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| Contestant Profile | |
| Birth Date | 4 October 1989 |
| Age | 36 |
| Hometown | Dagenham, London, England |
| Occupation | Singer Television presenter |
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| Category | Girls |
| Mentor | Dannii Minogue |
| Placement | 3/12 |
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Stacey Chanelle Clare Solomon (born 4 October 1989) is an English singer and television personality. She auditioned for Series 6 of The X Factor UK and made it all the way to the final as part of the Girls category mentored by Dannii Minogue.
Due to the eliminations of Rachel Adedeji and Lucie Jones, Solomon was the only act left in her category. She finished in 3rd place behind runner-up Olly Murs and winner Joe McElderry.
The X Factor[]
In 2009, Solomon auditioned for the sixth series of The X Factor, performing "What a Wonderful World". She was among the top 12 contestants and advanced to the live shows and was mentored by Dannii Minogue. During the first week of the live shows she performed Coldplay's "The Scientist". During week two, she performed "At Last", receiving the most votes of the public. She sang "When You Wish Upon a Star" during the third week. On the fourth week, all contestants had to sing rock songs; Minogue selected "Somewhere Only We Know", and Solomon's performance resulted in positive reviews. On the fifth week, she sang "Son of a Preacher Man". The sixth week into the competition, Solomon sang Queen's "Who Wants to Live Forever".[citation needed] During the sixth week, she and her fellow X Factor finalists released a cover of Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone", which topped the charts on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart. On the seventh week, she performed "I Can't Make You Love Me". In the quarter-final, Solomon performed "Rule the World" by Take That and "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John. In the semi-final, she performed another Michael Jackson song, "The Way You Make Me Feel", and the song "Somewhere". During the final week, she performed a duet "Feeling Good" with Michael Bublé. She also performed "What a Wonderful World" and "Who Wants to Live Forever". Solomon was awarded third place in the competition, behind winner Joe McElderry and runner-up Olly Murs.
Performances[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audition | Free choice | "What a Wonderful World" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 1 | Group performance | Advanced | |
| Bootcamp 2 | Solo performance | "There You'll Be" | Advanced |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "Over the Rainbow" | Advanced |
| Week 1 | Musical heroes | "The Scientist" | Safe (2nd) |
| Week 2 | Divas | "At Last" | Safe (1st) |
| Week 3 | Big band | "When You Wish Upon a Star" | Safe (5th) |
| Week 4 | Rock | "Somewhere Only We Know" | Safe (5th) |
| Week 5 | Songs from films | "Son of a Preacher Man" | Safe (5th) |
| Week 6 | Songs by Queen | "Who Wants to Live Forever" | Safe (1st) |
| Week 7 | Songs by Wham! or George Michael | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Safe (2nd) |
| Quarter-Final | Songs by Take That | "Rule the World" | Safe (2nd) |
| Songs by Elton John | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | ||
| Semi-Final | Songs by Michael Jackson | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Safe (3rd) |
| Mentor's choice | "Somewhere" | ||
| Saturday Final | Audition songs | "What a Wonderful World" | Eliminated (3rd) |
| Celebrity duets | "Feeling Good" (with Michael Bublé) | ||
| Song of the series (chosen by mentor) | "Who Wants to Live Forever" |
Post-The X Factor[]
Her debut single, a cover of Chris Rea's "Driving Home for Christmas" was released in 2012 as part as an ad campaign by supermarket chain Iceland and reached #27 on the UK Charts. After several delays, her debut album "Shy" was released in November 2013.
She is best known to UK audiences for being a regular fixture on TV shows, such as the tenth series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, which saw her crowned Queen of the Jungle. She has also made appearances on several gameshows.
In 2016, she appeared several times as a panellist on ITV topical discussion show Loose Women and the following year appeared on the live final of The X Factor, interviewing the families of the finalists alongside former Union J singer George Shelley.
Discography[]
Albums[]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| UK [1] | ||
| Shy |
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Singles[]
As lead artist[]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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| UK [1] |
SCO [2] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | "Driving Home for Christmas"[3] | 27 | 41 | Template:N/A | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | "Shy"[4] | — | — | Shy | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | "My Big Mistake" | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
As featured artist[]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
IRE [5] |
SCO [2] | |||
| 2009 | "You Are Not Alone" (as part of The X Factor finalists)[6] |
1 | 1 | 1 | Template:N/a |
| UK Series 6 Finalists | |||
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| Danyl Johnson • Jamie Archer • Jedward • Joe McElderry • Kandy Rain • Lloyd Daniels • Lucie Jones • Miss Frank • Olly Murs • Rachel Adedeji • Rikki Loney • Stacey Solomon | |||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Template:Cite web
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
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- For "Driving Home for Christmas": Template:Cite web
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- ↑ Peak positions in Ireland:
- For "You Are Not Alone": Template:Cite web
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