I agree with a lot of this. How much either of them is actually involved in he creative process is problematic at best. Rihanna has a distinctive voice which is probably decisive here.

Do you really need to ask this question?! Rihanna, hands down.

Rihanna by miles. Like her or not she has natural charisma, loads of personality which translates on stage. She's a better singer than Cheryl though live she is often not great. Ive lost a lot of respect for her recently though.

The silliest and most laughable thread. I'm not a fan of either but this is a trick question right lololol....Cheryl has the worst voice in the business!

Agreed I think Rihanna is a better dancer she has more natural look to her moves. Cheryl is a good dancer, best in GA definitely. She always has this vibe that she can do the moves but looks kind of stiff to me.

They both can't sing. So we can't judge that!

Looks: Cheryl
Dancing: Cheryl
Performances: Cheryl
Writing skills: Rihanna doesn't write anything, at least Cheryl co writes.

I don't rate either, Rhianna has been more successful, that's about it.

Rihanna. I saw her at the 02 during her Rated R tour, and she was really good live. Recently, she's not sounded so great when I've heard her though. However, Cheryl simply can't sing.

Rihanna

Rihanna has a stronger voice, whereas Cheryl is the better dancer and performer for me.

Rihanna by miles I like Cheryl though

She's a competent dancer but to me Cheryl always looks like she's just following choreography, which most half decent dancers can do. I haven't seen any evidence of her being a really talented dancer. Anyone can follow dance moves. Being a dancer is another thing entirely. Rihanna seems to be much more natural when dancing than Cheryl is.

They are both hit and miss really. Both are great popstars though.

Lol at those saying Rihanna isn't talented because she doesn't write, produce and direct all her own material. Neither did Elvis whose voice I absolutely cannot abide. FFS, of course she's talented!

Tweedy on the other hand ISN'T in any way, shape or form.:yawn:

Wow, what a question. I pose a slightly different variation to you. What smells worse, curdled milk or cat poo?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI1_KknajZk

Cheryl CAN dance much better than Rihanna, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l10YMqyWfk8 See 2:45 onwards.

As for singing, Cheryl lacks the confidence and performs poorly. She is brilliant in Girls Aloud if you watch their tours and has a lovely voice, but as a solo artist, so far she hasn't managed to achieve her potential.

Whaaaaat? She wrote majority of Rated R.

Better off not writing at all if the songs are sh*te... wish people would get this in their heads, if we were to go off that idea... I could write a tacky song right now and claim I'm more talented than Rihanna because I wrote a song and she didn't.


I've heard the songs Cheryl Cole has co-written and they are not great... might be also worth noting that we would have no idea how much of the song she wrote.

In answer to the title question, neither of them. Not musically anyway. Their only talent seems to be for being too far up themselves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyCt15Cbvv8#t=2m10s

She's better than Cheryl here....Cheryl maybe great at learning choreography but Rihanna has that natural whine that you can't really replicate....I'm sure if Cheryl tried to pull those moves off she'd look desperate...

Rihanna.

Ha! Even if Cheryl did have writing credits that doesn't exactly reflect positively on her...

LOL at Cheryl's writing credits...

Make Me Cry chorus: are you trying to make me cry, are you trying to make me cry, are you trying to make me cry, are you trying to make me cry, are you trying to make me cry, are you trying to make me cry, are you trying to make me cry, are you trying to make me cry x10000

Heaven chorus: my heaven's witchu, you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you, my heavens witchu x10000

Boy Like You chorus: I've been looking for a boy like you, a boy like you, a boy like you, a boy like you, a boy like you, a boy like you, a boy like you x10000

Let's Get Down chorus: Let's get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down get down x10000

If I were her, I'd want my name as far away from that as possible...

Ok, I like them both but the above choruses aren't even written by Cheryl. Will.i.Am wrote them. Cheryl co-wrote the verses.

Make Me Cry was about his girlfriend.

oooh how can i possibly answer this, tough one OP, both iconic figures of this generation and unbelievable musicians