List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 11)

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The eleventh UK series of The X Factor began on ITV on 30 August 2014. The live shows started on 11 October. Mel B mentored the Boys, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini mentored the Girls, Simon Cowell mentored the Over 25s and Louis Walsh mentored the Groups.

The 12 chosen finalists were Paul Akister, Andrea Faustini, Jake Quickenden, Chloe Jasmine, Stephanie Nala, Lauren Platt, Fleur East, Ben Haenow, Jay James, Blonde Electra, Stereo Kicks and Only The Young.[1] Four wildcards were also chosen, with one from each category: Jack Walton (Boys), Lola Saunders (Girls), Stevi Ritchie (Over 25s) and Overload Generation (Groups).[2] The series was won by Haenow on 14 December 2014.

Boys

The "Boys" category was mentored by Mel B. Contestants in this category are male soloists aged between 14 and 25. The six candidates at judges' houses were: Paul Akister, Danny Dearden, Andrea Faustini, Jordan Morris, Jake Quickenden, and Jack Walton. Mel B chose:

Paul Akister

Paul Akister (born 1989) is a pub singer from Lancaster, Lancashire. He reached judges' houses in 2013, but Walsh sent him home.[3] He has revealed that Stevie Wonder or Usher would be his dream duet.[1]

Akister was eliminated in week 5, after ending up in the bottom two with Jay James. The vote was deadlocked and Akister was revealed to have received the fewest public votes. He finished in 9th place.[4]

Andrea Faustini

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Main article: Andrea Faustini

Andrea Faustini (born 17 June 1994)[5] is an Italian student who was previously studying Chinese and Korean at the Sapienza University of Rome.[6] He quit university[7] and came all the way from Rome to audition for the show.[8] He has said that Spice Girls would be his dream duet.[1] At the age of 13 he won the Italian variety show Ti lascio una canzone.[9]

With the eliminations of Jake Quickenden in week 3, Jack Walton in week 4 and Paul Akister in week 5, Faustini became Mel B's last remaining act in the competition. He was in the bottom two with Stevi Ritchie in week 7, but was saved after only Cowell voted to send him home. However, after the series ended, it was revealed that Ritchie had received more public votes than Faustini. So, had it gone to deadlock, Faustini would have been eliminated.[10] He was once again in the bottom two in week 9, this time with Lauren Platt. He was saved for a second time after only Fernandez-Versini voted to send him home. However, once again, Faustini had received the fewest public votes and had it gone to deadlock, Platt would have been saved and Faustini would have been eliminated.[11] After reaching the final, he finished in third place in the competition.

On 22 February 2015, it was announced that Faustini had signed a record deal with RCA Records and would be heading to Los Angeles to record his debut album, due for release later in 2015.[12] His debut album Kelly was released on 17 July 2015.[13]

Jake Quickenden

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Main article: Jake Quickenden

Jacob "Jake" Quickenden (born 3 September 1988)[14] is a former lifeguard from Scunthorpe.[15] He reached judges' houses in 2012, but Nicole Scherzinger rejected him.[16] He has also worked as a presenter on Chart Show TV.[17] He has revealed that Daniel Merriweather or Ed Sheeran would be his dream duet.[1]

Quickenden landed in the bottom two in week 3 against Only The Young and was eliminated, with only his mentor Mel B voting to save him. He finished in 12th place. After the series ended, the voting figures revealed that Only the Young had more public votes than Quickenden.[18]

Just weeks after being eliminated, Quickenden began participating in the 14th series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[19] He finished as the runner-up behind Carl Fogarty.[20]

Jack Walton

Jack Walton (born 18 September 1996) is a pub singer from Castleford. He is recognisable for doing acoustic versions of famous ballads or pop songs. Walton was not initially through to the live shows, but Cowell brought him back as the Boys' wildcard.[2] Ariana Grande or One Direction would be his dream duet.[1]

Walton was automatically eliminated in week 4 as the act with the fewest public votes on Saturday, coming in 11th place.[21]

After the show he was offered a record deal by Louis Tomlinson.

