Nelly Furtado was like 27 when Loose was released, and like you [sorta] said, Gwen Stefani and Fergie benefited from the fact that they were widely known as lead singers of highly successful bands that made huge impacts in the U.S. Cheryl is a nobody here. She would have to start from scratch.
well I think she just need to find the right producer
she needs the right connections and hook ups. But she's huge in UK because of 10 years of Girls aloud and TV shows and none of that counts in the US.
plus US market is tough to crack for foreign artists. So many hurdles and takes huge effort. Most dont even bother now and concentrate on local markets.
I think her music is definitely good enough to make it if she releases MLR in the US. I just worry about her image/age and all that. Yeah Yeah, Happy Tears, and Amnesia could all be hits. Yeah Yeah could be HUGE.
Doesn't have a personality? This is the UK's Sweetheart we're talking about. This is the one member of Girls Aloud that has managed an incredibly successful solo career. And why is that? Because she has star power. Anyone who doesn't agree need only watch any number of her live performances. The bitch oozes charisma. Not only that, she has so many industry contacts because she was at the top of her game in the UK before the X Factor fiasco happened. You bitches watch. As soon as she releases new music, the tabloids and gossip rags will be all up in her snatch and she'll be on the cover of every magazine once again.
People, let us not forget that Nicole is not likeable at all. Nicole is kinda flat.
But when Cheryl starts speaking and smiling, everybody is in love. She's just very natural, says what she wants to say, cries when she feels like crying. People love that in the UK, people love that in Japan, people love that in the USA.
If she makes good music, and if she manages to find a good team of people - she can break into the US market.
The X Factor US debacle (in the long run) will bring her nothing but good.
She definitely can, however she needs that big international hit. Something like her own "We Found Love" because Cheryl can dance, she's a decent singer and she's got the looks.. why can't she be a US star?
I say partner her up with will.i.am for a little bit though, so people can recognize her and then do her own stuff.