Cheryl Ann Cole (n�e Tweedy; born 30 June 1983) is an English singer, songwriter, dancer, fashion designer, author, and television personality. Cole rose to fame in the 2000s after becoming a member of pop group Girls Aloud through ITVs reality television programme Popstars: The Rivals. They have become one of the few UK reality television acts to achieve continued success, amassing a fortune of �25 million by May 2009. With Girls Aloud, Cole has been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK top ten singles (including four number ones), two UK number one albums, and received nominations for four BRIT Awards (The Brit Awards), winning Best Single in 2009 for "The Promise (The Promise (Girls Aloud song))".

In 2008, Cole became a judge on the British reality television show The X Factor (The X Factor (UK)). Cole has become recognized as a style icon, appearing on the cover of British Vogue (Vogue (British magazine)) and Elle (Elle (magazine)). She is married to the Chelsea (Chelsea F.C.) and England (England national football team) football (association football) player Ashley Cole.

In October 2009, Cole released her first solo single, "Fight For This Love" which reached number one in the United Kingdom as the fastest selling single of the year thus far. Cole released her debut solo album 3 Words on 26 October 2009.