Cheryl Cole wins undisclosed sum from X Factor USA

Cheryl Cole has won an undisclosed settlement from the producers of The X Factor USA.

The singer filed a lawsuit against production company Blue Orbit in December 2012 after she was famously dropped from the Fox competition just weeks after beginning her job.

Cole – who received positive reviews from critics for her short appearance on the judging panel – asked for $2.3m (£1.4m) in her original lawsuit.

The case has now been settled out of court with Cole receiving an undisclosed sum, BBC News reports.

Cole’s original X Factor USA contract had a pay-or-play clause for two seasons, meaning that she would be compensated financially even if she was dropped from the show.

While she was paid for the first season, she asked to be compensated for the second as well as damages for wardrobe, housing and living expenses.

Cole’s spokesperson did not comment on details of the settlement but confirmed: “Cheryl’s dispute with Blue Orbit has been resolved amicably.”

Cole famously fell out with X Factor mogul Simon Cowell after being fired from the show, but their relationship has since thawed and Cowell recently suggested that he would like to see her back on the UK version of the series.