Cole Alone

So, Cheryl Cole is looking to leave Girls Aloud and go solo.
Silly cow!!!
Obviously she's believing the publicity about her too much.
How many times have we seen people go solo and bomb worse than a pork pie at a Jewish wedding.
Cases in point: Ronan Keating, Gary Barlow, Alesha Dixon, plus many more.
This is all a question of ego. Certain members of a band, because they're getting a lot of positive publicity, suddenly decide they've grown too big for the band and decide they could be more successful on their own. They don't seem to realise that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Perhaps someone should tell these people and prevent them from ending up on programmes like Big Brother, Strictly Come Dancing and I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
Going solo after being in a band is a very difficult task, and very few artists do it successfully. Even Freddie Mercury, as talented as he was, couldn't carve out a solo career for himself.
So, let's look at Cheryl Cole: She hadn't got what it takes to become a singer on her own, so she went on a reality talent show. Through this, she ended up in a band made up of five girls of varying type, with something to appeal to all different tastes. The sexuality of this band was played up, increasing public attention. They were thrust into the limelight with all their songs written for them. Each was given a makeover to increase their appeal, especially Cheryl Cole, who looks a great deal different now than she did when she first appeared on television.
Girls Aloud have enjoyed success, but they're not exactly legends. Musically speaking, they are like the jam doughnut you might sometimes eat with a cup of coffee - nice and sweet in moderation, but get too much of it and you'll be in the toilet chucking your guts up.
So, Cheryl Cole is leaving a mediocre, lightweight group to pursue a solo career. So, look forward to seeing her on Dancing on Ice in a couple of years, perhaps a reality show of her own, and a lot of column inches in all the lifestyle magazines.
Cheryl, you've got a good thing going. Don't let your ego write cheques that your talent can't cash.