Cheryl Cole gets thumbs up from US press after ''X Factor'' airs

(22 Sep 2011) SHOTLIST AP Entertainment FILE: Chicago, Illinois, 19 May 2011 1. Various of Cheryl Cole arriving at Chicago auditions 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Cheryl Cole "I feel a real mixture of emotions. Very excited. Nervous. It''s all new to me but ultimately hoping to find a superstar." Reporter: "What''s gonna make a superstar?" Cheryl Cole/X-Factor Judge "To find a superstar is kind of hard to explain because you call-that''s why they call it "The X-Factor, " if you like. It''s that little something you can''t quite put your finger on but you know. I know when I see the person that they have it." 3. Tight shot of photographers 4. Pan out to medium of Cheryl Cole waving 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Cheryl Cole: "I don''t think of myself as a big deal but I hope that people embrace the Britishness and enjoy the show but I don''t know." 6. Various of Simon Cowell arriving AP Entertainment Hollywood, 14 September 2011 7. Medium Nicole Scherzinger talking to reporter 8. Medium fashion tilt up Nicole Scherzinger in a Randi Rahm gown 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Scherzinger/Judge, The X Factor - on how the contestants have inspired her: "The reason what I do what I do is to inspire, right? Artists are to inspire, people connect with other people. So I took on this job because I wanted - we are looking for the X factor so I wanted to find, for me the X factor is someone who is going to move me and inspire me." 10. Pan of judges Nicole Scherzinger, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid and host Steve Jones STORYLINE COLE PRAISED BY U.S. CRITICS AFTER ''THE X FACTOR'' AIRS Cheryl Cole has been given the thumbs up by U.S. critics after the first episode of the American version of "The X Factor" aired in the country. The Girls Aloud singer was famously axed from the show by Simon Cowell, but still appears in parts of the opening episode. The British star was replaced by former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, who was described as "not much more than a seat warmer" by the New York Times. The review said, "Cheryl just kind of disappears mid show, without much explanation, and suddenly Nicole Scherzinger of Pussycat Dolls is in her chair. It''s a downgrade." The Los Angeles Times also came to Cole''s defence saying that Cheryl was "much more interesting than Scherzinger." The newspaper also called Cole''s broad Newcastle accent "fabulous." The Chicago Tribune wrote, "she seemed perfectly at ease with the other judges - and perfectly easy to understand." Cowell said in a recent interview with Piers Morgan that he sacked Cole from the program because she looked "a bit bewildered" during filming. "I took the view along with a few other people that she would be more comfortable back in the UK," he told Morgan. "The X Factor" premiered Wednesday night (21SEP11) on Fox in the U.S. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...