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Rylan Clark
Rylanclark
Contestant Profile
Birth Date 25 October 1988
Age 36
Hometown Stepney, London, UK
Occupation Former actor
Singer
Presenter
Television personality
Model

9

Category Boys
Mentor Nicole Scherzinger
Placement 5/13
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Ross Richard "Rylan" Clark-Neal (née Clark, born 25 October 1988) is an English singer. He auditioned for Series 9 of The X Factor UK and made it all the way to the quarter final as part of the Boys category mentored by Nicole Scherzinger.

He was eliminated in the quarter-final, finishing in 5th place after losing the sing-off to Union J.  

Performances[]

Episode Theme Song Result
Audition Free choice "Kissing You" Advanced
Bootcamp 1 Group performance "Respect" Advanced
Bootcamp 2 Solo performance "Don't Cha" Advanced
Judges' houses Free choice "We Found Love" Advanced
Week 1 Heroes night "Gold" Bottom two
Save Me songs "One Night Only" Saved
Week 2 Love and heartbreak "Back for Good" / "Groove Is in the Heart" / "Gangnam Style" / "Pump Up the Jam" Safe
Week 3 Club classics "On the Floor" / "Don't Stop the Music" / "I See You Baby" Safe
Week 4 Halloween "Toxic" / "Horny '98" / "Poison" Safe
Week 5 Number-ones "Hung Up" / "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" Bottom two
Save Me songs "Kissing You" Saved
Week 6 Best of British "Say You'll Be There" / "Who Do You Think You Are" / "Wannabe" / "Spice Up Your Life" Safe
Week 7 Guilty pleasures "Girls on Film" / "When Will I Be Famous?" Safe
Week 8 Songs by ABBA "Mamma Mia" Bottom two
Motown songs "Baby Love"/ "Stop! In the Name of Love" / "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
Save Me songs "Wires" Eliminated (5th)

Post The X Factor[]

Trivia[]

  • Presenter Dermot O'Leary has cited Rylan's breakdown at Judges' Houses upon finding out he was going through to the live shows as his all-time favourite moment from that part of the show.
UK Series 9 Finalists
Carolynne PooleChristopher MaloneyDistrict3Ella HendersonJade EllisJahméne DouglasJames ArthurKye SonesLucy SpragganMelanie MassonMK1Rylan ClarkUnion J
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