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Messy Little Raindrops (Album) by Cheryl Cole

Artist Biography For Cheryl Cole

Cheryl Ann Fernandez-Versini Née Tweedy Known Professionally As Cole Born June 30 1983 In Newcastle Upon Tyne England Is An English Singer Songwriter Dancer And Model. She Is One Of The Five Members Of Girl Group Girls Aloud. Rising To Fame In Late 2002 Cole Was Selected To Become A Member Of Girl Group Girls Aloud On ITV's Reality Television Programme Popstars The Rivals. Cole's First Solo Performance Was On American Rapper Will.I.Am's Heartbreaker In 2008. She Was Picked To Appear As A Dancer In The Video After Taking Streetdancing Classes During The Filming Of The ITV2 Series The Passions Of Girls Aloud In Which The Members Of The Band Achieve Something They Had Always Wanted To Do Other Than Sing. She Was Later Asked By Will.I.Am To Sing Additional Vocals On The Track. In April 2009 Cole Started Working On Solo Material. Her Debut Album 3 Words Was Released In The UK On 26 October 2009. Cole Was Reunited With Will.I.Am For The Album In Addition To Collaborating With Fraser T. Smith Syience Danish Production Team Soulshock & Karlin Singer-Songwriter Taio Cruz Wayne Wilkins And Steve Kipner. Recorded In Los Angeles And London Cole Mainly Collaborated With Will.I.Am Of The Black Eyed Peas The Executive Producer Of 3 Words. It Crosses From Contemporary R&B Dance Pop House And A More General Pop Sound. 3 Words Spent Two Weeks At Number One. On 6 November 2009 BPI Certified The Album Platinum Denoting Shipments Of Over 300 000 Units. It Later Tripled This Feat. The First Single From The Album Fight For This Love Was Written By Andre Merritt Steve Kipner And Wayne Wilkins And Produced By Steve Kipner And Wayne Wilkins. According To Cole It Was Released As The Lead Single Because She "connected With The Song So Well". Following A Performance On The X Factor Live Results Show Fight For This Love Became The Fourth Best-Selling Single Of 2009 In The UK. It Charted At Number One On Both The Irish And UK Singles Chart. In 2010 Fight For This Love Went To Number One In Denmark Norway And Hungary. The Single Was Later Certified Platinum In The UK. Cole's Second Single 3 Words Which Features Will.I.Am Went To Number 4 In The UK And Seven In Ireland. In 2010 The Single Was Released In Australia And Charted At Number 5 And Was Certified Platinum. The Third Single Parachute Charted In The Top Five In Both The UK And Ireland. The Single Was Certified Silver In The UK. From May To July 2010 Cole Was The Opening Act For The Black Eyed Peas At The British Shows As Well As Some European Dates Of The E.N.D. World Tour. Chris Johnson Of The Daily Mail Wrote "she Was Supposed To Be The Support Act. But As It Turned Out Cheryl Cole Ended Up Being The Main Event". In March 2010 Cole Stated That She Had Begun Working On A Follow Up Album To 3 Words Which She Hoped To Release "later On In The Year". Cole's Second Solo Album Titled Messy Little Raindrops Was Released On 1 November 2010. The Album's First Single Promise This Was Released On 24 October 2010 And Became Her Second Number-One Hit In The UK. The Album Was Largely Produced By Wayne Wilkins But Cole Also Reunited With Will.I.Am With Collaboration From J. R. Rotem Starsmith Al Shux And Free School For The First Time. The Album Also Features Guest Vocals From August Rigo Dizzee Rascal Travie McCoy And Will.I.Am. The Album's Lead Single Promise This Went Straight To Number 1 In The UK Selling 157 000 In Its First Week. A Week Later Messy Little Raindrops Was Released Charting At Number 1 In The UK 2 In Ireland And 7 In Europe.

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Messy Little Raindrops Is The Second Studio Album By British Recording Artist 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 Successful Years As A Member Of Girl Group Girls Aloud. Recorded In Los Angeles And London Cole Mainly Worked With Wayne Wilkins Who Previously Produced Cole's Number One Single "Fight For This Love". The Album Utilizes A More Dance Pop Sound Than Cole's Previous Album. It Received Generally Mixed Reviews From Contemporary Music Critics. It Was Preceded By The Lead Single "Promise This" Peaking At Number One In Ireland And The UK. The Album Debuted At Number One In The UK And At Number Two In Ireland. On 19 August 2011 The Album Was Certified Platinum By BPI With Shipments In The UK In The Excess Of 300 000. "Promise This" Was Premiered On Chris Moyles' BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show On 14 September Where It Was Introduced As The Lead Single From Messy Little Raindrops.The Video For The Song Was Directed By Sophie Muller And Was Debuted On 21 September 2010 On UK Television Channel ITV2. On 24 October Cole Performed "Promise This" On The X Factor's Results Show.She Donned A White Tuxedo Jacket "frilly Black Knickers " Knee-High Zebra Print Tights And Leather Boots And Was Joined By Multiple Back-Up Dancers.The Song Was Released On 25 October 2010 And Charted At Number One On The Irish And UK Singles Charts. It Became The Fastest-Selling Single Of 2010 In The UK. "The Flood" Is The Second And Final Single From The Album.The Music Video Premiered November 24 2010 And The Physical Single Was Released January 3 2011. Cole Performed "The Flood" On The Royal Variety Performance 2010.She Also Performed The Track Along An Acoustic Version Of "Promise This" On Alan Carr Chatty Man. The Song Entered The Charts After Its Official Release At Number 18 Becoming Cheryl's Lowest Charting Single In The UK To Date. "Everyone" Featuring Dizzee Rascal Was Slated As The Third Single And Was To Be Released On March 21 2011 But Was Cancelled Due To Cheryl's Involvement On The US Version Of The X Factor And The Underperformance Of "The Flood".