X Factor star Cher Lloyd appears to take a dig at Simon Cowell in her latest single, Head Down, in which she sings ‘You Vell Me The Dream, I was only seventeen, it chewed me up, it spat me out’.
The 31-year-old is famous for first hitting the X Factor stage at 16 in 2010 and impressing Cheryl Cole, Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh with her song, Light Up My Booty.
She then passed fourth place and signed with Cowell’s record label, Syco Music, but left three years later after the young singer revealed that she and Cowell, 65, disagreed about her career path and how not I could handle that level of ‘control’.
More than 12 years later, he wrote the following lyrics in his song, ‘YOU SELL THE DREAM, I WABTA NINETEEN’, which was how old Swagger Jagger’s singer was when she worked with Cowell.
In a Tiktok video promoting her new single, which is off her upcoming third studio album, she said: ‘I wrote this song about when it feels like you’re the only one when it feels like you’ve hit a brick wall.
‘The music industry can be dark sometimes. Some of the stories may never be told, but mine is yours to hear.
X Factor star Cher Lloyd appears to take a dig at Simon Cowell in her latest single, Head Down, in which she sings ‘You Vell Me The Dream, I was only seventeen, he chewed me up, he spat me out’
Cher signed to Cowell’s record label, Syco Music, but left three years later after the young singer revealed that she and Cowell, 65, had been at odds over her career and how she couldn’t handle that level of ‘ control’
The lyrics continue: “All the tears I cried, wasted my time and still pay the price, used to play your game and nothing seems to change.”
The same year she left Cowell’s label, Cher married her boyfriend of less than two years, Craig Monk, and in May 2018 they welcomed their first daughter, Delilah-Rae.
Their second daughter, Eliza Violet was born in 2023.
Cher delighted fans earlier this month when she announced plans to release new music, more than a decade after the release of her last album.
Taking to Instagram, Cher shared a stunning selfie and wrote: ‘Happy New Year! I think it’s time for some new music…!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!
Cher, who found fame on the X Factor in 2010, released her debut album Sticks and Stones the following year, which featured number one hit Swagger Jagger.
He released his second album Sorry I’m Tarter in 2014, which reached number 21 on the UK Albums Chart.
Fans were delighted to hear Cher plans to release new music, writing: “You don’t understand how excited we all are.”
The 31-year-old is famous for first stepping onto the X Factor stage at 16 in 2010 and impressing Cheryl Cole, Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh with her song, Light Up My Booty.
In a Tiktok video promoting her new single, which is from her upcoming third studio album, she said: ‘I wrote this song about When Its Sees The Only One when it feels like you’ve hit a brick wall.
Others added: ‘Girl, don’t play with us’…’What? Actually?!’
‘Very proud of you. We know how hard you’ve worked to get us this music. So so grateful Here’s to 2025 – the year of Cher Lloyd!
Cher is the latest former X-Factor star to speak out against the head judge, as Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall confirmed she took a dig at Cowell in his latest single.
The former Little Mix star, 32, began her solo career in 2024 with the song Angel of My Dreams and followed it up with fantasy.
Cher is the latest former X-Factor star to speak out against the head judge, as Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall confirmed she took a dig at Cowell on his latest single (pictured with Louis Theroux on his podcast)
With his debut single, he sang about ‘Selling Your Soul to a Psychopath’ and was pressed if that was a reference to Syco’s former label manager (pictured)
With his debut single, he sang about ‘selling your soul to a psychopath’ and was pressed if that was a reference to Syco’s former record label manager.
During an appearance on Louis Theroux’s podcast, the host said: ‘Selling my soul to a psychopath, they say I’m very lucky.
‘Syco is the name of Simon Cowell’s company. ‘
Jade replied: ‘Coincidentally, yes. I mean, it’s written on the tin, right?
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