CHERYL COLE ex X FACTOR USA Judge - singing Live & addressing audience with Girls Aloud (snippet) HD

http://www.thebizzo.co.uk http://www.thebizzo.com Next Generation MarketPlace Video Integrated Trading Platform. Cheryl Cole has been confirmed as an XFactor USA judge. Simon Cowell has claimed that Fox executives have always been "desperate" to have Cheryl Cole on The X Factor USA.

Cole has long been linked with a spot on the US version of Cowell's talent competition, although there was believed to be some concern from network bosses over Cole's lack of profile in America.

Speaking to Deadline, Cowell denied reports that the 27-year-old Geordie singer was thought to be an unwise choice for a place on the judging panel. This is a small snippet from a concert at the Birmingham NIA 1st June 2009. Cheryl Cole singing a verse from Holding Back The Rivers and talking to the audience.

"No, absolute opposite," he said. "Mike Darnell and Peter Rice will tell you they wanted her all the time. I showed a tape to Mike Darnell two years ago of a clip I'd shot in England of Cheryl and he said there and then, 'I'd hire her now for Idol'.

"They absolutely fell in love with her. In a way, the deal, it was almost conditional on Cheryl having the gig. They were desperate for her."

Although Cowell has appeared to say that Cole will be offered a place on the show's judging panel, there has been no official confirmation.

Earlier this week 25.4.2011 , Cowell backed former American Idol judge Paula Abdul to join the rival format, which has started hosting auditions for this fall's season.