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Cheryl Cole has enlisted Nicola Roberts to write her a hit song.
The 'X Factor' judge hit the studio with her best pal and former Girls Aloud band mate over the weekend in the hopes of recording a chart-topping song to rival her 'Call My Name' collaboration with Calvin Harris.
The 30-year-old star wrote on Twitter: "@NicolaRoberts is like a little volcano just bubbling away waiting to erupt with hits! #watchthisspace #mygirl #soproud she's got me like (crying face)."
Meanwhile, Nicola revealed the experience had been an emotional one because of how close the pair are and hinted she has written some heartfelt songs about Cheryl's personal life for her fourth album.
The 'Beat of My Drum' hitmaker posted: "I have loved writing for Cheryl! So much fun! Sometimes a heavy heart has come, being a best friend & writing from that perspective for her. (sic)"
She added: "Can't wait for you to hear her new music."
This will be Cheryl's newest material since she split from her long-term boyfriend Tre Holloway last October, after struggling to maintain a long-distance relationship, although the pair are reportedly still friends.
The singer is famously unlucky in love and was left heartbroken after her divorce to soccer star Ashley Cole in 2010 after he cheated on her.

Coldplay are planning to release another album next year.
The 'Paradise' hitmakers, whose new record 'Ghost Stories' will be released next month and is a departure from their usual sound, are reportedly planning a more commercial follow-up album in 2015.
A source told the Daily Star newspaper: "'Ghost Stories' is sort of a low-key release for Coldplay, if that's possible.
"It's their chance to try out some different ideas on a smaller scale before coming back next year with a more traditional record."
The band - featuring Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion - have been experimenting with their sound in a similar way to Radiohead and U2 did in the middle of their careers by recording more atmospheric tracks.
The source continued: "U2 did it with 'Achtung Baby' and 'Zooropa'. And it's no secret Coldplay have always admired Radiohead.
"They did a similar thing with their experimental 'Kid A' album in 2000, returning a year later with sister release 'Amnesiac'. It's that kind of idea."
Chris, 37, has been focusing on the band's upcoming release after splitting from his wife of 11 years, Gwyneth Paltrow, 41.
The frontman - who is renowned for writing confessional lyrics - has also written about the "pain" of infidelity on the band's new track 'Another's Arms', which is speculated to be the reason for their split.
Despite the new release of the new album, the band "probably" won't be performing many gigs this year and will focus on smaller dates.
The source added: "Next year is when fans can look forward to some much bigger Coldplay tour dates."
Coldplay will release 'Ghost Stories' on May 19.

Robbie Williams' dad is joining him on tour.
The 'Candy' hitmaker has been secretly rehearsing with club singer Pete Conway, as the pair are planning to perform a Frank Sinatra song at his 17 UK concerts in June and July.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Robbie's dad has already been fitted out for his tour tuxedos and is thrilled to get the chance to sing with his son."
Pete - who performed with Robbie at his one-off London Palladium show last November - recently hinted he was planning something with his superstar son.
He said: "I loved doing the Palladium with him. It was great. I really enjoyed it.
"We're going to do something together soon. It will be announced shortly - I just don't know all the details yet."
And the 'Angels' singer - who has 18-month-old daughter Theodora 'Teddy' Rose with wife Ayda Field - later admitted he was thrilled to get on stage with his 64-year-old dad.
He said: "Music has always been what connects us, well, that and family. So I was thrilled to see how much the audience loved him too.
"From being a kid, Dad's been my idol and I wouldn't have all this success if it wasn't for what I've learned from him."
Robbie, 40, performed at his dad's wedding to Melanie Mills last May, two years after Pete sang for his famous son and actress Ayda when they wed.

Ed Sheeran claims he wanted to play live at Madison Square Garden in New York to "prove a point".
The 23-year-old singer-songwriter, whose new track 'Sing' was played for the first time on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show last night (07.04.14), revealed bosses at Atlantic Records were unsure about him playing the huge US gigs so early on in his career last year but he predicted they were going to be sell-out shows.
He told Billboard magazine: "That's why I made them hold three [dates]. I know my fan base and I can tell when something is going well. And record sales didn't mirror ticket sales.
"People were very doubtful that I could sell out one Madison Square Garden [gig], but my reasoning for doing it was I wanted to prove a point."
The 'Lego House' hitmaker claims he didn't want to end his American success being an opening act after touring with singer and close friend Taylor Swift.
He explained: "I thought, 'Now I've done the Taylor tour, I'll probably be able to move up'. I remember the label just being like, 'Why are you doing that? You can't, don't do that, wait, wait'.
"And now whenever I visit radio stations or press or anyone in America, it's just like, 'Oh you did MSG', not, 'Oh, you sold quite a lot of records over a long period of time'. So, it's good, it proved a point."
Ed, who releases his second album 'x' on June 23, the follow-up to '+' in 2011, grossed over $8 million from headlining 31 shows in 2012, according to Billboard.
He added: "I've always sold more tickets in America than records. My income is six per cent record sales. So live is kind of everything."

Lady Gaga is set to release a second 'ARTPOP' album.
The 28-year-old singer has teased plans for a second volume of the album by saying she has enough material to release a new LP "soon".
In an interview with American Top 40 radio station, she said: "I wrote a lot of songs when I was creating 'ARTPOP'. When I was done working on them I had a very specific idea of the concept for the first release of 'ARTPOP'.
"But I do have a lot more records. But there's a strong possibility I will release another volume of 'ARTPOP' and I'm really hoping that it's soon."
Meanwhile, the star is due to hit the road in support of her current album next month, kick-starting her 'ArtRave: The ARTPOP Ball Tour' in Florida on May 4.
She posted a photograph of the stage design last month on her Twitter account, showing a space-themed plan with transparent runways.
She also wrote: ''#LadyGagaTourStage The stage is lucite and you can just dance underneath the runways (sic).''
The blonde star also brings the show to the UK in October, performing in Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Dublin.

