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"Cher Lloyd has been announced as one of the performers for this year&amp;#039;s South by Southwest (SXSW) music and film festival at Austin, Texas. Lloyd, who came to prominence after taking fourth place in the seventh season of The X Factor, will make her US debut during three shows at SXSW - Idolator&amp;#039;s party, the Nylon Magazine/Dub Frequency event and blogger Perez Hilton&amp;#039;s annual SXSW showcase.  &amp;quot;I am so excited about coming over to the states and working with LA Reid,&amp;quot; Lloyd said. &amp;quot;LA is a musical genius and has been such a great supporter of me. Now I just cannot wait to get on that stage and for everyone to hear my music.&amp;quot; Idolator&amp;#039;s party will be held on March 15, while Nylon Magazine/Dub Frequency&amp;#039;s party will be on March 16. Lloyd will also join other artists during blogger Hilton&amp;#039;s annual SXSW showcase on March 17. The teenage singer will then release her new single &amp;#039;Want U Back&amp;#039; in the US during April. Watch the music video of &amp;#039;Want U Back&amp;#039; - featuring X Factor USA contestant Astro - below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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