| Ben Mills | |
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| Contestant Profile | |
| Birth Date | 1 March 1980 |
| Age | 44 |
| Hometown | Kent, England |
| Occupation | Singer |
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| Category | Over 25s |
| Mentor | Sharon Osbourne |
| Placement | 3/12 |
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Ben Mills (born 1 March 1980) is an English rock singer. He auditioned for Series 3 of The X Factor UK and made it all the way to the semi final as part of the Over 25s category mentored by Sharon Osbourne.
Due to the eliminations of Dionne Mitchell, Kerry McGregor and Robert Allen, Mills was the only act left in his category. He was eliminated in the semi final, finishing in 3rd place.
Performances[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
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| Audition | Free choice | "Bring It on Home to Me" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 1 | "Hey Jude" | Advanced | |
| Bootcamp 2 | "Maggie May" | Advanced | |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | Advanced |
| Week 1 | Motown | "The Tracks of My Tears" | Safe |
| Week 2 | Songs by Rod Stewart | "Maggie May" | Safe |
| Week 3 | Big band | "Smile" | Safe |
| Week 4 | Songs by ABBA | "SOS" | Safe |
| Week 5 | Love songs | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Safe |
| Week 6 | Number ones | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | Safe |
| Week 7 | Songs from the movies | "Live and Let Die" | Bottom two |
| "Your Song" | |||
| Week 8 | Songs by Barry Manilow | "I Made It Through the Rain" | Safe |
| Contestant's choice | "Somebody to Love" | ||
| Week 9: Semi-final | Songs to get you to the final | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" | Eliminated (3rd) |
| "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" |
| UK Series 3 Finalists | |||
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| Ashley McKenzie • Ben Mills • Dionne Mitchell • Eton Road • 4Sure • Kerry McGregor • Leona Lewis • Nikitta Angus • Ray Quinn • Robert Allen • The MacDonald Brothers • The Unconventionals | |||