List of ''The X Factor'' finalists (UK series 13)

The thirteenth UK series of The X Factor began on ITV on 27 August 2016. The live shows started on 8 October. The twelve chosen finalists were Ryan Lawrie, Freddy Parker, Matt Terry, Sam Lavery, Gifty Louise, Emily Middlemas, Saara Aalto, Relley C, Honey G, 5 After Midnight (previously 5AM), Bratavio (previously Bradley & Ottavio) and Brooks Way (previously The Brooks). Following its absence on the first live show, Brooks Way withdrew from the competition and was replaced by Four of Diamonds.

Nicole Scherzinger mentored the boys (Ryan, Freddy and Matt), Simon Cowell mentored the girls (Sam, Gifty and Emily), Sharon Osbourne mentored the over 25s (Saara, Relley and Honey) and Louis Walsh mentored the groups (5 After Midnight, Bratavio, Brooks Way and Four of Diamonds). Matt Terry won the show on 11 December, with Saara Aalto runner-up.

Boys

Nicole Scherzinger mentored the boys category of male soloists aged 17 to 25. The seven candidates at judges' houses were: Christian Burrows, James Hughes, Ryan Lawrie, Freddy Parker, Niall Sexton, Nate Simpson, and Matt Terry. Scherzinger chose Lawrie, Parker and Terry to advance to the live shows.

Ryan Lawrie

Ryan Lawrie (born 28 May 1996), aged 21 (at the time of the competition), is a singer-songwriter from Coatbridge in Scotland. Lawrie started his musical career posting covers on YouTube before being signed to Tutrax Records, releasing his first single "You're Free" in 2013, which reached No. 39 in the UK iTunes Top Charts. Lawrie briefly joined UK boy band Exposure, completing two UK tours with the band before leaving to pursue a solo career in 2015. In 2016, prior to auditioning for The X Factor, Lawrie won the Vodafone Future Breaker competition and earned the right to perform as the opening act at Capital's Summertime Ball, where he performed his cover of "Stitches" by Shawn Mendes.[1]

Lawrie auditioned with "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" by The Vamps featuring Shawn Mendes,[2] and progressed with three yes votes (Osbourne was absent). The audition was aired on ITV on Saturday 27 August 2016, during episode 1. During bootcamp, Lawrie was put into a group to sing "Little Things" alongside Melissa Pedro and Freddy Parker, and while they all progressed through the first round,[3] Lawrie would not progress through to the third round.

Lawrie was later put together as part of a boy band alongside Ed Goacher, Jamie Miller, Josh Marshfield and Talis Eros,[4] and took part in the six-chair challenge stage of The X Factor. They performed "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" by Elton John, but they did not progress as Cowell felt that he and the other judges had made a mistake by not sending Lawrie through as a solo artist. He was announced as the wildcard act for the boys category chosen by Cowell, and progressed to the judges' houses. There, Lawrie performed "You Make My Dreams" by Hall & Oates for Scherzinger and guest judge Calvin Harris,[5] and advanced to the live shows.[6] On Weeks 2, 3 and 4, he placed in the bottom two and was saved by a lifeline vote. However voting statistics revealed that in week 2 Aalto received more votes than Lawrie and Freddy Parker meaning if there wasn't a lifeline vote, Aalto wouldn't have been in the final showdown and Lawrie would've faced Parker in the final showdown but would've been saved if the result went to deadlock in that scenario. Lawrie wouldn't have been in the final showdown in weeks 3 and 4 if there wasn't a lifeline vote. In week 6, he faced Sam Lavery in a sing-off. Scherzinger and Osbourne, who voted to save him, and Cowell and Walsh, who voted to save Lavery. The result went to deadlock and Lavery was eliminated. The following week, he was again in the bottom two, this time with Honey G. After the sing-off, only Scherzinger voted to in his favour, and Lawrie was eliminated in sixth place. However voting statistics revealed that Lawrie received more votes than Honey G meaning if the result went to deadlock, Lawrie would've been sent through to the quarter-final and Honey G would've been eliminated.

Since March 2016, Lawrie has been dating fellow finalist Emily Middlemas.[7]

Freddy Parker

Freddy Parker (born 3 March 1998), aged 19, is a kennel worker from Ashford, Kent.[8]

In his first audition, Parker performed a cover of Amy Winehouse's "Love Is a Losing Game" which earned him four yes votes from the judges.[9] On week 1 of the live shows, he was in the bottom three of the public votes after performing The Fugees' "Killing Me Softly with His Song", but he was saved via the life line vote on The X Factor App. However voting statistics revealed that Aalto received more votes than Parker and Bratavio meaning if there wasn't a lifeline vote, Parker would've faced Bratavio in the final showdown but still would've been saved if the result went to deadlock in that scenario.[10] In week 2, Parker was in the bottom three again after performing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and he was sent to the sing-off against Saara Aalto. The judges sent the result to deadlock, and Parker was eliminated. However voting statistics revealed that if there wasn't a lifeline vote Aalto wouldn't have been in the final showdown and would've faced Ryan Lawrie in the final showdown but still would've been eliminated if the result went to deadlock in that scenario.

Matt Terry

Matt Terry (born 20 May 1993), aged 24, is a waiter from Bromley.[11] At his first audition, he sang a cover of Ben E. King's "Stand by Me", which earned him four yes votes.[12] Following the eliminations of Freddie Parker in week 2 and Ryan Lawrie in week 7, Terry became Scherzinger's last remaining act in the competition.[13] He was in the bottom two for the first time on week 9. He faced Emily Middlemas in the sing-off and remained when only Cowell chose to eliminate him. Terry was crowned the winner of The X Factor 2016 on 11th December 2016, beating Saara Aalto to the title.

Girls

Simon Cowell mentored the girls category of female soloists aged 16 to 25. The seven candidates at judges' houses were: Soheila Clifford, Olivia Garcia, Samantha Lavery, Gifty Louise, Emily Middlemas, Kayleigh Marie Morgan, and Caitlyn Vanbeck. Cowell chose Lavery, Louise and Middlemas to advance to the live shows.

Sam Lavery

Samantha Lavery (born 3 September 1999), aged 17, is a college student from Durham. In her first audition, she sang a cover of Ellie Goulding's "Explosions" which earned her four yes votes.[14] At the six-chair challenge, she covered "Mamma Knows Best" by Jessie J and was given chair number 5, though Cowell criticized her for being "over-styled" and "not knowing who she was";[15] she was later swapped with Gifty Louise and therefore was eliminated. Lavery was brought back by Walsh as Cowell's wildcard.[16] At judges' houses, Cowell told her to "peel the mask" which prompted her to remove her makeup; she then sang "Make It Rain" by Ed Sheeran, which won her a place on the live shows.[17] In week 5, Lavery was in the bottom three with Saara Aalto and Four of Diamonds, but was saved by the lifeline vote. However voting statistics revealed that Aalto and Four of Diamonds had received more votes, meaning that if there wasn't a lifeline vote Lavery would've faced Four of Diamonds in the final showdown and if the result went to deadlock, both Aalto and Four of Diamonds would've been saved and Lavery would've been eliminated in that scenario. The following week, she was in the bottom two with Ryan Lawrie. The result went to deadlock as only mentor Cowell and Walsh wanted to save her, and Lavery was eliminated in seventh place.

On 19 May 2017, Lavery released her debut single, "Walk Away".[18]

Gifty Louise

Gifty Louise Agyeman (born 11 February 1996), aged 21, is an events manager originally from Ghana but lives in London.

She initially auditioned for The X Factor in 2015, where she reached bootcamp but failed to make it to the six-chair challenge after losing her voice. Louise performed Ben E. King's "Stand by Me" at bootcamp 2015. She came back for this series and sang "No More Drama" by Mary J. Blige in her first audition, which earned her four yes votes. On Week 4, after performing "I'm in Love with a Monster" by Fifth Harmony, she ended up in the bottom two against Four of Diamonds and was eliminated from the show by judges Walsh, Osbourne and Scherzinger. However voting statistics revealed that Louise received more votes than Four of Diamonds, meaning if the result went to deadlock, Louise would've been saved.

Emily Middlemas

Emily Middlemas (born 26 September 1998), aged 18, is a student from Glasgow. Middlemas originally auditioned for The X Factor in 2014, at the age of 15, where she reached the judges' houses. However, she was eliminated by mentor Cheryl Fernandez-Versini after her performance of One Direction's "Story of My Life".

She came back for this series, and performed "Master Blaster (Jammin')" by Stevie Wonder which earned her 3 yes votes from the attending judges. Following the eliminations of Gifty Louise in week 4 and Sam Lavery in week 6, Middlemas became Cowell's last remaining act in the competition. She was in the bottom two in the semi-final, against Matt Terry, and was eliminated in fourth place.

She is in a relationship with former finalist Ryan Lawrie, who was eliminated in week seven.[7]

Over 25s

Sharon Osbourne mentored the over-25 category of male and female soloists over the age of 25. The seven candidates at judges' houses were: Saara Aalto, Samantha Atkinson, Relley C, Honey G, Janet Grogan, Christopher Peyton and James Wilson. Osbourne chose Aalto, Relley C and Honey G to advance to the live shows.

Saara Aalto

Saara Aalto (born 2 May 1987), aged 30, is a singer-songwriter and voice actress from Finland. She was the runner-up of The Voice of Finland's first season, and the runner-up of Finland's national selection for Eurovision in 2011 and 2016. Aalto also voiced Princess Anna in the Finnish version of the 2013 animated movie Frozen.

In her first audition, Aalto performed a cover of Sia's "Chandelier" which earned her three yes votes from the attending judges. At the six-chair challenge, she performed "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran and was sent home by mentor Osbourne who stated a lack of connection. However, after the crowd chanted to bring her back, Aalto was given a chance to perform Serge Lama's "Je Suis Malade", which caused the crowd to turn on her, while Scherzinger criticized her song choice stating "we ain't in France". Aalto was therefore asked to leave by Osbourne.

Aalto was brought back as Scherzinger's wildcard pick for the over-25 category and therefore went to judges' houses.[16] She was chosen to proceed to the live shows after performing ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All". She was in the bottom three after performing "Let It Go" from Frozen in week 1, and faced a sing-off with Bratavio while Ryan Lawrie was saved by the lifeline vote where she performed "Alive" by Sia. Aalto was saved with only Walsh voting to eliminate her, though praising her performance. The following week, she was in the bottom three with Freddy Parker and Ryan Lawrie, and performed "Run" by Snow Patrol. The result went to deadlock when Aalto was saved by the public vote. In week 5, she was in the bottom three for the third time and had to sing against Four of Diamonds; Osbourne, Scherzinger and Cowell voted to save Aalto. However voting statistics revealed that Aalto received more votes than Lawrie and Bratavio in week 1, Lawrie and Parker in week 2 and Four of Diamonds and Sam Lavery in week 5 meaning if there wasn't a lifeline vote, Aalto would've never been in the final showdown in week 1 or week 2 or week 5. Following the eliminations of Relley C on week 3 and Honey G on week 8, Saara Aalto became Osbourne's last remaining act in the competition. On 11 December Saara became runner-up of The X Factor 2016.

Relley C

Relley C (real name, Sherelle Clarke; born 6 October 1989),[19] aged 27, is a housekeeper from Birmingham. Relley originally auditioned for The X Factor in 2013 when aged 23, where she reached judges' houses. However, she was eliminated by mentor Scherzinger after her performance of "Many Rivers to Cross" by Jimmy Cliff.[20]

For this series, Relley auditioned with a cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" which earned her a place at bootcamp. Her first televised appearance was at bootcamp were she performed "We Can't Stop" by Miley Cyrus alongside duo Bradley & Ottavio, and Jack Booth and was sent through as part of the over-25s category with Osbourne as her mentor.[21] During the six-chair challenge, she sang "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong and was chosen as part of Osbourne's top 6, allowing her to reach judges' houses. Osbourne picked Relley as one of her 3 finalists after her rendition of "Up to the Mountain" by Kelly Clarkson. On week 3, she had to face the sing-off against Four of Diamonds and only Osbourne opted to save her, resulting in her elimination. She finished in tenth place. However voting statistics revealed that, Relley C received more votes than Four of Diamonds meaning if the result went to deadlock, Relley C would've been saved.

Honey G

Honey G (born Anna Georgette Gilford;[22] 12 March 1981), aged 36, is a rapper from Harrow, North West London (called "North Weezy" by her character).[23] Honey G is Jewish and has claimed she has been bullied with antisemitism all her life.[24][25] She attended Salford University and graduated with an upper second degree in popular music in 2014.[26]

In her first audition, she sang "Work It" by Missy Elliott, which earned her three yes votes. At the six-chair challenge, she sang "WTF (Where They From)" by Missy Elliott and Pharrell Williams, and was eliminated by mentor Sharon Osbourne; however, Osbourne brought her back as a replacement for Ivy-Grace Parades, who was unable to travel to Los Angeles due to visa issues.[27] Osbourne later picked Honey G to advance after her performance of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise". She ended up in the bottom two for the first time against Ryan Lawrie on week 7. Cowell, Osbourne and Walsh voted to save her. However voting statistics revealed that Lawrie received more votes than Honey G meaning if Walsh sent the result to deadlock, Lawrie would've been sent through to the quarter-final and Honey G would've been eliminated. Honey G was in the bottom two in the quarter-final against 5 After Midnight. After the sing-off, only Osbourne voted to keep Honey G, who was eliminated in fifth place.

During her time in the competition, Honey G faced criticism for being a novelty act, branded such by judge Scherzinger.[28] Isabel Mohan of The Telegraph gave her the title of "the biggest joke in X Factor history."[29] Each one of her progressions in the competition was met with constant negative responses from social media; a petition that was created by a cousin of fellow contestant Samantha Atkinson to remove her from the show and replace her with Atkinson garnered thousands of signatures.[30]

After the first live show, an Internet movement of mothers and grandmothers dressing up as Honey G emerged, with the pictures and videos shared via the hashtag #MummyG.[31]

She performed at the X Factor Final at Wembley Arena as a guest performer where she officially announced that she had signed a record deal with Cowell's record label, Syco Music,[32] and would be releasing her debut single, "The Honey G Show", on 23 December. This was met with controversy, as she had landed a record deal with Syco before a winner of the series had even been crowned. The single received little promotion[33] and reached No. 149 on its first week of release.[34]

Like the other finalists of the series, Honey G performed on The X Factor Live Tour, which visited many cities across the United Kingdom.

In May 2017, she announced she was launching an independent record label, and that a new single is to be expected soon. The label was revealed in June to be called "H To The O Music".

On 30 June 2017, she released her second single "Hit You With The Honey G" alongside its music video. On 26 July, she came out as gay.[35]

Groups

Louis Walsh mentored the groups category of duos or vocal harmony groups, all aged 16 and over. The seven candidates at judges' houses were: Four of Diamonds, 5 After Midnight, Bratavio, Brooks Way, Skarl3t, Tom and Laura, and YESLAD. Walsh chose 5 After Midnight, Bratavio and Brooks Way to advance to the live shows. After their absence on the first live show, Brooks Way withdrew from the competition and was replaced by Four of Diamonds.

5 After Midnight

5 After Midnight (formerly 5AM) are a three-piece boy band consisting of Kieran Alleyne (born 11 April 1995, aged 22), Jordan Lee (born 8 October 1995, aged 21) and Nathan Lewis (born 4 September 1993, aged 23). The trio formed five weeks prior their first audition, in which they covered Drake's "One Dance", earning them four yes votes.[36]

Kieran Alleyne was criticised for being a professional singer, as he had already released a single, starred in two West End plays, appeared for three years in CBBC's Dani's Castle as a main character, and was signed by Artistry Entertainment.[37] Following the withdrawal of Brooks Way and elimination of Bratavio in week 1, and the week 5 elimination of Four of Diamonds, 5 After Midnight became Walsh's last remaining group in the competition. They were in the bottom two in the quarter-final with Honey G. Following the sing-off, Walsh, Scherzinger and Cowell voted to send them through to the semi-final, and they advanced to the Grand Finale where they placed third.

On 18 January 2017, it was announced that the band had been signed to Syco Music, Cowell's record label.[38] They performed their debut single "Up in Here", which interpolates "Party Up (Up in Here)" by DMX, on Britain's Got Talent on 2 June 2017.[39]

Bratavio

Bratavio (formerly Bradley & Ottavio) are a duo consisting of Bradley Hunt (born 26 July 1993, aged 23) from Leamington Spa and Ottavio Columbro (born 13 October 1991, aged 25) from Southampton. Columbro previously auditioned for The X Factor in 2012, where he reached bootcamp but failed to make it to judges' houses.[40] Bradley and Ottavio originally planned to audition as a duo, but briefly split after an argument caused by Bradley allegedly giving raw chicken to Ottavio.[41] Therefore, they auditioned separately as soloists but were rejected by the judges who advised them to rekindle their relationship; they later came back as a duo and sang "Buttons" by The Pussycat Dolls, which earned them three yes votes.

Their progression through the competition was met with a negative response from social media as they were branded as a 'novelty act', especially when they were qualified by mentor Walsh as part of his top three, as many thought they were less talented than the other competitors.[42]

In week 1 of the live shows, Bratavio were in the bottom three of the public votes, having performed a mash-up of "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" by Vengaboys and "Barbie Girl" by Aqua, and had to perform a sing-off against Saara Aalto. They performed "The Only Way Is Up" by Yazz, and were eliminated with only Walsh voting to keep them. However voting statistics revealed that Aalto received more votes than Freddy Parker and Bratavio meaning if there wasn't a lifeline vote Parker would've faced Bratavio in the final showdown but still would've been eliminated if the result went to deadlock in that scenario.[43] After their exit, they complained about Walsh's apparent lack of faith in them, as Walsh reportedly told them they would be in the sing-off minutes before the reveal of the results. Despite expressing hope on The Xtra Factor that they would meet again with Walsh, they later said that they won't be keeping in touch with Walsh and expressed their desire to enter the next series of Celebrity Big Brother.[44]

Brooks Way

Brooks Way (formerly The Brooks), is a duo composed of twin brothers Joshua Brooks and Kyle Brooks (born 28 May 1999, aged 18), both from Cardiff.[45] The brothers originally entered the competition in 2014, at the age of 15. They reached judges' houses, but were eliminated by mentor Louis Walsh after their performance of "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri.

In 2016, they came back and performed a cover of Naughty Boy's "Runnin' (Lose It All)" in their first audition, which earned them 4 yes votes. They progressed to judges' houses, where Walsh put them in his top three after their performance of "Just a Dream" by Nelly.

On 10 October 2016, it was confirmed that Brooks Way would be withdrawing after being absent from the first live show. In a statement released by the official website to confirm their exit, Josh Brooks said, "Due to events in my personal life I've decided that it's best not to be on the show at this time. While not everything that has been claimed is true I would like to apologize to everyone involved."[46] A spokesperson for the show added, "Following the allegations relating to Josh Brooks, we have decided by mutual consent that Brooks Way should leave the competition."[46]

They were replaced by girl group Four of Diamonds.[47]

Four of Diamonds

Four of Diamonds are a four-piece girl group, made up of Caroline Alvares (born 7 December 1996, age 20), Lauren Rammell (born 13 February 1995, 22), Yasmin Lauryn (born 13 May 1999, 18) and Sophia Saffarian (born 16 December 1996, 20). They auditioned for The X Factor in the third set of room auditions, then progressed to bootcamp and the six-chair challenge, gaining a seat and making it through to judges' house. They were eventually sent home by Walsh. However, on 10 October 2016, it was announced that Four of Diamonds would take Brooks Way's place for the remainder of the live shows, starting in week 2.

In week 3, Four of Diamonds were in the bottom two against Relley C. They sang "Who Are You" by Fifth Harmony and were saved by Walsh, Scherzinger and Cowell. However voting statistics revealed that, Relley C received more votes than Four of Diamonds meaning if the result went to deadlock, Relley C would've been saved. The following week, they were in the bottom two against Gifty Louise; they sang "The Voice Within" by Christina Aguilera and were saved by Walsh, Scherzinger and Osbourne. However once again, voting statistics revealed that Louise received more votes than Four of Diamonds meaning if the result went to deadlock, Louise would've been saved. They were sent home on week 5, after a sing-off against Saara Aalto, when only Walsh voted for saving them. However voting statistics revealed that Four of Diamonds and Aalto received more votes than Sam Lavery in the public main vote meaning if there wasn't a lifeline vote or if Lavery lost the lifeline vote, and in that scenario, if the result went to deadlock, Aalto and Four of Diamonds would've both been saved and Lavery would've been eliminated.

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