Girls

The "Girls" category was mentored by Cheryl Fernandez-Versini. Contestants in this category are female soloists aged 14–25. The six candidates at judges' houses were: Kerrianne Covell, Chloe Jasmine, Emily Middlemas, Stephanie Nala, Lauren Platt, and Lola Saunders. Fernandez-Versini chose:

Chloe Jasmine

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Main article: Chloe Jasmine

Chloe-Jasmine Whichello (born 4 July 1990) is an established model from Surrey.[22] In 2013, she worked alongside Naomi Campbell on the Sky Living modelling competition The Face.[23] She has revealed that Madonna would be her dream duet.[1]

Chloe Jasmine was the fourth contestant to be eliminated, after landing in the sing-off with Stereo Kicks and only Fernandez-Versini voting to save her. She finished in 13th place.[24]

Chloe Jasmine and fellow contestant Stevi Ritchie began dating during the show, and announced their engagement on 12 July 2015.[25]

Following the X Factor Chloe began participating in Celebrity Big Brother for England.

Stephanie Nala

Stephanie "Steph" Nala (born Stephanie Nala Edwards; 23 April 1994) is from Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. She used to be in the group Luminites, who made it to the final of Britain's Got Talent in 2013.[26] She revealed that her dream duet would be Bob Marley.[1]

Nala ended up in the bottom three in week one but was narrowly saved by the public vote due to the judges reaching deadlock after her sing-off performance with Overload Generation.[27] She was, however, automatically eliminated in week 2 as the contestant with the lowest number of public votes. She finished in 14th place.[24]

Lauren Platt

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Main article: Lauren Platt

Lauren Platt (born 7 October 1997) is a former student from Essex.[28] In 2010, she auditioned for the role of Louise Mitchell on EastEnders, but lost out to Brittany Papple.[29] She has stated that her dream duet would be Beyoncé.[1]

Platt was the youngest solo contestant in the competition.[30] With the eliminations of Stephanie Nala and Chloe Jasmine in week two and Lola Saunders in week four, Platt was Fernandez-Versini's last remaining act in the competition. In week 8, Platt was in the bottom two with Stereo Kicks but was saved by the public vote after the result went to deadlock.[31] However, in week 9, she was in the bottom two with Andrea Faustini and was eliminated after only Fernandez-Versini voted to save her, finishing in fourth place and becoming the last of her acts to leave the competition.[11] Her brother then auditioned as part of the dance group Entity Allstars for Britain's Got Talent and got the golden buzzer from Alesha Dixon.[32]

Lola Saunders

Lola Belle Saunders (born 22 May 1994) is a fishmonger from East Boldon, South Tyneside. She was not initially through to the live shows, but Walsh brought her back as the Girls' wildcard.[2] Her dream duet would be Alicia Keys or Sam Smith.

She was eliminated during week four after landing in the sing-off with Stereo Kicks and receiving fewer public votes than them, as the result was deadlocked. She finished in 10th place in the competition.[33]

Over 25s

The 'Over 25s' category was mentored by Simon Cowell. Contestants in the category are soloists over the age of 25. The six candidates at judges' houses were: Fleur East, Helen Fulthorpe, Ben Haenow, Jay James, Lizzy Pattinson, and Stevi Ritchie. Cowell chose:

Fleur East

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Main article: Fleur East

Fleur East (born 29 October 1987)[34] is a singer and fitness model from Walthamstow. She is of Ghanaian and British descent.[35][36] Her dream duet would be Alicia Keys.[1] In 2005, she was on the second series of the show as a member of the girl group Addictiv Ladies. The group were eliminated during the first week after ending up in the bottom two with Chico.

