COLE EARNS $375,000 FOR CANNES SHOW
British singer CHERYL COLE has pulled in a staggering $375,000 (=C2=A3250 ,000) fee to perform a 30-minute set at the Cannes Film Festival in Franc e.
The Girls Aloud beauty has seen her fame rise in Europe since landing a judging role on British talent show The X Factor and releasing her debut solo album 3 Words, which reached number one in the U.K last year (09).
And Cole is in big demand for private parties - she has been paid the h uge amount to sing a short set at a Cannes party thrown by luxury jewelle ry firm de Grisogono on Tuesday night (18May10), according to Britain’s D aily Mail newspaper.
The singer will perform in front of a star-studded crowed - including N aomi Campbell and fashion heir Margerita Missoni - at the resort’s Hotel du Cap.
According to this year’s (10) rich list by U.K. publication The Times, Cole’s wealth has shot up 150 per cent in the last 12 months, from $6 mil lion (=C2=A34 million) to $15 million (=C2=A310 million).
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