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| Birth Date | 31 August 1992 |
| Age | 33 |
| Hometown | Pickerington, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Pop and RnB singer |
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| Category | Boys |
| Mentor | Louis Walsh |
| Placement | 16/16 |
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Spencer Sutherland (born August 31, 1992) is an American pop and RnB singer from Pickerington, Ohio who participated in Series 14 of The X Factor being mentored by Louis Walsh in the Boys category. He was eliminated in Week 1 of the live shows, finishing in 16th place.
The X Factor[]
Prior to auditioning, he released a single in 2013 called "Heartstrings", which was put into rotation on US radio. He released a follow-up single in 2015 as well as an acoustic EP.
In June 2017, he made his debut appearance on US TV and his single "Selfish" reached over a million streams on Apple Music. It appeared in the "A-List Pop" playlist on the streaming service.
He decided to branch out from his homeland by auditioning for the UK version of The X Factor, where he impressed all four judges and made it all the way to Judges' Houses as part of the Boys category mentored by Louis Walsh, who chose him as part of his Top 3 for the live shows. However, he became the first competitor to be eliminated after receiving the lowest amount of public votes.
Performances[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
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| Audition | Free choice | "Let's Get It On" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 1 | Group performance | "Say You Won't Let Go" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 2 | Solo performance | N/A | Advanced |
| Six Chair Challenge | " Don't Ya" | Advanced | |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "Wasted Time" | Advanced |
| Week 1 | Express Yourself | "Who You Are" | Eliminated (16th) |
Post The X Factor[]
In 2018, Sutherland released three singles: "Talk", "Tell Me" and "Fine". On September 9 of the same year, Sutherland joined alongside JAGMAC to open for the boy band In Real Life on their Tonight Belongs to You Tour across the United States. In October 2018, he signed with BMG US. He had his first major tour spanning from September to November 2018. Sutherland announced his first headlining tour, the Freaking Out Tour, on June 11, 2019. The tour was from August 7, 2019, to August 28, 2019, with Justice Carradine as an opening act.
In 2019, Sutherland released three singles: "Sweater", "None of This Has Been About You", and "Freaking Out". He released his debut EP, None of This Has Been About You, on March 15, 2019. In December 2020, he released his sophomore EP, Indigo, with major playlist positioning for single "Wonder".
Acting work[]
In 2021, Sutherland made the move to acting and had a part in the Netflix movie Afterlife of the Party starring Victoria Justice, with whom he dueted for the song "Home."[1] It was used for the closing credits of the movie. Midori Francis also was in the movie. Along with "Home", he had three other song placements. In October 2021, he was a guest star on the Amazon series I Know What You Did Last Summer. From November 9–24, he was on the What a Shame Tour.
During 2022, Sutherland was the opening act for Big Time Rush during their Forever Tour. In July 2022, the single "Everybody" was released. He announced his debut album In His Mania via social media on February 10, 2023. It was released on March 10 and was followed by the In His Mania US tour.[2] During the tour, artists Dylan Conrique, Jordy, Cloe Wilder, and Michael Minelli were the opening acts. Conrique and Wilder primarily supported Sutherland in the first half of his tour while Jordy and Minelli were openers for the second half.[3][4][5] On May 2, 2024, after teasing it for a while, Sutherland released the song "Alive", which was the lead single of his second album. He released "Let Me Loose" a month later. On August 5, he announced a second album, a modern rock opera titled, The Drama, which was released on October 4. He released "Drama" on the same day the album was announced.[6][7][8][9]
Discography[]
Singles[]
- 2013: "Everything Has Changed" (by Stefanie Scott featuring Spencer Sutherland)
- 2013: "Heartstrings"
- 2015: "Bad Influence"
- 2016: "Girls"
- 2017: "Selfish"
- 2018: "Talk"
- 2018: "Tell Me"
- 2018: "Fine"
- 2019: "Sweater"
- 2019: "None of This Has Been About You"
- 2019: "Freaking Out"
- 2019: "Grateful"
- 2020: "Help"
- 2020: "Too many friends"
- 2020: "Wonder"
- 2020: "Indigo"
- 2021: "Shame"
- 2021: "Paranoia"
- 2021: "Lemons"
- 2022: "Everybody"
- 2022: "Flower"
- 2022: "Out Of Love"
- 2023: "Chicken Little" (featuring Meghan Trainor)
- 2024: "Alive"
- 2024: "Let Me Loose"
- 2024: "Drama"
- 2024: "Hater"
EPs[]
- 2019: None of This Has Been About You
- 2020: Indigo
- 2021: Afterlife of the Party (Music from the Netflix Film)
Albums[]
- 2023: In His Mania
- 2024: The Drama
| Series 14 Finalists | |||
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| Alisah Bonaobra • Grace Davies • Holly Tandy • Jack and Joel • Kevin Davy White • Leon Mallett • Lloyd Macey • Matt Linnen • Rai-Elle Williams • Rak-Su • Sam Black • Sean & Conor Price • Spencer Sutherland • Talia Dean • The CutKelvins • Tracy Leanne Jefford | |||