Too cool for school: Cher Lloyd says her 'unhappy' critics just have 'insecurities' - and reveals her bizarre crush on Mr Bean

By NADIA MENDOZA

Cheeky: Singer has a lot of attitude and has learned to ignore her 'haters'


Most teenagers would crumble at the barrage of backlash Cher Lloyd has received.

But the little fighter has hushed her critics by saying they're just 'insecure'.

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After triumphant Swagger Jagger performance at T4 On The Beach, Cher Lloyd goes back to basics with new track Superhero

By SARAH BULL


Triumphant: Cher Lloyd wowed with her performance of new single Swagger Jagger at T4 On The Beach today


Her debut single may have been slated before it has even been released but Cher Lloyd didn't let that stop her performing to the very best of her ability at T4 On The Beach today.

The 17-year-old singer bounded on to the stage in Weston-Super-Mare wearing a tiny pair of black shorts and a skeleton printed T-shirt as she performed Swagger Jagger to the cheering crowd.

Cher's triumphant performance came just hours after she released a video clip of a track called Superhero, believed to be the teenager's next release from her upcoming album.


Excited: Cher looked delighted as she took to the stage


The former X Factor star goes back to basics with the acoustic song, showcasing her talent perfectly as she performs the track while sitting on a bed, with only a guitarist as her musical accompaniment.

The new song could have been prompted by the fact that Cher won huge praise when she belted out Shakespear's Sister hit Stay on The X Factor, with the judges telling her it suited her when she stripped things back and showed off her vulnerability in her music.

Today Cher wowed the crowds at T4 On The Beach with her energetic performance of Swagger Jagger.


She's got some swagger: Cher sang into a fluorescent pink microphone


Showered: Cher was showered with yellow confetti as she performed


Unique: Cher wore a pair of black shorts and a skeleton-print T-shirt for the event


Quirky: Cher teamed her outfit with a pair of bright pink boots


T4 On The Beach 2011,Cher Lloyd Swagger Jagger Live


Cher Lloyd - Superhero NEW SONG


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Where DO you get your inspiration from? X Factor judge Tulisa copies Cheryl Cole as she dons hooded dress for T4 On The Beach

By SARAH BULL

Where do you get your inspiration from? N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos wore a hooded dress similar in style to the ones Cheryl Cole wore back in 2010


They've got more than a little in common - they are two of the biggest names in music who have found themselves on the X Factor judging panel.

But it seems N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos is following in Cheryl Cole's footsteps in more ways than one, after she was seen wearing a hooded dress similar in style to the ones favoured by Cheryl as she performed at T4 On The Beach today.

The 22-year-old singer took to the stage in Weston-Super-Mare today wearing a super-tight grey minidress, which she teamed with black shoe boots as she performed with N-Dubz.



Sexy: Tulisa showed off her figure in the sparkly silver dress as she performed with the group at T4 On The Beach in Weston-Super-Mare


However, the dress was very similar to the outfits sported by Cheryl when she was promoting her album 3 Words in 2010.

But Tulisa didn't seem to mind that she had taken fashion inspiration from the Girls Aloud star as she performed for excited fans.

Afterwards, she tweeted: 'Yeees T4 on the beach! SMASHED IT! NO MIMING! U know how we dooooo! Off home 2 feed the dog n cook dinner haha x'


That's what you call short! Tulisa displayed her enviable legs in the dress, which she teamed with black shoe boots


Tulisa was named one of the judges on the new X Factor UK panel earlier this year alongside Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Kelly Rowland.

But Cheryl showed there were no hard feelings about the singer replacing her on the panel when she invited Tulisa to her 28th birthday party in London earlier this month.

The N-Dubz singer previously revealed that her predecessor sent her flowers to say good luck on her first day on the job and the two soon became friends.


Working it: Tulisa performed some of the group's best-known tracks with the rest of N-Dubz, incluing Playing With Fire


Going down well: One dancer certainly seemed pretty appreciative of Tulisa's outfit as she danced away


X Factor host Dermot O'Leary said recently he was excited for people to see the new X Factor panel when the show starts later this year.

Describing the judges, he said: 'Gary has been majestic and presidential, and Kelly has this accent dipped in honey and she just sounds wonderful.

'When you hear her talk you realise she was one third of Destiny's Child and they were the world's biggest girl group.


Sexy in black: Tulisa wore a pair of black lace-up leggings and a corset-style top as she performed with N-Dubz at T In The Park the day before


Belting it out: Tulisa has certainly been keeping busy with her X Factor duties and her N-Dubz gigs


'And of course Tulisa has been in the industry since she was 11.'

It has certainly been a busy weekend for Tulisa, because as well as performing at T4 On The Beach, they also took to the stage at T In The Park in Balado, Scotland, the day before.

Tulisa wore a similarly sexy outfit of a pair of black lace-up trousers, teamed with a black corset-style top and a black and white leather jacket.


T4 On The Beach 2011, N-dubz Playing With Fire Live


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A close shave: Cher Lloyd shows off her new shaved hairstyle as she launches her pop career

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

New look: Cher Lloyd shows off her new partially-shaved hairstyle as she arrives at the Channel 4 studios in London today


With her new debut solo single coming out, Cher Lloyd is hoping to make an impact on the charts.

So what better way to get maximum publicity by changing hew look to coincide with the release of her single.

Heading to the Channel 4 studios today, the 17-year-old showed off her new partially-shaven hairstyle.


