| Christopher Maloney | |
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| Contestant Profile | |
| Birth Date | 26 December 1977 |
| Age | 46 |
| Hometown | Liverpool, Merseyside, UK |
| Occupation | Former call centre operative Former cruise ship singer Singer Actor |
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| Category | Over 28s |
| Mentor | Gary Barlow |
| Placement | 3/13 |
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Christopher Michael Maloney (born 27 December 1977) is an English singer. He auditioned for Series 9 of The X Factor UK and made it all the way to the final as part of the Over 28s category mentored by Gary Barlow.
Due to the eliminations of Carolynne Poole, Melanie Masson and Kye Sones, Maloney was the only act left in his category. He finished in 3rd place behind runner-up Jahméne Douglas and winner James Arthur.
Performances[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
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| Audition | Free choice | "The Rose" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 1 | Group performance | "Use Somebody" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 2 | Solo performance | "A Million Love Songs" | Advanced |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "All Out of Love" | Advanced |
| Week 1 | Heroes night | "Hero" | Safe (1st) |
| Week 2 | Love and heartbreak | "Alone" | Safe (1st} |
| Week 3 | Club classics | "Waiting for a Star to Fall" | Safe (1st) |
| Week 4 | Halloween | "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" | Safe (1st) |
| Week 5 | Number-ones | "All by Myself" | Safe (1st) |
| Week 6 | Best of British | "I'm Still Standing" | Safe (1st) |
| Week 7 | Guilty pleasures | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Safe (1st) |
| Week 8 | Songs by ABBA | "Fernando" | Safe (2nd) |
| Motown songs | "Dancing on the Ceiling" | ||
| Week 9: Semi-final | Songs dedicated to people | "You Raise Me Up" | Safe (3rd) |
| Songs to get you to the final | "Haven't Met You Yet" | ||
| Week 10: Final | Free choice | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Eliminated (3rd) |
| Mentor duets | "Rule the World" (with Gary Barlow) |
Post The X Factor[]
In 2013, he signed a deal with Tristar Records and released his debut single "My Heart Belongs to You" which scraped into the UK Top 200.
He underwent plastic surgery in 2015 after several years of abuse over his looks from Twitter trolls. In 2016, he appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in the UK but was eliminated after three weeks. He has also appeared in several pantomimes.
He currently runs his own theatre and arts academy in Liverpool, with one opening in Wirral and Shrewsbury in 2017.
Trivia[]
- He was reportedly selected as the public wildcard in a bid to destroy the show's credibility and following Ella Henderson's controversial elimination in Week 7, odds for him to win the show as well as odds for it to be cancelled were slashed.
| UK Series 9 Finalists | |||
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| Carolynne Poole • Christopher Maloney • District3 • Ella Henderson • Jade Ellis • Jahméne Douglas • James Arthur • Kye Sones • Lucy Spraggan • Melanie Masson • MK1 • Rylan Clark • Union J | |||