In week 10, East was announced as the runner-up in the competition, losing to fellow over-25 Ben Haenow with 34.3% of the votes to Haenow's 57.2%.[37]

Ben Haenow

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Main article: Ben Haenow

Ben Bernard Haenow (born 6 January 1985) is a van driver from Croydon.[38] He has sung in bands since he was 15 and formed the rock and roll band the Lost Audio with his brother Alex in 2006.[39] His dream duet would be Otis Redding.[1]

In week 10, it was announced that Haenow was the winner, beating fellow Over 25 Fleur East with 57.2% of the votes. His debut single "Something I Need" was released after his victory and became the Christmas number one.

Jay James

Jay James (born Jay James Picton in 1983)[40] is a former Royal Navy fitness instructor from Saundersfoot, in Pembrokeshire.[40] He already had a record deal prior to the show and released his debut album Play It by Heart through Decca Records in 2012.[29] The same year, he featured on the song "Fly" by Cinematic, released on Black Butter Records (home to Rudimental, Gorgon City and Clean Bandit).[41] His dream duet would be Adele or Jay Z.[1]

James was in the bottom two with Paul Akister in week 5, but he was saved at deadlock by the public vote and Akister was eliminated as the contestant with fewest number of public votes.[4] However, in week 6, James was in the bottom two with Stevi Richie. Both went into deadlock, and James was voted out due to having the fewest public votes. He finished in 8th place. He was given a place in the X Factor Live Tour for coming in the top half, and anybody eliminated after him is in the X Factor Live Tour as well.[42]

Stevi Ritchie

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Main article: Stevi Ritchie

Stevie "Stevi" Ritchie (born Steven Ritchie; 17 September 1980) is from Colchester.[43] He was not initially through to the live shows, but Fernandez-Versini brought him back as the Over 25s' wildcard.[2]

After the eliminations of Overload Generation in week 1 and Jack Walton and Lola Saunders in week 4, Ritchie was the last wildcard left in the competition. In week 6, Ritchie found himself in the bottom two with fellow Over 25 Jay James. Walsh and Cowell, his mentor, opted to send him home, but Mel B and Fernandez-Versini, who picked him as the wildcard act and had the casting vote, opted to send James home, resulting in Ritchie being saved by the public vote through deadlock.[42] The following week, he was in the bottom two again with Andrea Faustini and was eliminated by the judges with only his mentor Cowell voting to save him, becoming the last wildcard act to leave the competition. He finished in sixth place.[10]

Groups

The 'Groups' category was mentored by Louis Walsh. Contestants in this category are either duos or vocal harmony groups, all aged 16 and over. The six candidates at judges' houses were: Blonde Electra, Concept, New Boy Band, New Girl Group, Only The Young, and The Brooks. Walsh chose:

Blonde Electra

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Main article: Blonde Electra

Blonde Electra (formerly Blonde Electric) are a duo consisting of half-English, half-German sisters Jazzy and Ruby King.[44] They have drawn comparisons to former X Factor contestants Jedward.[45] Originally called Blonde Electric, they changed their name before the live shows. Explaining the reason for their name change, Jazzy said "Blonde Electric is a little too descriptive. We are going for an independent, strong woman that represents Blonde Electra. That is why, but I like it. I think it's got a good ring to it."[46] Their dream duet would be Madonna.[1]

Blonde Electra were automatically eliminated in week 1 after receiving the fewest public votes, coming in 16th place.[27]

Only The Young

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Main article: Only The Young (band)

Only The Young were a four-piece mixed group consisting of Mikey Bromley (20, Carlisle), Parisa Tarjomani (21, Ramsgate), Betsy-Blue English (19, Brighton), and Charlie George (17, Chartham).[47] The group were created and are currently managed by Jo Perry.[48] Only The Young previously featured Union J's George Shelley, who was later replaced by Bromley.[49] While on the series, Only The Young released their version of Bobby "Boris" Pickett's "Monster Mash" in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.[50] Before the show, they auditioned for Capital's Summertime Ball on 21 June, and were chosen to perform at Wembley Stadium alongside Pharrell Williams, Miley Cyrus, David Guetta, Enrique Iglesias, Little Mix and many other artists.[51] Their dream duet would be McFly, Michael Bublé, Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars or Katy Perry.[1]

The group landed in the bottom 2 with Jake Quickenden in week three, but they were saved after receiving only Mel B's vote to go home.[18] This meant that, within three weeks of live shows, all four groups had already found themselves at risk of elimination. They were automatically eliminated in week seven as the act with the fewest public votes on Saturday, coming in 7th place.

Two weeks after being voted off the show, the group announced their first headlining show which would be held in London's Under the Bridge on 28 December 2014, thus becoming the first act of the series to be successful after leaving the show. However, the group have since had to pull out of the event following the death of Tarjomani's mother on 21 December.[52]

On 19 May 2015, the group announced that they had signed a record deal with Warner Music. The music video of their debut single "I Do" was released on 8 June 2015, but their YouTube account was hacked four days later, which led to its deletion.[53] It was re-uploaded the next day (13 June), losing all its previous views. "I Do" was originally to be released on 31 July,[54] but to the migrant crisis in Calais preventing a lorry containing copies of their single coming into the UK, it had to be delayed by a week, instead being released on 7 August.[55] "I Do" debuted at number 53 on the UK Singles Chart on 14 August.[56]

On 6 November 2015, Tajormani announced her departure from the band via her blog.[57] Only The Young then announced their split four days later.[58]

Overload Generation

Overload Generation (formerly Overload) are a five-piece boy band consisting of Ollie Garland (born 28 November 1994, 19, Bristol), Jordi Whitworth (born 27 March 1995, 19, Essex), Ryan Robertson (born 30 January 1996, 18, Essex), Joey Devries (born 10 August 1994, 20, Wales) and Andy Fowler (Previously in Only One Direction) (born 16 October 1993, 20, Manchester) who have been a five-piece since April 2014.

The group changed their name because of trademarks. They were eliminated in week one after landing in the sing-off with Stephanie Nala and receiving fewer public votes than Nala, as the result was deadlocked. They finished in 15th place.

Stereo Kicks

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Main article: Stereo Kicks

Stereo Kicks (previously New Boy Band) were an eight-piece boy band consisting of Barclay Beales (born 27 August 1995, Devon), Chris Leonard (born 3 September 1995, Meath, Ireland), Tom Mann (born 3 November 1993, Southampton), James Graham (born 12 October 1996, Essex), Reece Bibby (born 13 August 1998, Lancashire), Jake Sims (born 26 November 1994, Bristol), Casey Johnson (born 1 May 1995, London) and Charlie Jones (born 20 December 1999, Kent).[59] Beales and Mann were both rejected as soloists at bootcamp in series 10,[60][61] and Leonard as part of the band Out of the Blue (formerly 5th Base), because they forgot their lyrics;[62] Beales also previously yodelled.[63] The members were all initially rejected at the bootcamp stage but were formed into a group by the judges because they felt they were too good to let them go.[59][64] Their dream duet would be Justin Timberlake or Ed Sheeran.[1] Initially called the "New Boy Band", they later held a poll on the website to determine a new name and "Stereo Kicks" was chosen.[65]

Stereo Kicks landed in the sing-off during week two with Chloe Jasmine, but were saved when Walsh, Mel B and Cowell opted to send Jasmine home.[24] They were in the sing-off again in week 4 against Lola Saunders. With Walsh and Mel B opting to save them, the result went to deadlock and Saunders was eliminated as the contestant with fewest public votes.[33] With the eliminations of Blonde Electra and Overload Generation in week 1 and Only The Young in week 7, Stereo Kicks became Walsh's last remaining act in the competition. In week 8, they were eliminated against Lauren Platt after voting went to deadlock, becoming the last of Walsh's groups to leave the competition and finishing in fifth place.[31] Their debut single "Love Me So" was released on 21 June 2015.[66]

On 18 July, the group announced that they would be splitting up to pursue solo careers after their final performance together at Thorpe Park on 25 July, citing difficulties in getting a record deal as a factor in the split.[67]

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