Cher Lloyd (born 28.07.93)
Cher Lloyd is an English singer/songwriter who gained success after appearing on the seventh season of 'The X Factor' in 2010.
Childhood: Cher Lloyd was born in Malvern, Worcestershire to Darren and Dina Lloyd. She has a brother named Josh and two sisters, Sophie and Rosie. Lloyd studied performing arts at Dyson Perrins CE Sports College in 2009. She applied twice for the X Factor, yet it wasn't until her 2010 audition that she was successful in gaining a place on the show.
Career Lloyd: started off with a certain amount of controversy, when she performed a rap version of 'Viva La Vada' and claimed that she had written the rap lyrics herself, despite other contestants disputing this and saying the lyrics were written by Swizz Beatz. For the second section of the show, she was unable to perform before the judges due to a throat infection, yet went on to take part in the live show later on, anyway. For the live finals of each week, Lloyd performed 'Stay' by Shakespeare's Sister, 'Just Be Good To Me' by the SOS band, 'Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)' by Jay-Z and 'Imagine' by John Lennon. In the seventh week, Lloyd was in the bottom two, yet she was saved by the judges and made it into the final show where she performed with will.i.am and also performed 'The Clapping Song' and 'Get Ur Freak On'. This didn't stop her from only coming forth in the competition. Lloyd was signed to Syco Music after the seventh series of the 'X Factor', and began working on her debut studio album. 'Sticks + Stones' was released on 4th November, 2011, and went on to debut at the number four spot in the UK charts. A matter of months after the release, Lloyd announced that she was planning to start recording a second album. 'Sorry I'm Late' was released on 23rd May, 2014, receiving high praise from critics. Soon after the release, Lloyd left the Epic record label in order to join Universal Music Group for the production of her third studio album.
Personal Life: In January 2012, Lloyd announced that she was engaged to Craig Monk after dating for less than a year. On 18th November 2013, the couple were married in a secret ceremony.
Biography by Contactmusic.com