Cheryl - "Messy Little Raindrops"

About this episode

The episode celebrates Cheryl's second solo album 'Messy Little Raindrops' and reflects on her tumultuous career in 2010 and 2011.

It may have rained every single day in the UK so far this year but we're not letting a few "Messy Little Raindrops" get us down! Attention, Soldiers. We are celebrating Cheryl's second solo album, featuring the hit singles 'Promise This' and 'The Flood'. In case you have 'Amnesia', Joel and David are taking you back to 2010 and 2011 to retrace one hell of a rollercoaster year in the life and career of our Girls Aloud star. Following the triple-platinum-selling success of her debut album, "3 Words", she performs 'Fight For This Love' at the BRIT Awards in 2010 amid marital dramas splashed across the papers. From landing her second British Vogue cover to returning as a judge on "The X Factor" - the most watched TV show in the country - to contracting a life-threatening illness... you really couldn't write the kind of year Cheryl had. Amidst it all, our Storm Flower diva sailed to the top of the charts and delivered a colourful and empowering pop album fitting of a global pop superstar with contributions from Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, Muni Long, Kelis, Dizzee Rascal and Travie McCoy. Fancy more Chez? We've done a Cheryl "3 Words" episode as well as a whole back catalogue of…

People in this episode

Hosts: Joel, David

Topics covered

• Cheryl
• 2000s pop music
• solo albums
• Girls Aloud
• music history
• BRIT Awards
• pop culture

Keywords

• Cheryl
• Messy Little Raindrops
• Girls Aloud
• Promise This
• The Flood
• BRIT Awards
• pop music
• 2010
• 2011
• music history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Girls Aloud, British Vogue, The X Factor

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