Calvin Harris has released the video for his new single featuring a cameo by Jason Statham.
The superstar DJ, who is dating singer Rita Ora, has unveiled the promo for his new track 'Summer', which shows 'The Expendables' star attempting to race Calvin during a drag race in the desert.
The video starts with an view of a long stretch of road and shows the DJ looking causal in a pair of jeans and white t-shirt.
Elsewhere, a model wearing lingerie watches him from a balcony and is seen seductively writhing around on a bed.
Jason, who is well-known for playing bad guys in movies, then appears looking serious and wearing shades as he drives down a road in competition with the DJ.
The two men become pals in recent months and were seen partying in Las Vegas as well as at the BRIT Awards.
Meanwhile, Calvin has also being working with Rita on her new track 'I Will Never Let You Down' and she admits she was "nervous" working with the star, who she has been dating on/off for about a year.
She said: "I was actually a bit nervous because he's never seen me in work mode. But literally just 10 minutes in, he was so blunt. I think it's the Scottish-ness in him, he was just like 'no' etc and it happened so quick."

All Saints are planning a big chart comeback.
The 1990s girl group - who had hit songs such as 'Never Ever' and 'Pure Shores' - recently reunited to support Backstreet Boys on the UK leg of their 'A World Like This' tour, but they are now set to release new music in a bid to rule the charts again.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "The girls have loved being back together again and this time around, being that much older and wiser, aren't taking any nonsense.
"They've had a few meetings with songwriters and management, and the feeling is there is still a gap in the market for a group like them.
"The plan is to get back in the studio in the summer and produce a handful of new tracks so long as they are all happy with the results, a single will be released at the end of 2014."
Billed as an edgier rival to the Spice Girls, All Saints - consisting of sisters Nicole and Natalie Appleton, Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis - topped the UK singles charts on five occasions but split up in 2001.
The band initially made a comeback in 2006, but despite the success of their lead single 'Rock Steady' - which reached number three in the UK singles chart - their album 'Studio 1' was less successful, charting outside of the Top 40.

Ed Sheeran has written a song about an ex-girlfriend.
The 'Lego House' hitmaker, who has announced his new album 'x' will be released on June 23, admits one track on the record is a "true story" about a former lover.
He told The Sun newspaper: "If you date a songwriter, prepare to have songs written about you."
Ed, who is close friends with Taylor Swift, who has written a number of songs about her ex-boyfriends, added that he "could have gotten nastier" and claims the song is a "100 per cent true story".
The 23-year-old singer, whose latest track 'Sing' will be debuted on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show tonight (07.04.14), has posted details of his new album on Twitter, the follow-up to 2011's '+', which sold 102,000 copies in its first week on sale.
Ed wrote: "My 2nd album is called 'x' or 'multiply' and will released on the 23rd of June worldwide. Can't wait for you guys to hear it."
It was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Rick Rubin, who advised him to record the record acoustically first and add instrumentation afterwards.

Miranda Lambert was the big winner at last night's (06.04.14) American Country Music (ACM) awards, taking home three prizes.
The 30-year-old singer was nominated for seven awards, and picked up Female Vocalist of the Year, Vocal Event of the Year for 'We Were Us' with Keith Urban and Single Record of the Year for 'Mama's Broken Heart'.
Speaking after picking up Female Vocalist of the Year for the fifth year in a row, she paid tribute to her fellow nominees, saying: "I was just hanging out with Trisha Yearwood back there, holy crap, and I was standing next to Sheryl Crow, a complete and utter rock star.
"And Kacey Musgraves, I grew up with her. She wrote the single of the year this year. And Carrie Underwood's my buddy, y'all, and she's a phenomenon. I can't believe it, I'm so grateful and humbled. I love my job."
Tim McGraw had also been up for seven awards, but won just one, Video of the Year for 'Highway Don't Care' with Taylor Swift and Keith.
Meanwhile, George Strait picked up Entertainer of the Year, The Band Perry won Vocal Group of the Year and Jason Aldean was stunned to take home Male Vocalist of the Year for the second year running.
He said: "This is really unexpected.
"It was a shock last year to win it and even a bigger shock this year, I think. ... It's been one hell of a ride, so I hope it doesn't end any time soon."
The ceremony - which took place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena - saw a number of collaborations, with the night's co-host Blake Shelton and Shakira performing their duet 'Medicine', Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks teaming with Lady Antebellum to perform the group's track 'Golden' and her band's 'Rhiannon', and Faith Hill sang 'Meanwhile Back at Mama's' with husband Tim McGraw.
Dierks Bentley and Sheryl Crow also hit the stage to perform 'I Hold On', while winners Miranda, Keith, George, and Lee Brice also performed.
Lucy Bryan also hosted the ceremony alongside Blake.

2014 ACM Winners:
Entertainer of the Year: George Strait
Male Vocalist of the Year: Jason Aldean
Female Vocalist of the Year: Miranda Lambert
Vocal Group of the Year: The Band Perry
Album of the Year: 'Same Trailer, Different Park', Kacey Musgraves
Video of the Year: 'Highway Don't Care', Tim McGraw featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban
Vocal Event of the Year: 'We Were Us', Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert
Vocal Duo of the Year: Florida Georgia Line
New Artist of the Year: Justin Moore
Song of the Year: 'I Drive Your Truck', Lee Brice
Single Record of the Year: 'Mama's Broken Heart', Miranda Lambert
Crystal Milestone Award: Merle Haggard