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"Cher Lloyd has signed a deal to join Jay-Z&amp;#039;s record label, it has been reported. The X Factor singer, who came fourth overall in the ITV reality show, has joined Jay-Z&amp;#039;s Roc Nation, which currently houses artists such as Willow Smith and Lil&amp;#039; Kim. &amp;quot;Even though Cher didn&amp;#039;t do terrifically well in the X Factor finals, there&amp;#039;s been a hell of a lot of interest in her,&amp;quot; a source told The Sun. &amp;quot;All the labels are on the lookout for sassy, young female artists with bags of attitude, and Cher fits that bill perfectly.&amp;quot;  Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am previously revealed that he wanted to take Lloyd &amp;quot;under his wing&amp;quot;, but it now appears that he has lost out on her signature. &amp;quot;Will.i.am&amp;#039;s backing only intensified the battle to get her signature,&amp;quot; the source added. &amp;quot;After weighing up the pros and cons, it was thought that the team at Roc Nation would be best placed to turn her dreams of stardom into a reality.&amp;quot;  Jay-Z was first linked with a move for the 17-year-old in November after admitting that he was a fan of her X Factor performances. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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