tangiblewriter7: As Cheryl Cole's US X Factor dream turns sour, Nadine Coyle announces debut American single

Cheryl Cole's Girls Aloud bandmate is next in line to try and crack America

Nadine Coyle is determined to make her mark across the pond

Cheryl Cole's bad week has just got worse.

As her job on US X Factor slips out of her hands, Girls Aloud band mate Nadine Coyle is about to have another go at cracking America herself.

'News flash!' Nadine, 25, Tweeted last night with a link to an announcement that the irish 'pop sensation' is 'making her move on America' with US single Runnin'.

Nadine's attempts to ignite a solo career in the UK flopped - first single Insatiable only reached No 26 in the charts while Cheryl's Promise This stormed to No 1.

But Nadine, who is based in California, is confident of a hit in the States.

'Nadine's refusing to give up on her dream,' a friend of the Coyle family told Now following her disappointing solo launch.

'She reckons she'll have more chance in the States, where talent and singing ability count. Her life's in America now and she'd happily never return to the UK after such a hostile reception.'

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