Will.i.am Talks Cheryl Cole Solo Album

will.i.am has revealed he is working with Cheryl Cole on her debut solo album and thinks she could break the US.

The Black Eyed Peas star has collaborated with the Girls Aloud singer before, when she made a cameo appearance on his single 'Heartbreaker'.

Now speaking of her forthcoming record, will.i.am tells thelondonpaper: "We did two songs and we're getting back together to do two more in July. Cheryl is a sweetheart, I really like working with her. We did this one song and it was "wow". It was great."

"I didn't want to play it for anybody in our group or our record company because they would have said: 'Why don't we do that song?'"

"It's a big, big record but I didn't want it on our album because this one is a little slower. It's a beautiful song and she sang it great."

And when asked if he thinks Cheryl could have success outside of the UK, he added: "Definitely. We started off with a really mega tune and now the bar is set high."

"We're going to have some really cool tunes. That's a clue of how to make Cheryl dope all over the world – by being creative with infectious melodies."