Lauren Platt

For the fictional character named Lauren Platt, see Ice Blues.
Lauren Platt
Birth name Lauren Nicole Platt
Born (1997-10-07) 7 October 1997
Billericay, Essex, England
Occupation(s) Singer, actress, presenter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2014–present

Lauren Nicole Platt[1] (born 7 October 1997)[2] is an English singer and presenter who finished fourth in the eleventh series of The X Factor.[3] Since 2016, she has been presenting the CBBC kids talent show Got What It Takes?.[4]

Early life

Platt was born on 7 October 1997 in Billericay, Essex, but spent ten years living in Spain. In 2010, she auditioned for the role of Louise Mitchell on EastEnders, but lost out to Brittany Papple.[5] In 2011, she was the runner-up of the local talent contest The Essex Factor[6] and in 2012, competed in Open Mic UK.[7] Platt attended The Billericay School, a comprehensive school in Billericay, where she sat her GCSEs.[8]

Career

2014: The X Factor

Platt auditioned for The X Factor in 2014, and became the youngest solo contestant to reach the live finals.[9] With the eliminations of Stephanie Nala and Chloe Jasmine in week two and Lola Saunders in week four, Platt was Cheryl Fernandez-Versini's last remaining act in the competition. In week 8, Platt was in the bottom two with Stereo Kicks but was saved by the public vote after the result went to deadlock.[10] However, in week 9, she was in the bottom two with Andrea Faustini and was eliminated after only Fernandez-Versini voted to save her, finishing in fourth place. After the series finished, voting results showed that Platt would have made the final had the elimination gone to deadlock.[11]

Performances during the show

After The X Factor

On 9 April 2015, Platt announced on Twitter that she was making a cover. The cover turned out to be "King" by Years & Years. On 24 April 2015, it was on iTunes to buy.[12] As of 8 July 2015, Platt has over 273,000 views on her YouTube account, with just over 17,000 subscribers. On 19 August 2015, Platt announced on Twitter that she has got her next cover song and she can't wait to her fans.[13] The following week, Platt announced she was going to become a presenter as well as a singer; in 2016, she will present the CBBC kids talent show Got What It Takes?.[4] On 19 October 2015, Platt posted on her Instagram a sneak peek of her second cover song called "Young Blood".[14] On the 8th November 2015, Platt uploaded her new cover on her YouTube chanel and got over 4 thousand views in the first 24 hours. On the 20th December 2015 Platt uploaded her Young Blood cover on Spotify[15] On 23rd December 2015 Platt announced on Twitter that there will be a new cover uploaded to her YouTube channel on Christmas Eve[16]On 25th December 2015 Platt uploaded her cover called Pray on her YouTube channel On the 26th December 2015 Platt uploaded her Young Blood cover on ITunes[17]And on the same day Platt uploaded her Pray cover on Spotify[18] On the 2nd January 2016 Platt uploaded her Pray cover on ITunes[19] On 3rd March 2016 Platt uploaded her cover called Love Yourself on her YouTube channel On 20th April 2016 Platt uploaded her cover called Love Yourself on ITunes[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Lauren Nicole Platt". Digital Spy.
  2. ↑ "X Factor's Lauren Platt flashes a smile heading to live show rehearsals". Reveal.
  3. ↑ Roberts, Edward (7 December 2014). "X Factor 2014: Lauren Platt ELIMINATED after losing sing-off to Andrea Faustini". Daily Mirror (Trinity Mirror). Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 Agius, Nicola (26 August 2015). "Cheryl Fernandez-Versini 'so proud' of Lauren Platt after X Factor star confirms she's giving up singing". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Gordon, Naomi (6 October 2014). "X Factor finalists: What did the contestants do before the show?". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Norris, Michelle (4 September 2014). "EXCLUSIVE: "She's wanted this since she was eight-years-old" – Lauren Platt's dad backs teenager's X Factor dream". National Enquirer (American Media). Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Lauren Platt - Open Mic UK, retrieved 27 February 2015
  8. ↑ "X Factor star Lauren Platt goes back to school". Echo.
  9. ↑ Storey, Katie (7 October 2014). "X Factor's Lauren Platt flashes a smile heading to live show rehearsals". Reveal (Nat Mags). Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  10. ↑ Willis, Tania (30 November 2014). "Stereo Kicks are the latest act to be voted off X Factor... after losing out to Lauren Platt in sing-off". David Mail (DMG Media). Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  11. ↑ Woods, Alan (15 December 2014). "Revealed: Deadlock would have seen Lauren Platt in X Factor final". Brentwood Gazette. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "LaurenPlatt OFFICIAL on Twitter". Twitter.
  13. ↑ "LaurenPlatt OFFICIAL on Twitter". Twitter.
  14. ↑ "Instagram". Instagram.
  15. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/track/3VJVfcganMp1ev5SfYyL7F
  16. ↑ "LaurenPlatt OFFICIAL on Twitter". twitter.
  17. ↑ Young Blood - Single by Lauren Platt https://itun.es/gb/02PW_
  18. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/track/3SIl0Idbfi8zPzaNkf5ruP
  19. ↑ Pray - Single by Lauren Platt https://itun.es/gb/6iJ1_
  20. ↑ Love Yourself - Single by Lauren Platt https://itun.es/gb/M_F5bb

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