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| Contestant Profile | |
| Birth Date | 17 January 1993 |
| Age | 31 |
| Hometown | Croydon, South London, England |
| Occupation | Session singer |
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| Category | Girls |
| Mentor | Simon Cowell |
| Placement | 7/16 |
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Shan Ako is an English session singer from Croydon, South London who competed in Series 15 of The X Factor as part of the Girls category mentored by Simon Cowell.
She made it to the quarter finals where she was eliminated after losing the sing-off to Acacia & Aaliyah, thus finishing in 7th place.
Performances[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
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| Audition | Free choice | "Never Enough" | Advanced |
| Six Chair Challenge | "A Song for You" | Advanced | |
| Judges' Houses | "Get Back" (original song) | Advanced | |
| Week 1 | This Is Me | "Imagine" | Safe |
| Week 2 | Guilty Pleasures | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Safe |
| Week 3 | Fright Night | "The Sound of Silence" | Safe |
| Week 4 | Movies | "Never Enough" | Safe |
| Week 5 | Big Band | "Summertime" | Bottom three |
| Sing-off | "Rise Up" | Eliminated (7th) |
| UK Series 15 Finalists | |||
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| Acacia & Aaliyah • Anthony Russell • Armstrong Martins • Bella Penfold • Brendan Murray • Dalton Harris • Danny Tetley • Giovanni Spano • Janice Robinson • LMA Choir • Misunderstood • Molly Scott • Olatunji Yearwood • Scarlett Lee • Shan Ako • United Vibe | |||