards,^[14] and as Cole's fiancée she was a prominent "WAG" in Germany during the 2006 World Cup. FHM or For Him Magazine is an international monthly lads mag. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WAGs (or Wags) was an acronym used particularly (but by no means exclusively) by the British tabloid press to describe the Wives And Girlfriends of the England national football team. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ...

She married Ashley Cole at Wrotham Park, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire on 15 July 2006 - although they were originally planning to marry at Highclere Castle, Hampshire (according to a guard at the premises). When the two changed their plans, Tweedy and Cole had asked the staff there to lie to the press and not to disclose the fact they weren't actually getting married there.^[15] Cole had a dress designed by Roberto Cavalli, reportedly worth £110,000 (€145,000), flown to England.^[16] The wedding was paid for by OK! Magazine, who paid the couple £1 million to publish pictures of the wedding.^[17] Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire is a neo-Palladian English country house, designed by Isaac Ware in 1754 for Admiral John Byng, the fourth son of Admiral Sir George Byng, which remains in the family at the heart of a 2500-acre estate seventeen miles from Hyde Park Corner. ... Hertsmere is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Highclere Castle is a Victorian country house in high Elizabethan style, with park designed by Capability Brown, in a 24 square kilometre estate south of Newbury, Berkshire, England. ... For other uses, see Hampshire (disambiguation). ... Roberto Cavalli (born November 15, 1940) is a well-known Italian fashion designer of modern luxury clothing. ... OK! is a British weekly magazine, specialising in celebrity news. ...

In late January 2008 The Sun newspaper reported that Ashley Cole had been sleeping with several other women during their relationship and that the couple were in the process of separating.^[18] For other uses, see January (disambiguation). ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ...

On the 18 May 2008, the News of the World newspaper ran a story showing Cheryl kissing US TV star Will Luke, while in a hotel room with Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts.^[19] The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ...

Discography

Main article: Girls Aloud discography

4 1 3 17 17 24 References and footnotes This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Girls Aloud, a British pop music group. ...

Solo career

Heartbreaker is the second single from rap singer will. ... William James Adams, Jr. ... Songs About Girls is the third solo album from will. ...

References

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External links

• Girls Aloud official site
• Cheryl Tweedy at the Internet Movie Database