Revealed in the seventh season of the famous TV series called The X Factor UK in 2010, Cher Lloyd finally returns to the front of the stage after two years of absence. A rather long break which is explained in particular by a happy event!
In fact, the young Briton became the mother of a beautiful little girl last May. At only 26, Cher Lloyd is a fulfilled woman on the family side and is looking forward to finding her audience!
In today’s article, we are going to talk more about her beginnings, about her personal life and everything else that you may find interesting about this young and talented woman.
Early life
Cher was born in Malvern, Worcestershire, to Dina and Darren. She has three younger siblings: Josh, Rosie and Sophie. Cher has a Romani descent, and the family on her mother’s side is Romani.
Another interesting thing about Cher, is that she didn’t spend her childhood like other teenagers.
Since her family has a Romani origin, she spent her childhood travelling in a caravan, all around Wales. She admitted that kids weren’t nice to her in school and often called her names because of her origin.
Lloyd was very open about this, since she wanted to help other kids who are or were going through the same thing.
Cher attended several schools in Malvern, including The Chase secondary school and Dyson Perrins, where she studied performing arts in 2009.
Before joining The X Factor, the singer was a competitor of the Text Factor program, in which it ranked second.
This very talented young girl had a dream in front of her, and wasn’t ready to give it up easily. She was ready to give everything in her power to succeed, so she did.
There aren’t any more information about her early years, so we are going to continue on to her career beginnings.
Career path
Lloyd rose to fame when she appeared on the reality show The X Factor. Soon after, Lloyd signed a contract with Syco Music.
Released on November 4, 2011, debut album Sticks and Stones reached # 4 in the UK, 7 in Ireland and # 9 in the United States.
Cher announced that she was already planning to release a new album in 2013, releasing “I Wish”, but the album was moved to 2014. On May 23, the long-awaited “Sorry I’m Late” was released by Epic Records.
In 2012, Cher Lloyd was discovered by the general public thanks to the success of her single “Want U Back”, a song from her first album “Sticks and Stones”, released in 2011.
The young woman did not lose long after her participation in the show which more recently revealed the Rak-Su.
Then, in 2014, when she is about to release her second album, the artist signs a beautiful collaboration with Demi Lovato on the title “Really Don’t Care”. During this new era, it is impossible not to notice the artistic development of the young singer.
After the release of her second album “Sorry I’m late”, Cher Lloyd goes on tour and becomes more and more discreet. She actually leaves the Epic Records label and starts working on a third album.
However, it was not until July 2016 that she released the first single: “Activated”, a song mixing pop and hip-hop accompanied by a dark clip and a really surprising atmosphere when you know the rather colorful universe which marked the beginning of her career. It’s not the first time the singer has stepped aside for a while.
After continuing to write and then giving life, Cher Lloyd reappears in summer of 2019 in the musical landscape by working with Joakim Molitor, an author and producer from Stockholm, on a song called “4 U”.
Since then, she has not stopped reassuring her fans by guaranteeing them an imminent return and it’s finally done! Released yesterday evening at midnight, “None of My Business” is the pride of the singer and is the second single from her upcoming album. This morning, it was then the clip that we enjoyed discovering!
The unreleased track Oath (in duet with debutant rapper Becky G) chosen as second single for the American market and released on October 1st.
The album debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200, while the single achieved good success and was certified gold for the sale of over 500,000 copies.
In February 2013 Cher Lloyd starts working on the realization of the second unreleased album. In April of the same year, the promotional single in duet with Ne-Yo entitled It’s All Good was released.
In August 2013 she announced the release of I Wish, the first single from the new album which sees the collaboration of the American rapper TI.
In September of the same year the singer made her first tour as main artist in the United States and Canada, called I Wish Tour.
The new album will be called ‘Sorry, I’m Late’, precisely because the release date of the album has been postponed and because it has been a long time since he did something new … He spent a lot of time trying to understand who he is.
Cher Lloyd, in mid-March 2014, publishes the release date of the album on Twitter and Facebook, which will be May 27. A few days later a new single is released from the new album called “Sirens”.
In 2010, Cher showed up for the seventh edition of the British talent show The X Factor singing the version of Keri Hilson song “Turn My Swag On”.
At the boot camp she sings a rap version of Viva la vida by Coldplay and enters the last phase of the selections, the Judge’s Houses, where she performs with Cooler Than Me in front of Cheryl Cole who chooses her as a competitor for the Girls category.
After the end of The X Factor Cher Lloyd signs a record deal with Simon Cowell’s Syco Music. On July 31, 2011 Cher released her debut single, Swagger Jagger, which debuted at the top of the UK singles chart.
Meanwhile Cher works on her debut album with producers and artists such as RedOne, Autumn Rowe, Busta Rhymes, Ghetts and Mike Posner.
With the latter duets in the second single With Ur Love (released on October 30), which during the first week of sale in the United Kingdom sells about 74,000 copies and reaches the fourth position in the British singles chart.
On November 7, 2011, Cher Lloyd’s debut album entitled Sticks + Stones is released, which debuts at the fourth position in the British chart and is certified platinum for the sale of about 300,000 copies.
During the same period, the dates of his first tour in Great Britain are announced, the Sticks and Stones Tour, scheduled for April 2012.
Given the success at home, in 2011 Cher Lloyd signs a contract with L.A. Epic Records Reid for the release of the debut album also in the United States.
On February 19, 2012 Cher released the single number 3, Want U Back, in which she duet with Astro (young rapper competitor of The X Factor USA).
The song reaches twenty-fifth position in the British singles chart. Subsequently, in the spring of the same year, a new version of the song was released for the American market, which excluded the participation of Astro.
The new version also follows a remix version in which the singer duets with Snoop Dogg. “Want you Back” becomes Cher Lloyd’s debut single for the United States where he achieves excellent success, reaching number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and obtaining double platinum certification for the sale of over 2,000,000 copies.
Cher Lloyd has a net worth has a net worth of 750$ thousand. This talented young singer has made a significant success in the beginning of her career, but she soon got away from the public eye, to focus on her family.
Since she is ready to get back on track with her career, Cher’s net worth might go up in the following few years, especially when she starts releasing new songs.
Personal life
Cher Lloyd was born on July 28, 1993 in Malvern Worcestershire, United Kingdom, where she lived with her parents and siblings.
Cher rose to fame in 2010, after appearing in the international program for singers The X Factor, although she won 4th place, did not care and continued with her dream that it was to become a Rap star. Cher tried to enter the program twice, where she sang ballads, but both times she was rejected.
In the seventh season of the program, with 16 years, Cher had more luck choosing another style (one that she really liked) and for her third audition she sang the song “Turn My Swag On”.
Cher got into a relationship with her boyfriend few years back, and the couple got engaged to Craig Monk. They tied the knot in 2013 and got a beautiful daughter in 2018.
They seemed to have a happy family life and are enjoying their time together. Besides music, Cher has love for tattoos as well.
She has 21 tattoos. All of them have a special meaning to her and she says she will have plenty more in the future.
Cher’s biggest role-models are Dolly Parton and Nicki Minaj. Even though these two artists are completely different, she finds them both inspirational and muses that influence her music the most.
We will have to see what songs she is working on, and what she has prepared for her fans.
Quick summary
Full name: Cher Lloyd
Date of birth: July 28th 1993
Birthplace: Malvern, England
Age: 26
Profession: Singer, Rapper, Model
Height: 1.57 m
Weight: 45 kg
Net Worth: 750$ thousand