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Cheryl Cole backlash begins

Singer gets hard time over TV performance

Cheryl Cole's husband Ashley and three of her bandmates were in The X Factor audience

Cheryl Cole's critics have condemned her new single - and say The X Factor contestants are better.

Even though the Girls Aloud singer is storming to No 1 with her solo track Fight For This Love, some music commentators have rounded on her.

One said: ‘Cheryl would never have made it into the live final of The X Factor, for which she is a judge - which is pretty rich, considering.'

Cheryl, 26, was said to be anxious ahead of her performance on the show.

Our source says: ‘She's been a bag of nerves and it was the X Factor contestants mentoring her rather than the other way round.'

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