Lana Del Rey teams up with Cheryl Cole for song
The pair have teamed in a bid for a No1 hit on Cheryl's highly-anticipated third album.
A source said last night: "Cheryl is a big fan of Lana and was intrigued to hear she had lots of songs written which she wasn't going to sing herself. She got hold of one and was really taken with it.
"The record label are pretty happy about it because Lana has a massive following."
New Yorker Lana, 25 real name Elizabeth Grant scooped the International Breakthrough Artist gong at last month's Brits.
Her album of sultry, atmospheric songs shot to No1 in the UK and No2 in the US.
The unheard track picked by Geordie Cheryl, 28, is described as an "urban, mid-tempo ballad".
Judge ... Cheryl Cole with Simon Cowell on The X Factor
Cheryl is also said to have thrown herself into collaborations with Rihanna, Taio Cruz and Usher after music mogul Simon Cowell, 52, dumped her as a judge on the US version of X Factor.
He tried to woo her into rejoining the UK show's panel but was spurned.
Cheryl recently tweeted: "X Factor was a great experience and time in my life and career but is part of my past. Let's move on now."