32 Facts About Cher Lloyd

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Cher Lloyd was born on 28 July 1993 and is an English singer.

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Cher Lloyd finished fourth place in the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010.

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Cher Lloyd signed to US record label Epic Records in 2011 and achieved mainstream success in the US with the solo version of her single "Want U Back", which reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Cher Lloyd released her second studio album, Sorry I'm Late in May 2014, preceded by the lead single, "I Wish".

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Cher Lloyd was raised in Malvern, Worcestershire, with her parents Darren and Diane and her three younger siblings, Sophie, Josh, and Rosie.

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Cher Lloyd's family is of Romani origin, and Lloyd spent the first year of her life travelling around Wales with her young parents in a caravan.

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Cher Lloyd attended The Chase School, Malvern, and later Dyson Perrins High School, where she studied performing arts.

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Cher Lloyd had previously auditioned for The X Factor before, singing ballads, but did not make it through.

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Cher Lloyd had previously performed at holiday camps and said she received a mixed reaction to her music, but was a big hit with X Factor judges at the time.

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Cher Lloyd auditioned singing the Keri Hilson version of "Turn My Swag On" by Soulja Boy.

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Cher Lloyd sang a rendition of "Just Be Good to Me" in the first of the live shows.

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Cher Lloyd was saved by the judges again and put through to the final.

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The tour saw Cher Lloyd performing for 500,000 people throughout the UK.

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On 28 July 2011, Cher Lloyd previewed five tracks from the album during a UStream session, including singles featuring Busta Rhymes, Mike Posner, Ghetts, Mic Righteous and Dot Rotten.

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Cher Lloyd released her debut studio album, Sticks + Stones, on 4 November 2011.

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In November 2011, Cher Lloyd announced her debut headlining UK tour, the Sticks and Stones Tour, which took place in March and April 2012.

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In October 2011, Cher Lloyd signed to Logan Media Entertainment under the management of Craig Logan, John Black and Christie LaRocque.

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In October 2012, Cher Lloyd supported American band Hot Chelle Rae on the Australian leg of their Whatever World Tour.

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Months after the release of Sticks + Stones, Cher Lloyd confirmed reports that recording had begun for her second studio album, with new songwriters and producers such as Beth Ditto and Tove Lo.

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In January 2013, Cher Lloyd announced that she would guest-star on Big Time Rush.

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In November 2013, during an interview with Larry King, Cher Lloyd confirmed that she had left Syco Music after she and Cowell disagreed about her career path in music.

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Cher Lloyd confirmed that the album, which was originally due for release in November, was pushed back until early 2014, despite the record being done.

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Cher Lloyd revealed that her I Wish Tour would take place in the fall of 2013 and that girl group Fifth Harmony would serve as the opening act.

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In May 2014, Cher Lloyd was featured on "Really Don't Care", the fourth single off Demi Lovato's fourth album Demi, which peaked at number one on the US Dance chart and debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 98 before rising to peak position number 26.

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In November 2014, it was revealed that Cher Lloyd had signed a new deal with Universal Music Group and was working on her third studio album.

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Cher Lloyd broke her silence in March 2016 by posting a video on her social media pages.

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On 15 July 2016, Cher Lloyd teased the release of her new song, "Activated", on social media; the song premiered on 22 July 2016.

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In May 2017, Cher Lloyd announced that she had signed with ie:music.

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On 19 October 2018, Cher Lloyd released the single "None of My Business" along with the music video.

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On 24 April 2020, Cher Lloyd premiered the single "Lost" alongside the music video.

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Cher Lloyd revealed in an interview that she is a fan of Dolly Parton.

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In January 2012, Cher Lloyd announced her engagement to her boyfriend of less than a year, Craig Monk.