Simon Cowell wants Cheryl Cole to perform on X Factor

London - Simon Cowell is doing "everything in his power" to get Cheryl to perform on The X Factor later this year.

The pop singer is set to make her comeback later this year and Cowell wants it to be on the show. 

Cheryl was a judge on the show for three seasons from 2008-2010. She was the winning judge two consecutive years on the show. 

In 2011 she had a stint on the American version of the show but left the series after three weeks.

In 2014 she returned to the judging panel of The X Factor UK. 

The 15th season of the series returns to M-Net (DStv 101) a week after its UK broadcast and will air Fridays and Saturdays from Friday 7 September 19:00 to 21:00 and Saturdays 18:00 to 20:00. 

Robbie Williams, Ayda Williams and Louis Tomlinson will join Simon Cowell on the new-look judging panel for the hit singing reality show.