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Cheryl Ann Tweedy, known professionally as Cheryl, was born on June 30, 1983, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Her breakthrough came in 2002 when she auditioned for the ITV reality competition Popstars: The Rivals. The program created a male group and a female group that would compete on the UK charts, and Cheryl earned a place in Girls Aloud. The group quickly became one of the most successful British girl bands of its era, combining adventurous pop production with a long run of hit singles and five studio albums.
Cheryl began establishing a separate recording identity before Girls Aloud entered its 2009 hiatus. She appeared on will.i.am’s “Heartbreaker” in 2008, and her debut solo album, 3 Words, followed in 2009. Its lead single, “Fight for This Love,” reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, while “3 Words” and “Parachute” became additional major hits. The album also reached number one in the United Kingdom.
Her second album, Messy Little Raindrops, arrived in 2010 and gave Cheryl another UK number-one album. “Promise This” topped the singles chart, while “The Flood,” “Everyone,” “Yeah Yeah,” and “Hummingbird” demonstrated the album’s mixture of dance-pop, R&B, and balladry. That period also produced the 3 Words – The B-Sides EP, which collected “Boys,” “Didn’t I,” and “Just Let Me Go.”
Cheryl released A Million Lights in 2012 under the mononym she has used professionally ever since. The Calvin Harris composition “Call My Name” became her third solo number-one single, and “Under the Sun” followed as another UK hit. The album’s standard and deluxe editions included collaborations with will.i.am and Wretch 32 alongside songs written or produced by artists and writers including Lana Del Rey, Alex da Kid, Taio Cruz, and Dada Life.
Her fourth studio album, Only Human, was released in 2014. “Crazy Stupid Love,” featuring Tinie Tempah, and “I Don’t Care” both reached number one in the United Kingdom. The success of “I Don’t Care” made Cheryl the first British female solo artist to accumulate five UK number-one singles. The album also included “Only Human,” “Coming Up for Air,” “Stars,” “All in One Night,” and “Waiting for Lightning.”
Cheryl returned with the standalone singles “Love Made Me Do It” in 2018 and “Let You” in 2019. Although she stepped back from solo recording after those releases, her music remained central to her public career. She also continued working in television, including her roles on The X Factor and The Greatest Dancer, and supported young people through Cheryl’s Trust and its partnership with The Prince’s Trust.
Girls Aloud reunited as a quartet for The Girls Aloud Show in 2024, a tour created as both a celebration of the group’s music and a tribute to Sarah Harding. The reunion returned Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh to arenas across the United Kingdom and Ireland and introduced the group’s catalog to another generation of listeners.
The list below focuses on Cheryl’s solo recordings, bonus tracks, B-sides, officially credited collaborations, charity appearances, and standalone singles. It does not include the full Girls Aloud catalog.
Complete List Of Cheryl Songs From A to Z
- “3 Words” – featuring will.i.am; 3 Words (2009)
- “All in One Night” – Only Human (2014)
- “All is Fair” – A Million Lights deluxe edition (2012)
- “Amnesia” – Messy Little Raindrops (2010)
- “Beats N Bass” – Only Human (2014)
- “Better to Lie” – featuring August Rigo; Messy Little Raindrops (2010)
- “Boy Like You” – featuring will.i.am; 3 Words (2009)
- “Boys” – 3 Words – The B-Sides EP (2010)
- “Boys Lie” – A Million Lights deluxe edition (2012)
- “Call My Name” – A Million Lights (2012)
- “Check It Out (Special Mix)” – will.i.am and Nicki Minaj featuring Cheryl; standalone single (2010)
- “Coming Up for Air” – featuring Joel Compass; Only Human (2014)
- “Craziest Things” – featuring will.i.am; A Million Lights (2012)
- “Crazy Stupid Love” – featuring Tinie Tempah; Only Human (2014)
- “Didn’t I” – 3 Words – The B-Sides EP (2010)
- “Don’t Talk About This Love” – 3 Words (2009)
- “Dum Dum” – A Million Lights deluxe edition (2012)
- “Everybody Hurts” – with Helping Haiti; charity single (2010)
- “Everyone” – featuring Dizzee Rascal; Messy Little Raindrops (2010)
- “Fight for This Love” – 3 Words (2009)
- “Fight On” – Only Human (2014)
- “Firecracker” – Only Human (2014)
- “The Flood” – Messy Little Raindrops (2010)
- “Ghetto Baby” – A Million Lights (2012)
- “Girl in the Mirror” – A Million Lights deluxe edition (2012)
- “Goodbye Means Hello” – Only Human (2014)
- “Happy Hour” – 3 Words (2009)
- “Happy Tears” – Messy Little Raindrops (2010)
- “Heartbreaker” – will.i.am featuring Cheryl; single (2008), later included on 3 Words
- “Heaven” – featuring will.i.am; 3 Words (2009)
- “Hummingbird” – Messy Little Raindrops (2010)
- “I Don’t Care” – Only Human (2014)
- “I Like It” – A Million Lights deluxe edition (2012)
- “I Won’t Break” – Only Human (2014)
- “Intro” – Only Human (2014)
- “It’s About Time” – Only Human (2014)
- “Just Let Me Go” – 3 Words – The B-Sides EP (2010)
- “Last One Standing” – A Million Lights deluxe edition (2012)
- “Let You” – standalone single (2019)
- “Let’s Get Down” – featuring will.i.am; Messy Little Raindrops (2010)
- “Live Life Now” – Only Human (2014)
- “Live Tonight” – Messy Little Raindrops (2010)
- “Love Killer” – A Million Lights (2012)
- “Love Made Me Do It” – standalone single (2018)
- “Make Me Cry” – 3 Words (2009)
- “Make You Go” – A Million Lights deluxe edition (2012)
- “Mechanics of the Heart” – A Million Lights (2012)
- “A Million Lights” – A Million Lights (2012)
- “One Thousand” – A Million Lights deluxe edition (2012)
- “Only Human” – Only Human (2014)
- “Parachute” – 3 Words (2009)
- “Promise This” – Messy Little Raindrops (2010)
- “Rain on Me” – 3 Words (2009)
- “Raindrops” – Messy Little Raindrops (2010)
- “Screw You” – featuring Wretch 32; A Million Lights (2012)
- “Sexy Den a Mutha” – A Million Lights deluxe edition (2012)
- “Stand Up” – 3 Words (2009)
- “Stars” – Only Human (2014)
- “Tattoo” – Only Human (2014)
- “Teddy Bear” – A Million Lights deluxe edition (2012)
- “Telescope” – A Million Lights deluxe edition (2012)
- “Throwback” – Only Human (2014)
- “Under the Sun” – A Million Lights (2012)
- “Waiting” – Messy Little Raindrops (2010)
- “Waiting for Lightning” – Only Human (2014)
- “Yeah Yeah” – featuring Travie McCoy; Messy Little Raindrops (2010)
- “Yellow Love” – Only Human (2014)
Cheryl Solo Studio Albums
3 Words (2009)
Messy Little Raindrops (2010)
A Million Lights (2012)
Only Human (2014)
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Updated July 30, 2026.
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