Aiden Grimshaw

Aiden Grimshaw
Contestant Profile
Birth Date	4 December 1991
Age	32
Hometown	Blackpool, Lancashire
Occupation	Singer
7
Category	Boys
Mentor	Dannii Minogue
Placement	9/16
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Aiden Grimshaw (born 4 December 1991) is an English singer. He participated in Series 7 of The X Factor UK as part of the Boys category mentored by Dannii Minogue.

He was eliminated from the competition in Week 6, finishing in 9th place after losing the sing-off to Katie Waissel.

Performances

Episode	Theme	Song	Result
Audition 1	Free choice	"Gold Digger"	Advanced
Bootcamp 1	Group performance	"Man in the Mirror"	Advanced
Bootcamp 2	Solo performance	"This Year's Love"	Advanced
Judges' houses	Free choice	"Cannonball"	Advanced
Week 1	Number one singles	"Mad World"	Safe
Week 2	Heroes	"Jealous Guy"	Safe
Week 3	Guilty Pleasures	"Diamonds Are Forever"	Safe
Week 4	Halloween	"Thriller"	Safe
Week 5	American anthems	"Nothing Compares 2 U"	Safe
Week 6	Songs by Elton John	"Rocket Man"	Bottom two
	Sing-off	"Don't Dream It's Over"	Eliminated (9th)

Post The X Factor

After the show, he gained a spot on the live tour due to popular demand - a first for any contestant who had finished outside the Top 8.  He was signed to RCA Records and after a two-year wait he released his debut album Misty Eye.  Although well received by the critics, the album only charted at #19 in the UK.

He later left RCA and in 2013 he released a 4-track EP called Aiden, now dropping his last name.  It was released on November 26, 2013 as a free download.

After a year's absence, a new track called "Virtually Married" was uploaded to YouTube.  Part of a second EP, it marked a departure from the sound of his previous material.  He also co-wrote songs for fellow X Factor contestant Zayn Malik's debut album.

In November 2018, he started interacting once more on social media and announced that he had been releasing music over the past year under the stage name Butterjack.

In April 2023, it was announced that he had signed a record deal with Dutch label Revanche Records.

Discography

Studio Albums

• Misty Eye (2012)

Extended Plays

• Aiden (2013)

Solo singles

• Is This Love?
• Curtain Call

As a featured artist

• Heroes (as part of the X Factor finalists)
• Fade (with Caden Jester)

Other releases

• The Way We Are (as Aiden)
• Satisfy Me (as Aiden)
• The Cleaner (as Aiden)
• Fire & Ice (as Aiden)
• Better Man (as Aiden)

• Virtually Married (as Aiden Grimshaw)
• Giving It Up (as Aiden Grimshaw)
• Animal (as Aiden Grimshaw)

• Good Girls (as Butterjack)
• Other Worlds (as Butterjack)