Cheryl Cole tops British charts

(AFP) – 8 hours ago

LONDON — Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole went straight to the top of the British charts on Sunday, with her debut solo release becoming the biggest-selling single of the year.

The Official UK Charts Company said the 26-year-old had smashed the record for fastest-selling single of the year so far with over 290,000 sales of "Fight For This Love".

"I can't take this all in. It's hard for me to put into words how I feel. I have this permanent smile on my face," Cole said.

Cole, wife of England football star Ashley Cole, has made a name for herself outside Girls Aloud as a judge on "The X Factor," a television talent contest that heavily influences the British charts nowadays.

"Other than X Factor winners, very few singles get anywhere near 300,000 sales in their first week," said Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official UK Charts Company.

Last year's "X Factor" winner Alexandra Burke dropped to number two with her song "Bad Boys", featuring US rapper Flo Rida.

Cole and US soul star Whitney Houston performed on "The X Factor" last weekend, in the most-watched episode in the show's history with 14.8 million viewers.

Houston entered the singles chart in fifth place with comeback tune "Million Dollar Bill".

In the album charts, Burke was at number one with "Overcome" while Canadian singer Michael Buble -- who spent several days coaching "X Factor" contestants -- took second spot with "Crazy Love".

Houston took third place with "I Look To You".

The 12 Finalists are Revealed

After a tear - jerking time at the Judges home finally the 12 privileged finalists have been revealed that will be performing live from next week:

The Groups: Louis Walsh:

Kandy Rain (right) were one of the three groups to be chosen by mentor Louis Walsh for the live finals in a rainy Lake Como in Italy. Irish twins John & Edward and Miss Frank also made it through. De-Tour, Harmony Hood and Project A were all sent home.



The Boys: Cheryl Cole:
Lloyd Daniels, Rikki Loney and Joseph McElderry with boys' mentor Cheryl Cole in Morocco after they made it through to the live TV finals. The Girls Aloud singer had doubts about 16-year-old Lloyd (left) because of his age but still put him through.




The Girls: Danni Minogue:
Rachel Adedeji, Lucie Jones and Stacey Solomon pose with girls' mentor Dannii Minogue in Dubai after making it through to the live finals of The X Factor at the weekend. The girls were chosen after singing in front of Dannii and her sister Kylie.


The Groups: Simon Cowell:
Danyl Johnson, Jamie Archer and Olly Murs with mentor Simon Cowell in Los Angeles after they were chosen to represent the over-25 category. Danyl Johnson (left) is one of the early favourites to win the show after impressing the judges.

Cheryl Cole's first Solo Video and JLS New Single added to Latest Mix

Cheryl Cole's first Solo Music video: Fight for this Love has been added to our Latest Music Mix playlist.

Also JLS new single: Everybody In Love music video has been added.

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Cheryl Cole - Going it alone with a New Single and Album.

Following her successful single with Will.I.AM, Heartbreaker, Cheryl is back going it alone with a new single, Fight For This Love, out October 19th, and a new Album, Three Words, out October 26th.

The world exclusive play of Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole's debut single 'Fight For This Love' was Broadcast live on 'Radio 1' (07.09.09), and here it is below for you to enjoy: