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'''F.Y.D.''' is a five-member boy band made up of Matthew Newtion,<ref name="fulham0510">{{cite news |url=http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/fulham-and-hammersmith-news/local-fulham-and-hammersmith-news/2010/10/05/get-voting-for-fulham-s-x-factor-sensation-82029-27408331/ |title=Get voting for Fulham's X Factor sensation |date=5 October 2010 |author=Adam Courtney |newspaper=[[Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle]]}}</ref> 26 (a dancer and barman from [[London]]), Kalvin Lamey, 25 (a dance teacher from London), Alex Murdoch, 22 (a dance teacher from [[Sussex]]), Ryan-Lee Seager, 22 (a dance teacher from London), and Jordan Gabriel, 22 (a customer support co-ordinator from London).<ref name="coventry0408"/> F.Y.D. stands for "Follow Your Destiny".<ref name="stringstars">{{cite news |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/3134171/Boyband-who-wow-X-Factor-have-already-performed-with-string-of-stars.html |newspaper=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]] |title=Boys in X band are pro singers |date=11 September 2010}}</ref> The group met while taking dance classes at [[Pinewood Studios]] and formed over [[Facebook]].<ref name="fulham0510"/> The band was originally called F.Y.E., which stands for For Your Entertainment, and auditioned as such at ''The X Factor'', but they changed it to F.Y.D. upon the insistence of ''The X Factor'' management, when it was discovered another band already had the name.<ref name="stringstars"/>
'''F.Y.D.''' is a five-member boy band made up of Matthew Newtion,<ref name="fulham0510">{{cite news |url=http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/fulham-and-hammersmith-news/local-fulham-and-hammersmith-news/2010/10/05/get-voting-for-fulham-s-x-factor-sensation-82029-27408331/ |title=Get voting for Fulham's X Factor sensation |date=5 October 2010 |author=Adam Courtney |newspaper=[[Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle]]}}</ref> 26 (a dancer and barman from [[London]]), Kalvin Lamey, 25 (a dance teacher from London), Alex Murdoch, 22 (a dance teacher from [[Sussex]]), Ryan-Lee Seager, 22 (a dance teacher from London), and Jordan Gabriel, 22 (a customer support co-ordinator from London).<ref name="coventry0408"/> F.Y.D. stands for "Follow Your Destiny".<ref name="stringstars">{{cite news |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/3134171/Boyband-who-wow-X-Factor-have-already-performed-with-string-of-stars.html |newspaper=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]] |title=Boys in X band are pro singers |date=11 September 2010}}</ref> The group met while taking dance classes at [[Pinewood Studios]] and formed over [[Facebook]].<ref name="fulham0510"/> The band was originally called F.Y.E., which stands for For Your Entertainment, and auditioned as such at ''The X Factor'', but they changed it to F.Y.D. upon the insistence of ''The X Factor'' management, when it was discovered another band already had the name.<ref name="stringstars"/>


F.Y.D. members have dancing and singing experience.<ref name="stringstars"/> Newtion has toured the United States with the musical ''The Harder They Come''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131272-The-Harder-They-Come-a-Reggae-Musical-With-a-Hint-of-Brecht-Makes-Toronto-Bow|title=''The Harder They Come'', a Reggae Musical With a Hint of Brecht, Makes Toronto Bow|date=21 July 2009 |author=Kenneth Jones |newspaper=[[Playbill]]}}</ref> Seager has done backing vocals for [[Paolo Nutini]] and [[Alphabeat]]. Murdoch was a contestant on the second series of [[Living TV]] show ''[[Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livingtv.co.uk/shows/dirty-dancing/dancers/meet-the-dancers.php?ssid=11 |title=Meet the dancers - Alex Murdoch |work=[[Living (UK TV channel)|Living]]}}</ref> and danced and sang on occasions for [[JLS]]. Whereas both Newtion and Lamey have performed on several occasions as backing singers for previous winners of ''The X Factor'', [[Alexandra Burke]] and [[Joe McElderry]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/posts/view/153445/X-Factor-FYD-boy-Matt-I-m-a-lucky-beggar-/ |work=[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|The Daily Star]] |title=X Factor FYD boy Matt - I'm a lucky beggar |date=12 September 2010 |author=James Ingham}}</ref> Lamey has additionally worked with singer [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]] and rappers [[DJ Ironik]] and [[Chipmunk (rapper)|Chipmunk]]. In 2007 Kalvin Lamey was a contestant on [[BBC]] show ''[[Dance X]]'' but was chosen to leave in show six and didn't make the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dancex/contestants/kalvin.shtml |title=Contestants - Kalvin Lamey |work=[[BBC]]}}</ref> ''The Sun'' newspaper website has posted video with Lamey performing with cross dressing cabaret artists The Globe Act at a number of events and venues.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/3136979/X-Factor-boyband-star-is-secret-drag-queen.html |newspaper=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]] |title=X Factor star is secret drag queen |first1=Jen |last1=Blackburn |first2=Richard |last2=White |date=14 Sep 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/197474-x-factor-contestant-unveiled-as-a-drag-queen/ |work=[[STV]] |title=X Factor contestant unveiled as a drag queen |date=14 September 2010}}</ref>
F.Y.D. members have dancing, singing and acting experience.<ref name="stringstars"/> Newtion played in 2008 the role of Jimmy in a production of Ché Walker's ''The Frontline''<ref>[http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/theatre/annualtheatreseason/thefrontline/ Shakespeare Globe: The Frontline]</ref><ref>[http://www.chewalker.co.uk/content/writing.html Ché Walker website]</ref> that played at the Globe Theatre. In 2009 Newtion toured the United States with the musical ''The Harder They Come''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131272-The-Harder-They-Come-a-Reggae-Musical-With-a-Hint-of-Brecht-Makes-Toronto-Bow|title=''The Harder They Come'', a Reggae Musical With a Hint of Brecht, Makes Toronto Bow|date=21 July 2009 |author=Kenneth Jones |newspaper=[[Playbill]]}}</ref> Seager has done backing vocals for [[Paolo Nutini]] and [[Alphabeat]]. Murdoch was a contestant on the second series of [[Living TV]] show ''[[Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livingtv.co.uk/shows/dirty-dancing/dancers/meet-the-dancers.php?ssid=11 |title=Meet the dancers - Alex Murdoch |work=[[Living (UK TV channel)|Living]]}}</ref> and danced and sang on occasions for [[JLS]]. Whereas both Newtion and Lamey have performed on several occasions as backing singers for previous winners of ''The X Factor'', [[Alexandra Burke]] and [[Joe McElderry]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/posts/view/153445/X-Factor-FYD-boy-Matt-I-m-a-lucky-beggar-/ |work=[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|The Daily Star]] |title=X Factor FYD boy Matt - I'm a lucky beggar |date=12 September 2010 |author=James Ingham}}</ref> Lamey has additionally worked with singer [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]] and rappers [[DJ Ironik]] and [[Chipmunk (rapper)|Chipmunk]]. In 2007 Kalvin Lamey was a contestant on [[BBC]] show ''[[Dance X]]'' but was chosen to leave in show six and didn't make the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dancex/contestants/kalvin.shtml |title=Contestants - Kalvin Lamey |work=[[BBC]]}}</ref> ''The Sun'' newspaper website has posted video with Lamey performing with cross dressing cabaret artists The Globe Act at a number of events and venues.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/3136979/X-Factor-boyband-star-is-secret-drag-queen.html |newspaper=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]] |title=X Factor star is secret drag queen |first1=Jen |last1=Blackburn |first2=Richard |last2=White |date=14 Sep 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/197474-x-factor-contestant-unveiled-as-a-drag-queen/ |work=[[STV]] |title=X Factor contestant unveiled as a drag queen |date=14 September 2010}}</ref>


For their qualifying song in the judges houses, they sang "[[Beggin']]",<ref name="12acts"/> a song composed by [[Bob Gaudio]] and Peggy Farina and popularised by [[The Four Seasons (group)|The Four Seasons]]. In week 1, they sang "[[Billionaire (song)|Billionaire]]" from [[Travie McCoy]] featuring [[Bruno Mars]], adding a reference to Cowell in the lyrics.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/3173173/Nicolo-and-FYD-booted-out-in-double-eXit-Factor.html |newspaper=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]] |title=Nicolo and FYD booted out in double eXit|date=10 October 2010}}</ref> As a result of the public vote, they were classified as Bottom Three and had to have a sing-off showdown with Katie Waissel, also a bottom three contestant. They sang [[Rihanna]]'s "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)|Don't Stop the Music]]". After the judges' votes, they were eliminated by a vote of 3-1 with all three judges Cole, Minogue and Walsh voting them out. Only F.Y.D.'s own mentor Cowell voted in their favour. They finished 15th place overall.
For their qualifying song in the judges houses, they sang "[[Beggin']]",<ref name="12acts"/> a song composed by [[Bob Gaudio]] and Peggy Farina and popularised by [[The Four Seasons (group)|The Four Seasons]]. In week 1, they sang "[[Billionaire (song)|Billionaire]]" from [[Travie McCoy]] featuring [[Bruno Mars]], adding a reference to Cowell in the lyrics.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/3173173/Nicolo-and-FYD-booted-out-in-double-eXit-Factor.html |newspaper=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]] |title=Nicolo and FYD booted out in double eXit|date=10 October 2010}}</ref> As a result of the public vote, they were classified as Bottom Three and had to have a sing-off showdown with Katie Waissel, also a bottom three contestant. They sang [[Rihanna]]'s "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)|Don't Stop the Music]]". After the judges' votes, they were eliminated by a vote of 3-1 with all three judges Cole, Minogue and Walsh voting them out. Only F.Y.D.'s own mentor Cowell voted in their favour. They finished 15th place overall.

Revision as of 02:18, 12 October 2010

The seventh UK series of The X Factor is being broadcast on ITV. The series started airing on 21 August 2010. The final 12 were declared on 3 October 2010. The four wildcards were announced on the first live show of the finals on 9 October 2010.[1]

Boys

The Boys category is being mentored by Dannii Minogue. Contestants in this category are males aged 16 to 28. The eight candidates were Karl Brown, Matt Cardle, Nicolò Festa, Aiden Grimshaw, Marlon McKenzie, Tom Richards, Paije Richardson and John Wilding. Minogue chose:

Matt Cardle

Matt Cardle, 27, is a former painter and decorator from Little Maplestead, Essex.[2] Before applying to The X Factor, he was the frontman and guitarist of the band Seven Summers alongside Alex Baker (drums), Jon Holland (bass) and Neillo (guitars) and released a debut alternative rock album.[3] He auditioned for The X Factor with "You Know I'm No Good" from Amy Winehouse,[2] sang "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" from Roberta Flack at bootcamp,[4] "If I Were a Boy" from Beyoncé Knowles at judges' houses.[5] Show bosses asked him to perform a "secret gig" at the Five Bells pub, in Colne Engaine providing footage for the Saturday ITV show.[6]

Nicolò Festa

Nicolò Festa is 21 year old student from Treviso, Italy.[7][8] He is the son of Michele Festa, deputy commissioner of the police flying squad in Verona, who apprehended notorious Mafia boss Felice Maniero after his 1994 escape from prison.[7][8] He studied Languages at Ca' Foscari University of Venice and then moved to London a few months before applying for The X Factor. His father said his son's dream is to remain living there.[7] He auditioned with "A Song for You" from Leon Russell after which Louis Walsh called him "a diva in the making".[9] David Bowie's Life on Mars? was his bootcamp song.[10] He told Minogue that his fame was "inevitable" before performing "New York" by Paloma Faith in the judges' houses stage and qualifying.[11] He was eliminated in the first live show, finishing 16th overall, after receiving the fewest public votes. In answer to host Dermot O'Leary's question how he felt being the first one to exit, he replied: "I feel like crap".[12]

Aiden Grimshaw

Aiden Grimshaw, 18, is a student from North Shore, Blackpool.[13] He attends the Michael Hall Theatre School[13] and played Tom Holmes in CBBC show Half Moon Investigations.[14][15] He auditioned with "Gold Digger" by Kanye West,[16] prompting Cowell to say "Now that's what I call a pop star!".[16] He then auditioned with "This Year's Love" by David Gray during Boot Camp,[10] and "Cannonball" by Damien Rice at Judge's Houses.[17]

Paije Richardson

Paije Richardson, 19, is a cinema usher and former fashion student from Islington, London.[18] He has recently finished a BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design (Fashion and Clothing) at City and Islington College.[18] He first auditioned with "Fly Me To The Moon" by Frank Sinatra but Walsh was the only judge to enthuse over his performance, Cowell compared him to a wedding singer and joined Cole in giving him a no.[19] Walsh went backstage to ask him to come back at the end of the day with another song.[19] When Richardson returned he performed James Brown's "It's A Man's Man's Man's World",[19] to which he received a yes from all three judges, with Cowell complementing his taste in music.[19] At the judges houses stage he performed "True Colors" [17] but failed to make it into the inital top 12.[5] He was then chosen by Minogue as her wildcard.[1]

Girls

The Girls category is being mentored by Cheryl Cole. Contestants in this category are females aged 16 to 28. The eight candidates were Keri Arrindell, Annastacia Baker, Treyc Cohen, Rebecca Ferguson, Cher Lloyd, Gamu Nhengu, Raquel Thomas and Katie Waissel. Cole chose:

Treyc Cohen

Treyc Cohen, 26, from Stonydelph in Tamworth [20] is a call centre worker [21] and former music student, she quit studying at the University of Wolverhampton in the summer.[20] In the 2009 series Cohen was in the over-25s category and got through to the final 24, who were invited to Simon Cowell's judges' home in Los Angeles but she wasn't selected for the live shows.[22] In this 2010 series, at judges houses she sang "Ave Maria"[20] by Beyoncé Knowles but wasn't picked to be in the initial top 12 acts.[5] She was Cheryl's wildcard for the live finals.[1] Her rendition of "One" from U2 in the first live show brought her rave comments including Cowell saying: "I am amazed that we overlooked you in this competition. I didn't like what you're wearing.. but honestly that's not an issue, because by a far mile, that was the best vocal for the entire competition thus far".[23] Controversy erupted after it was revealed that after failing to qualify in 2009, Cohen signed a management deal with Artimis Music Management Ltd[24] that landed her a contract in October 2009 with Birmingham-based Ajoupa Records, that released her debut single entitled "A Time to Be Heard"[25]. It was also the debut single of Ajoupa Records itself. It was released on 14 December 2009 featuring the a capella group The Black Voices[26] and is still available. The X Factor rules strictly forbid record deals while a contestant is on the show, and the show's legal team are currently working to free her from her contract.[25]

Rebecca Ferguson

Rebecca Ferguson, 24, is a single mother of two, and student from Anfield, Liverpool.[27] She is a qualified legal secretary, having studied at Hugh Baird College, Bootle.[28] She has previously unsuccessfully auditioned for The X Factor and for P. Diddy's Starmaker in New York.[27] She sang Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" during her initial audition.[27] At her bootcamp audition, she sang Corinne Bailey Rae's "Like a Star" to which Cowell said "That is a recording voice!" and Nicole Scherzinger said, "I told you first time I saw her, she is our generation’s songbird."[29] She sang "Fireflies" by Owl City at the judges houses stage.[5]

Cher Lloyd

Cher Lloyd, 17, is from Malvern, Worcestershire, where she lives with her parents Darren and Dina, brother Josh, 15, and sisters Sophie, 14, and Rosie, 12.[30] She is of Romany ancestry through her mother.[31][32] She studied performing arts at Dyson Perrins CE Sports College in 2009.[30] She auditioned for The X Factor twice before (when the minimum age was lower) singing ballads but it was only after reinventing herself that she got through to see the judges.[33] Lloyd has previously performed at holiday camps and said she gets a mixed reaction to her music.[34]

She auditioned singing the Keri Hilson version of Soulja Boy's "Turn My Swag On".[34] At bootcamp she sung a rap version of Coldplay's "Viva La Vida".[4] At the judges' houses she performed Mike Posner's "Cooler Than Me"[17] but suffered a throat infection and was unable to complete her song.[5] She was given a second chance, but broke down sobbing and could not complete the song. Despite this, she was picked as one of the final three girls by mentor Cole. Lloyd sang a rendition of The SOS Band's "Just Be Good to Me" in the first of the live shows.

Katie Waissel

Katie Waissel, is a 24 year old recording artist from Harefield, west London.[35] She is a former receptionist, waitress and once worked at OK! magazine.[36] She has previously performed under the name Kate Vogel on the series Green Eyed World[37] and had a recording contract under the name Lola Fontaine.[38][39] Waissel has been on tour with East 17 and Andy Abraham[40] and has performed in Hollywood for Paris Hilton together with friend and fellow contestant Storm.[41] She was previously in a relationship with 2008 Apprentice contestant Michael Sophocles and sold a story about their relationship to the newspapers at the time.[42]

At her audition she forgot some of the words to "We Are The Champions".[39] At bootcamp she sang Adele's "Make You Feel My Love" and reacted with shock when she was put through to the judges houses.[10] She fell to pieces when performing the song "Smile" in front of Cole and will.i.am at the judges' houses stage,[39] and had to stop to compose herself after crying and saying "it is an emotional song".[43]

In week 1 of the live shows, she sang "We Are the Champions", a Queen song. As a result of the public vote, she was put in Bottom Three and had to have a saving sing-off with F.Y.D. yet another Bottom Three act from week 1. On 10 October , she sang The Beatles' song "Don't Let Me Down" and was saved from elimination by the judges by a vote of 3-1.

Over-28s

The Over-28s category is being mentored by Louis Walsh. Contestants in this category are of either sex, aged 29 or over. There is no upper age limit. The eight candidates were John Adeleye, Mary Byrne, Wagner, Stephen Hunter, Justin Vanderhyde, Storm Lee, Yuli Minguel, and Elesha Moses. Walsh chose:

John Adeleye

John Adeleye (as J'Nay) performing at Dalston Festival Vortex in 1998
Main article: John Adeleye

John Adeleye, 29, is a care worker and award winning songwriter from Harlesden, London[44] and had an artistic career under the stage name J'Nay. He was a founding member of the band Nu-park, with fellow musician Shad. The band was further expanded to become a 5-piece band by including Mylz (Tyga), Raheem and Anton Gordon.[45] and a solo artist after the breakup of the group. In 2008, J'Nay released his EP Merry Go Round containing 5 tracks.[45] Adeleye was working as an activity co-ordinator at Forrester Court care home in Westminster helping people with early onset dementia for two years,[44] where he says he was inspired to enter The X Factor by the residents and his distinctive singing means they always remember him. He said one resident said to him "'When you sing, I feel a lot better'. That's when I decided to enter."[46] Adeleye, under the name J'Nay, won the MOBO Unsung Award at the 2003 MOBO Awards.[47] He has appeared on GMTV[48] and Newsround,[49] was signed by record company Universal-Island and has toured with Jamelia.[50] At his his first audition he sang "You Are So Beautiful",[50] at the judges house stage he sang "Billionaire".[17]

Mary Byrne

Mary Byrne, 50, is a supermarket worker from Ballyfermot, Dublin.[51] She says she wanted to be a singer all her life but never had the confidence until now. She is a single mother to her 23-year-old daughter Deborah.[52][53] She has performed with her brother Tommy under the name The Tommy Lee Experience.[54] In 2008 she won the Irish television singing contest Nollaig No. 1 using the name Mary Lee, releasing the single "Siúil Leat".[51][55] At her first audition, she sang the Tom Jones hit "I (Who Have Nothing)"[5] and at the judges houses she performed "Fix You" by Coldplay,[5] though she forgot the words to the song.[56] Her employer, Tesco Ireland, started a campaign for all staff to support her.[57] Before the first live show, Byrne suffered a throat infection and the show's bosses asked her to quit smoking to avoid making the infection worse.[56]

Storm Lee

Storm Lee (born Lee Gardner), 37, is a singer songwriter born in Edinburgh,[58] he moved to Los Angeles when he was 17.[59] Lee's mother, Arras Robertson, left the family home when he was four years old after her marriage with his father Robert Gardner collapsed in 1977. Lee and his mother only speak through Facebook, he has a half-sister Susan and older brother Gary, 40.[60] He told the Edinburgh Evening News that he was gay saying it's not a "huge part of my life, it's just part of my personality".[61] His previous jobs include make-up artist, furniture re-upholster and a cleaner at KFC.[62] Lee has performed in Hollywood for Paris Hilton together with friend and fellow contestant Katie Waissel[41] and at the 2009 NewNowNext Awards.[63] Lee appeared on US show The Singing Bee as part of the house band.[58][64] and has a credit for original music on Bridezillas.[65]

Lee has released his own album Soulfillapopkilla[64][66] and collaborated with Andy Caldwell on the track "Black Diamond Sky" on Caldwell's Obsession album.[67] Lee has recorded backing vocals for many artists including Meat Loaf, Ozzy Osbourne and Carrie Underwood.[58][62] He can be heard on backing vocals on Meat Loaf albums Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose[68] and It's All Coming Back to Me Now,[69] Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers,[70] and Naked Truth[71] by Sarah Hudson. Lee co-wrote a track on the album Confessional[72] by Bryan Rice and he was nominated for a Latin Grammy for the composition on the Lipstick album by Alejandra Guzmán.[64][73] He also played tenor saxophone on Utopía[74] by Belinda.

Lee's first audition was with the U2 track "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For".[58] At the bootcamp he sang "Sweet Child O'Mine"[4] by Guns N' Roses and at the judges houses stage sung "Without You".[5]

Wagner

Wagner Fiuza-Carrilho (Template:Pron-en), 54, the oldest of the finalists, is a Brazilian born retired P.E teacher and karate enthusiast now living in Pensnett, Dudley.[75] He said he entered the contest to get a "new start" and to be able to provide for his son.[75] At the judges houses Fiuza-Carrilho performed Candi Staton's "You Got The Love"[17] to which Walsh joked to his assistant judge Sharon Osbourne that "He fancies you".[76] Although he was not picked to be one the initial top 12 acts,[5] mentor Walsh chose him as his wildcard for the live finals.[1]

Groups

The Groups category is being mentored by Simon Cowell. Acts in this category are duos or vocal groups. All members must be aged 16 or over. The eight candidates were Belle Amie,One Direction, Diva Fever, F.Y.D., Husstle, Princes and Rogues, The Reason and Twem. Cowell chose:

Belle Amie

Belle Amie is a four-member girl band made up Rebecca Creighton, 21, an unemployed hairdresser from Tallaght,[77] Esther Campbell, 17, a student from London,[78] Geneva Lane, 20, a student from Guildford[78] and Sophia Wardman, 23, a student from Scarborough, North Yorkshire[79] Lane has previously won 2008 Spanish singing contest The WOW Factor.[80] Wardman was a contestant on reality TV show Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2007[81]

They all applied as solo candidates to the competition, but the judges, after a suggestion by Cowell, put them in a band qualifying for the Groups category. For their qualifying song, their first ever together, they sang an acoustic version of George Michael's song "Faith".[5]

Diva Fever

Diva Fever is a duo consisting of Craig Saggers, 21, and Josef Al-Smadi, 26, friends who met through the University of Leicester.[82] Saggers from Longthorpe, Peterborough [82] is studying English Language and has recently completed his second year.[83] Al-Smadi, from Wigston, Leicestershire [83] is studying English through the Open University while working for British Gas in Leicester.[83] Saggers has previously performed in his home town of Peterborough at Fireworks and Christmas Lights events [82] and won an X Factor style contest called the Top Notch Factor.[84] They initally audtioned with The Beatles "Let It Be" until Simon asked them to change it after expecting them to be “more interesting”.[85] Saggers said “I’m singing my heart out because I’m not having a ‘no’.” and they then performed Tina Turner's "Proud Mary" and recieved three yeses.[85] At bootcamp they decided to apply facepaint to stand out and sang Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance".[10] At the judges house the performed Girls Aloud's "Love Machine"[4] but weren't picked to be in the intial top 12 acts.[5] However, a wildcard option was introduced for this year's show and Simon chose them as his wildcard act for the live finals.[1]

In week 1 of the live shows, they performed "Sunny" from Bobby Hebb and they were safe.

F.Y.D.

F.Y.D. is a five-member boy band made up of Matthew Newtion,[86] 26 (a dancer and barman from London), Kalvin Lamey, 25 (a dance teacher from London), Alex Murdoch, 22 (a dance teacher from Sussex), Ryan-Lee Seager, 22 (a dance teacher from London), and Jordan Gabriel, 22 (a customer support co-ordinator from London).[78] F.Y.D. stands for "Follow Your Destiny".[87] The group met while taking dance classes at Pinewood Studios and formed over Facebook.[86] The band was originally called F.Y.E., which stands for For Your Entertainment, and auditioned as such at The X Factor, but they changed it to F.Y.D. upon the insistence of The X Factor management, when it was discovered another band already had the name.[87]

F.Y.D. members have dancing, singing and acting experience.[87] Newtion played in 2008 the role of Jimmy in a production of Ché Walker's The Frontline[88][89] that played at the Globe Theatre. In 2009 Newtion toured the United States with the musical The Harder They Come.[90] Seager has done backing vocals for Paolo Nutini and Alphabeat. Murdoch was a contestant on the second series of Living TV show Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life[91] and danced and sang on occasions for JLS. Whereas both Newtion and Lamey have performed on several occasions as backing singers for previous winners of The X Factor, Alexandra Burke and Joe McElderry.[92] Lamey has additionally worked with singer Duffy and rappers DJ Ironik and Chipmunk. In 2007 Kalvin Lamey was a contestant on BBC show Dance X but was chosen to leave in show six and didn't make the final.[93] The Sun newspaper website has posted video with Lamey performing with cross dressing cabaret artists The Globe Act at a number of events and venues.[94][95]

For their qualifying song in the judges houses, they sang "Beggin'",[5] a song composed by Bob Gaudio and Peggy Farina and popularised by The Four Seasons. In week 1, they sang "Billionaire" from Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars, adding a reference to Cowell in the lyrics.[96] As a result of the public vote, they were classified as Bottom Three and had to have a sing-off showdown with Katie Waissel, also a bottom three contestant. They sang Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music". After the judges' votes, they were eliminated by a vote of 3-1 with all three judges Cole, Minogue and Walsh voting them out. Only F.Y.D.'s own mentor Cowell voted in their favour. They finished 15th place overall.

One Direction

One Direction is a five-member boy band made up of Liam Payne, a music technology student at City of Wolverhampton College (born in Wolverhampton on 29 August 1993),[97][98] Louis Tomlinson, 18, (from Doncaster), a student at Hall Cross School[99] Niall Horan, 17, (from Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland), a student at Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar.[100] Harry Styles, 16, (from Holmes Chapel, Cheshire) a student at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School[101] and Zain Malik, 17 (from East Bowling, Bradford).[102] They applied as solo candidates to the competition, but the judges, after a suggestion by Cowell, put them in a band, qualifying for the Groups category.

Payne had auditioned in 2008 to The X Factor's fifth series when he was 14 and reached judges' houses, but Cowell thought he was not ready for the competition and asked him to come back after two years.[98] This time Cowell chose him to be part of One Direction. Styles was the lead singer for the band White Eskimo with band members lead guitarist Haydn Morris, bass guitarist Nick Clough and drummer Will Sweeney.[101] Malik, a Muslim,[103] was noted for becoming nervous in bootcamp, when he was told he had to dance, and decided to remain backstage effectively running the risk of elimination. Cowell noticed Malik missing from the dance routine and went backstage to convince him to return.[4]

For their qualifying song, One Direction's first ever song together, they sang an acoustic version of Ednaswap's "Torn" made famous by Natalie Imbruglia.[5] In week 1 of the live shows, they performed Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" and were safe for the week.

See also

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