Girlband

Girlband
Contestant Profile
Hometown	South West England
5
Category	Groups
Mentor	Louis Walsh
Placement	11/12
Gallery

Girlband were a four-member British female pop group consisting of sisters Tita (born 1989) and Phoebe Jay Lau (born 1991) and their friends Marisa Billitteri (born 1989) and Layla Manoochehri (born 1 May 1986). They participated in Series 5 of The X Factor UK as part of the Groups category mentored by Louis Walsh.

They were eliminated from the competition in Week 2, finishing in 11th place after losing the sing-off to Ruth Lorenzo.

Performances

Episode	Theme	Song	Result
Audition	Free choice	"Stop!"	Advanced
Bootcamp 1		"Apologize"	Advanced
Bootcamp 2		"I'll Stand by You"	Advanced
Judges' houses	Free choice	"Valerie"	Advanced
Week 1	UK or US number-one singles	"Venus"	Bottom Two (11th)
	Save Me songs	"That's What Friends Are For"	Saved
Week 2	Songs by Michael Jackson	"Heal the World"	Bottom Two (11th)
	Save Me songs	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"	Eliminated (11th)

Trivia

• They split up days after their elimination but briefly reunited for the charity single "Hero".