With much ado made about Cheryl Cole‘s X Factor USA role, the newly-appointed panelist was keen to strike a chord with the US press.

Check out her refined accent as she chats it up with Yahoo Music about judging on the Fox show, whether she is nervous about doing so, missing home, and more.

Her vocal coach may have failed miserably, but her media trainer sure didn’t. For, Ms. Cole actually came across particularly well here. Whether she’ll resonate with the Stateside audience come Fall will be interesting to see.

Video after the jump…

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