will.i.am: 'Cole album will be global hit'

will.i.am has predicted that Cheryl Cole's solo album will be a worldwide hit.

The Black Eyed Peas star, who released 'Heartbreaker' with Cole last year, has been working on a number of songs for her record and hailed her talent.

"We started off with a really mega tune and now the bar is set high," he told thelondonpaper.

"We did two songs and we're getting back together to do two more in July. Cheryl is a sweetheart, I really like working with her. We did this one song and it was "wow. It was great.

"I didn't want to play it for anybody in our group or our record company because they would have said, 'Why don't we do that song?' It's a big big record. It's a beautiful song and she sang it great.

"That's a clue of how to make Cheryl dope all over the world - by being creative with infectious melodies."

Previous reports suggested that Cole was eager to produce an R&B-inspired album, akin to artists like Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige.