Lydia Lucy

Lydia Lucy
Born Lydia Lucy White
(1993-07-09) 9 July 1993
Romford, London, England[1]
Occupation Singer
Television personality
Years active 2013–present
Television The X Factor (2013-2014)
The Only Way Is Essex (2014)
The Voice UK (2016)
Musical career
Associated acts The Black Eyed Peas

Lydia Lucy White (born 9 July 1993)[2][3][4] is an English singer and television personality. She has featured in many acts with will.i.am and other musicians. In 2013, she featured in the tenth series of The X Factor, where she reached the six-chair challenge.[5][6] In 2016, she reached the final of the fifth series of The Voice UK and was mentored by will.i.am.[7] She was also on The Only Way is Essex.[8]

Career

The X Factor

In 2013, Lydia was a contestant on the tenth series of "The X Factor". At her room audition, she sang "Mamma Knows Best" by Jessie J, followed by her arena audition, where she sang "The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson. At Bootcamp, Lydia sang "For Once in My Life" by Stevie Wonder and was given a seat, however she was eliminated after mentor Nicole Scherzinger swapped her with Abi Alton.

Open Mic UK

Lydia was a contestant in Open Mic UK in 2014 performing at the Palace Theatre in Essex.

The Only Way Is Essex

In 2014, she joined The Only Way Is Essex for a few episodes and was linked with Ricky Rayment.[9]

The Voice UK

In 2016, she auditioned for the fifth series of "The Voice UK". For her audition, she sang Trouble by Iggy Azalea and Jennifer Hudson. 3 coaches (will.i.am, Boy George and Ricky Wilson) turned for her, however to join will.i.am's team, you had to eat cheese which she did to prove she was worthy. At the battles, she sang Cryin' by Aerosmith against fellow team member, Irene Alano-Rhodes. She won the battle and advanced to the Knockouts. At The Knockouts, Lydia sang I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift, and was chosen, along with Lauren Lapsley-Browne and Lyrickal to advance to the live shows. In Week 1, she sang Somebody Else's Guy by Jocelyn Brown and She advanced to the second live show. In the semi-final, she sang I'll Be There by The Jackson 5 and made it through to the final. In the Final she sang No One by Alicia Keys and sang Boys & Girls with mentor, will.i.am. She finished in fourth place on the first round of the finals.

Post The Voice UK

In August 2016, she featured on a song with Cristian MJC called True Colours.

In March 2017 she announced on Phoenix FM that she is recording her debut album, and previewed new song "Instagram".[10]

Personal life

Before auditioning for the X factor and the Voice, she studied musical theatre at the Urdang Academy.

Lydia used to date Nathan Sykes of The Wanted.[11]

Discography

Singles

Title Year
"True Colours"
(Cristian MJC featuring Lydia Lucy)		 2016

Television

Year Title Role
2013 The X Factor Herself/Contestant
2014 The Only Way Is Essex Herself
2016 The Voice UK Herself/Contestant

References

  1. ↑ "Latest Brentwood news - Essex Live".
  2. ↑ "Twitter". Mobile.twitter.com. 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  3. ↑ "SHOCK! Nathan Sykes’ ex Lydia Lucy White booted off The X Factor in favour of Abi Alton and is ‘heartbroken’ – CelebsNow". Celebsnow.co.uk. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  4. ↑ "Lydia - Births & Baptisms [1". Genes Reunited. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  5. ↑ Walker, Danny (30 September 2013). "X Factor reject Lydia Lucy slams show, says exit was 'like dangling a carrot in front of someone and then taking it away'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Hard to aXcept". Thesun.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  7. ↑ Greenwood, Carl. "The Voice success for ex-X Factor star Lydia Lucy after she wins will.i.am's backing - Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  8. ↑ Rajani, Deepika (2016-01-16). "The Voice 2016: Lydia Lucy wants to forget TOWIE | OK! Magazine". Ok.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  9. ↑ Turnbull, Helen (2016-01-15). "X Factor's Lydia Lucy on Twitter trolls, Ricky Rayment and The Voice debut | Daily Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  10. ↑ Golder, Paul (2017-03-28). "Phoenix FM 10th birthday: Lydia Lucy; Phoenix FM". phoenixfm.com. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  11. ↑ "The X Factor 2013: Lydia Lucy reveals she dated Nathan Sykes from The Wanted | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
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