| The CutKelvins | |
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| Contestant Profile | |
| Hometown | Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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| Category | Groups |
| Mentor | Simon Cowell |
| Placement | 5/16 |
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The CutKelvins are a Scottish trio from Lanark, South Lanarkshire consisting of siblings Shereen (born 2 December 1996), Kyle (born 10 March 1994) and Jay (born 26 November 1992) who participated in Series 14 of The X Factor, being mentored by Simon Cowell in the Groups category. They made it to the semi final, finishing in 5th place.
Background[]
Shereen was previously a member of the girl group Neon Jungle who achieved four Top 20 singles on the UK charts.
The X Factor[]
In their audition they received four yeses from the judges, making it to Bootcamp. They continued to impress and made it to the Six Chair Challenge as part of the Groups category mentored by Simon Cowell, who chose them ad one of his Top 6 acts for Judges' Houses. After an impressive performance, he chose them as one of his Top 3 acts for the live shows.
They made it to the semi final but were eliminated on the second night after performing their Six Chair Challenge song, thus finishing in 5th place.
Performances[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
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| Audition | Free choice | "Runnin' (Lose It All)" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 1 | Group performance | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 2 | Solo performance | " Get It Down" | Advanced |
| Six Chair Challenge | " Show Me Love" | Advanced | |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "Havana" / "Mi Gente" | Advanced |
| Week 1 | Express Yourself | "What About Us" | Safe |
| Week 2 | Viva Latino | "Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)" | Safe |
| Week 3 | George Michael | "Killer" / "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" | Safe |
| Week 4 | Crazy In Love | "Saved Me From Myself" | Safe |
| Week 5: Semi-final | Cool Britannia | "Nothing Like Me" | Safe |
| Get Me to the Final | "Show Me Love" | Eliminated (5th) |
Post The X Factor[]
As of 2023, Shereen presents two shows on CBBC with these being “Love, Love, Love” & “Saturday Mash-Up!”. In addition to this, Shereen presents her show on Capital Scotland on weekends from 2pm to 6pm.
| 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 | |||
