Cher Lloyd shows that there is life after X Factor.

After her run to the final five on 'X Factor' last year, Cher Lloyd is currently in the process of dropping her debut single 'Swagger Jagger'.

 In a recent interview she let slip about her 'rocky' to say the least friendship with former mentor Cheryl Cole, and also how she is still in regular contact with Simon Cowell.

Lets rewind about 9 months ago to when Cher Lloyd first hit our screens on the X Factor, with a brilliant first audition of 'Turn My Swag On' which made the world sit up and take notice, a string of strong performances throughout the show ensured she made the Top 5.

Back to present day most of the other contestants have had their 'fame card' recalled by now. However Cher has been hard at work on her debut album which is due for release any day now, with rumoured collaborations with Busta Rhymes, RedOne and many others, and debut single 'Swagger Jagger' now beginning to eat up the airwaves.

What can we expect from the 'brat' from Malvern? I hope she releases some original material, and can see her being in the same vein of Nikki Minaj and Jessie J.

On the subject of Jessie J, it is rumoured that Cher will be supporting Jessie J on her upcoming tour of the UK, which was a subject Cher couldn't deny or confirm yesterday during her interview on Scott Mills' Radio 1 show.

I expect big things from this girl, and for her to step up and show us something different like she did on the X Factor almost a year ago, and for the world to take note of her once again.