Meet The New 'X Factor' Eight-Piece Boyband, Featuring James Graham, Jake Sims And Charlie Jones (PICS)
Get To Know The New Eight-Piece 'X Factor' Boyband
Daniel Welsh— The Huffington Post UK
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Simon Cowell may have outdone himself when he pieced together his latest boyband on ‘The X Factor’.
The music mogul is no stranger to putting together Frankenstein-monster groups, made up of solo singers who didn’t make the cut at Boot Camp, with acts like Belle Amie, Hope and Union J all being put together in this way in the past.
The latest boyband on ‘The X Factor’ scene, however, takes things a step further, with no less than eight singers rejected from Mel B’s ‘boys’ being put through to join Louis Walsh and his pal Tulisa in Bermuda for Judges Houses.
Because, y’know. Louis Walsh is a well established Bermuda resident. When you think Louis, you immediately think Bermuda.
Eight band members might seem slightly excessive - one more than S Club, but still two short of Blazin’ Squad - and a lot of faces to get your head around, particularly when you throw in all the other contestants that we’re still trying to memorise before this weekend’s episode (fair enough, the likes of Andrea Faustini and Chloe Jasmine have made an impression, but truthfully we’d struggle to pick half of this year’s lot out from a line-up of one).
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The new 'X Factor' eight-piece boyband
Luckily for you, we’ve done some digging around so you can get to know all eight members of the new group, who currently haven’t been given a name yet. Any offers before the live shows start next month?
Here’s everything you need to know about all eight members of the hottest - and busiest - new boyband around:
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Barclay Beales(01 of07)
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More astute 'X Factor' viewers might recognise Barclay from last year's series, where his yodelling provided much excitement for Nicole Scherzinger. However, he was ultimately ditched at boot camp, where he yodelled his way through a rendition of Aretha Franklin's 'Respect', to the chagrin of Sharon Osbourne, who branded his performance "a joke". (credit:YouTube/The X Factor)
Jake Sims(02 of07)
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Jake's first audition was notable because of the appearance of his younger sister, who sat on the panel next to Simon Cowell.Unfortunately since then he's been in the newspapers for a very different reason, after a rap, recorded on a mobile phone, featuring racial slurs believed to be performed by Jake surfaced online. (credit:Thames TV/Syco/Corbis)
James Graham(03 of07)
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James's first audition saw him telling Simon Cowell he "doesn't like animals", only to then reveal to the music mogul that he "could learn to like them". He's since claimed he only said this because he was nervous in his audition.Which rather begs the question... does James like animals? Or doesn't he?! WHICH IS IT?! (credit:YouTube/The X Factor)
Tom Mann(04 of07)
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Avid 'X Factor' fans may also recognise Tom from last year's series, where he delivered one of the most somber and depressing versions of 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' we've ever heard, even reducing fellow auditionee Giles Potter to tears.Not quite what Cyndi Lauper had in mind, we don't think... (credit:YouTube/The X Factor)
Charlie Jones(05 of07)
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At just 14 years old, Charlie is the youngest member of the band, but also one of the most popular, especially after his unique take on the Spice Girls classic 'Wannabe' at the arena auditions. (credit:YouTube/The X Factor)
Casey Johnson(06 of07)
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We're guessing Casey is there to fulfill the "cheeky chappy" role in the band, given that he performed an Olly Murs track at his first audition and recently claimed he's "never failed" to get a girl's phone number on a night out. We can now doubt look forward to plenty of #banter from this #lad... (credit:YouTube/The X Factor)
Reece Bibby(07 of07)
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He can sing, he can play the guitar - and he's still only a teenager.In fact, Reece has even performed 'Wonderwall' on stage with Liam Gallagher... but we're sure performing 'Who Do You Think You Are' for Mel B during 'Spice Girls vs Girls Aloud' week is still going to have its appeal... (credit:Thames TV/Syco/Corbis)