So here it is… your Christmas Number 1 starts here. We take a look at the final 12 to make it into this year’s live shows on the X Factor.
by Newsdesk | 7th October 2013
The Boys
Luke Friend
AGE: 17
LOCATION: Devon
OCCUPATION: Student
ROOM SONG: Stand By Me – Ben. E King
ARENA SONG: Too Much Love Will Kill You – Queen
BOOTCAMP SONG:
Nicholas McDonald
AGE: 16
LOCATION: Motherwell
OCCUPATION: Student
ROOM SONG: You Raise Me Up – Westlife
ARENA SONG: 1000 Years – Christina Perry
BOOTCAMP: I won’t give up – Jason Mraz
Sam Callahan
AGE: 19
LOCATION: Essex
OCCUPATION: Barman
ROOM SONG: You’re Beautiful – James Blunt
ARENA SONG: You Need Me- Ed Sheeran
BOOTCAMP: Iris – GooGoo Dolls
The Girls
ABI ALTON
AGE: 19
LOCATION: Guisborough
OCCUPATION: Morrison’s sales assistant
ROOM SONG: Travelling Solider – Dixie Chicks
ARENA SONG: Jigsaw – original song
BOOTCAMP SONG: I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
TAMERA FOSTER
AGE: 16
LOCATION: Gravesend, Kent
OCCUPATION: Was due to start college in September to study Musical Theatre
ROOM SONG: End of Time – Beyonce (as part of Silver Rock)
ARENA SONG: I Have Nothing – Whitney Houston
BOOTCAMP SONG: Stay – Rhianna
HANNAH BARRETT
AGE: 17
LOCATION: South London
OCCUPATION: Student, studying her A Levels
ROOM SONG: Read all About it – Emeli Sande
ARENA SONG: One Night Only – Jennifer Hudson
BOOTCAMP SONG: I’d Rather Go Blind – Etta James
The Overs
SHELLEY SMITH
AGE: 34
LOCATION: Devon, Farringdon
OCCUPATION: White van driver (delivers car parts)
ROOM SONG: Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
ARENA SONG: Feeling Good – Nina Simone
BOOTCAMP SONG: Respect – Aretha Franklin
SAM BAILEY
AGE: 35
LOCATION: Leicestershire
OCCUPATION: Prison Officer
ROOM SONG: Listen – Beyonce
ARENA SONG: Whose Loving You – The Jackson’s
BOOTCAMP SONG: Clown – Emeli Sande
LORNA SIMPSON
AGE: 26
LOCATION: South Norwood, London
OCCUPATION: University student
ROOM SONG: I Have Nothing – Whitney Houston
ARENA SONG: A Moment like This – Leona Lewis
BOOTCAMP SONG: Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
The Groups
ROUGH COPY
AGE: (left-right) Kaz (24), Sterling (25) and Joey (27)
LOCATION: Croydon
OCCUPATION: Sterling (unemployed), Joey (Sales Assistant in New Look), Kaz (Carpenter)
ROOM SONG: Do it Like a Dude – Jessie J
ARENA SONG: Little Things – One Direction
BOOTCAMP SONG: Stop Crying Your Heart Out – Oasis
KINGSLAND ROAD
AGE: (left to right) Josh (20), Connor (19), Thompson (22), Matt (25), Jay (19)
LOCATION: East London
OCCUPATION: Connor (Bartender), Matt (Bartender), Jay (Waiter), Josh (Bartender),
Thompson (Sales Assistant)
ROOM SONG: Don’t you Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia
ARENA SONG: Treasure You – Bruno Mars
BOOTCAMP SONG: For Once in My Life – Stevie Wonder
MISS DYNAMIX
AGE: (Left to right) – Jeanette (21), Rielle (16), SeSe (22),
LOCATION: SeSe (London), Jeanette (Romford Essex, originally from South Africa), Rielle
(Manchester)
OCCUPATION: SeSe (Full time mum), Jeanette (Beauty consultant), Rielle (Student)
ROOM SONG: N/A
ARENA SONG: N/A
BOOTCAMP SONG: We Found Love – Rhianna