Perhaps in a bid to be taken more seriously as an urban artist, the Malvern-raised singer has taken a razor to the right side of her head.


But fashionistas may think Lloyd is a tad behind the times with this style, which came to prominence among urban singers two years ago.

American R&B singer Cassie shaved her part of her long locks off in April 2009, followed by Rihanna a few months later.

In January 2010, Will Smith's daughter Willow also shaved her hair, with ex-Spice Girl Mel B and her daughter Phoenix following suit a few weeks later.


Hair today, gone tomorrow: Lloyd sported long, dark extensions during her time on The X Factor (left) and dyed her hair red on the tour earlier this year (right)


Since leaping to fame as a contestant on last year's X Factor, Lloyd has loved to experiment with her fame.

While on the show, she wore long brunette hair extensions, with a briefly flirtation with red hair dye for a few weeks.

During the X Factor Live tour earlier this year, she returned to a red - but more of a Ronald McDonald hue.

Lloyd is currently promoting her debut single Swagger Jagger, with the video premiering online last week and has already received over 2million hits.





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Keeping it brief: The Saturdays play live in tiny shorts as Nicola Roberts gets over nerves to make solo onstage debut

By JODY THOMPSON

Fierce: The Saturdays took to the stage in Newcastle last night all wearing tiny shorts - apart from a more bashful Rochelle Wiseman (far right)


They've never been afraid of wearing skimpy outfits onstage - but The Saturdays outdid themselves on stage in Newcastle last night.

The girl group were sporting the tiniest of shorts as they played a short set at a gig thrown by the city's radio station, Metro Radio Live.

But it seemed that Rochelle Wiseman was not having one of her more confident days and wore pale denim skintight jeans instead.


Work it: (L-R) Mollie King, Una Healy, Vanessa White, Frankie Sandford and Rochelle were playing a short set at Metro Radio Live at Newcastle Arena - a kind of urban indoor one-day pop festival


However, one person who had most definitely overcome her nerves was Nicola Roberts, who made her live solo debut last night, just days after saying she was dreading going on without her Girls Aloud bandmates.

Talking to MTV earlier this week, she'd revealed: 'I'm nervous and I'm dreading the night before. I know I'm going to be like losing half a stone in weight overnight, so I'm going to have to get myself into the zone.'

She added: 'There does feel like there is a little bit of extra pressure, because it is just me and it feels a little bit like, is that enough, is it enough to just look at that?'


Solo debut: Nicola Roberts got over her nerves to play her first ever live gig without Girls Aloud at the show


Dainty doll: The star threw some shapes as she performed and totally won the screaming crowd over


However, she seemed to quash her butterflies and impressed the crowd, singing debut solo single Beat Of My Drum in a tiny red and pink dress accessorised with a kooky headscarf and multicoloured strappy heels.

Other acts playing the bash included dubstep queen Katy B, Chipmunk, Sophie Ellis Bextor, The Feeling, The Wanted, rapper Example, hot new band The Overtones and Amy Winehouse's goddaughter Dionne Bromfield.

Meanwhile, Nicola has been explaining why she chose to take such a different direction musically with her new single.


Strutting her stuff: Mollie was wearing titchy high-waisted orange shorts and a low cut see-through blue vest top that showed off her black bra


Working with hot underground music producer Diplo, she explained: 'I tried to drum in to him that I wanted these quirky dollops of sound like M.I.A. (who he's worked with before) or Major Lazer (his Jamaican dancehall project).

'Don’t try and make this record come back like a commercial, just-for-radio song with 500 dance synths all over it ‘cause it’s not where I’m trying to go.'

Scouse beauty Nicola also says she feels like she's unleashed her singing voice properly for the first time too.


On song: Frankie belts out one of The Saturday's singles wearing tight striped shorts and a blue top with a distressed denim top half, as Una sports ripped denim and a low cut purple top showing off her red bra


She said: 'I was sick to death of singing the quiet, whispery parts. I was like, no, f*** this, I’m going to sing!'

Talking to MTV, Nicola said it was good that it was so different to Girls Aloud: 'It was important my first single was different to anything else around.

'I love that it’s a song everyone can sing and dance along to.


Earning her stripes: Rochelle has teamed her jeans with a leather jacket and a midriff-exposing tiger print top


Thighs the limit: Una strikes a pose at the Newcastle Arena


Nicola Roberts will be releasing her debut album ‘Cinderella’s Eyes’ in October.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror is reporting that Girls Aloud are heading back into the studio in January.

But apparently, the girls are ditching their former producers, hitmakers Xenomania.

A source said: 'At the moment the Girls are really excited about their new beginning, although they are scratching their heads over who will create signature hits for them.

'They’re excited they’re going to be making a fresh start together on this next adventure of their lives.

'In six months time it’ll be back to work as normal – they are itching to get back in the studio.'


An audience with...Sophie Ellis Bextor was also on the bill at the bash


The band are reportedly set to reform to celebrate their 10th anniversary next year at a special festival for the London 2012 Olympics at the O2 Arena.

Nicola though is onstage again for a hometown gig at Liverpool's Radio City Live tonight, before playing T4 On The Beach on 10 July.

Beat Of My Drum is then released on 18 July.

Meanwhile, MTV Music show On Set With Nicola Roberts is on at 2pm tomorrow.
And the next Metro Radio Live is on 7 July and features JLS and Olly Murs.







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