Justin Bieber desperate for duet with Cheryl Cole

Cheryl Cole's manager will.i.am has revealed that Justin Bieber is desperate to duet with the Girls Aloud singer.

Bieber, 17, has called Cole, 28, "beautiful" and flirted with her when he performed on British TV show 'The X Factor', on which she was a judge in 2010, and will.i.am is hoping the two singers will soon appear on record together.

"I am very tight with Justin's mentor, Usher, and Cheryl has met him as well. We are like one tight little family and there is a lot of potentially exciting stuff in the pipeline," Contactmusic quoted him as telling heat magazine.

"Justin is a big fan of Cheryl and has been asking Usher if he can set something up with her for over a year now," he added.