Cheryl cole article analysis

    

      

   









The choice of artist in this feature article is Cheryl Cole. She is a popular pop star, a member of the successful girl group, girls aloud and she is on the judging panel of the most popular music talent show on British TV, X Factor. Using Cheryl Cole for this article suggests they have a very wide range for a target audience. A vast number of young girls, young women and even older women like Cheryl Cole. Even young men and older men like her because of her attractiveness. Also many people in the fashion world like her because of her fashion sense, many females want to dress and look like her and fans of music like her because of her successful singing career. This all suggests that this magazine is constructed to appeal to a wider audience and branch out from its usual audience of rock lovers to fans of other genres.


The language used is very informal as it is not meant to be a serious interview or interrogation as this would make the interview more uncomfortable and less enjoyable for the reader. The article is constructed to be more like a comfortable chat between the interviewer and Cheryl Cole, although there are some very poignant quotes from the artist. For example she says “I don’t know what I look like any more. Do you know what I mean?” This shows that she does feel quite sad and gives the receiver a very personal look inside Cheryl Cole’s mind. The reader also knows this is an important quote because they made this quote stands out by putting it in red, larger font and put in a text bubble, separate from the article.


The tone used by the magazine to address the reader is much like an informed intelligent fan. This is because he is able to give the readers intimate details about Cheryl Cole because he has prob ally thoroughly researched her and has had the opportunity to speak to her face to face so he can tell the audience details about her they may not already know. For example he writes " She is the only person who has topped both FHM magazine's world's sexiest woman poll and a list of Britains's 'most-requested teeth' from cosmetic dentist's.

The style of text used for this article is serif. This shows that this magazine is sophisticated and well presented because the style of the writing is also very sophisticated. The magazine may also have chose this style because they may want to link the style of the text to the classiness of Cheryl Cole. The way the interview is laid out is a mixture of facts and opinions and questions and answers. I think they chose to do it like this because it is more enjoyable to read rather than straight questions and answers.   


There is a mid-shot of Cheryl Cole wearing a revealing outfit and a top hat that covers much of her face. This makes her seem more mysterious as we can't fully see what she looks like. The choice of outfit shows she is confident in her appearance and it shows she isn't just the family friendly person we see on the X-factor, but she also has a much more adult side to her. I don't think that this article requires any prior knowledge because it gives us a lot of details and facts about Cheryl Cole, so if there is any thing the audience doesn't know this article will inform them on it.