Cheryl's (fake) Voice

Fans' fury at 'live' show

Taking the plunge ... Cheryl leaps into the arms of waiting men at start of performance

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CHERYL Cole leapt back into the spotlight — and into a miming row on The Voice. 

The Girls Aloud star, 28, had promised to sing live for her first TV appearance since she was axed from X Factor USA last year.
But fans claimed Chezza lip-synched while dancing to new track Call My Name to close the show.
A source there said: “It would have been hard for Cheryl to have sung through the whole performance — it was such an energetic dance routine. But I’m sure people will be disappointed if they expected her to sing throughout.”
The audience including judges Will.i.am, Jessie J, Tom Jones and Danny O’Donoghue leapt to their feet with thunderous applause after her big TV comeback. But hundreds of TV viewers took to Twitter accusing her of miming.
Holly Murrell, tweeted: “Cheryl Cole is definitely miming! Badly!” Jessica Scrivener wrote: “A bit embarrassing that she’s gone on a singing show and mimed”. Alex Shepherd wrote: “Blatantly lip synching... Such an irony that she’s performing on a show that promotes real talent.”

Flamboyant ... Cheryl chose a colourful get-up for her comeback performance

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Cheryl — managed by Will.i.am — launched her performance with a dramatic 10ft swan dive into the arms of 20 hunky dancers.
Cheryl said of the jump: “I was looking for the quickest way to the stage.”
But the singer's nerves showed as her mum stood by the stage for moral support. An onlooker said: “Cheryl kept looking at her mum and Will.i.am for reassurance. She was brilliant though.”
Afterwards the out-of-breath singer had a dig at ex-boss Simon Cowell, saying she “loved” The Voice — rival to his ITV1 show Britain’s Got Talent.
Last night Cheryl’s publicist said she was singing into her microphone, adding: “She sang live with a backing track.”

Energetic ... Cheryl showed off a series of polished dance moves

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The evening’s show also saw performances from the final eight contestants.
There were two from each of the show’s coaches - Tom Jones (Ruth Brown and Leanne Mitchell), Jessie J (Vince Kidd and Becky Hill), Danny O’Donoghue (Max Milner and Bo Bruce), Will.i.am (Jaz Ellington and Tyler James).
The results show takes place tomorrow evening when more of the contestants will be voted off by the public.