Aiden Grimshaw
| Aiden Grimshaw | |
|---|---|
| Born |
4 December 1991 Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop/Indie |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | RCA, Sony, Syco (2010–12) |
| Associated acts | The X Factor finalists 2010 |
Aiden Samuel Grimshaw (born 4 December 1991), also known simply as Aiden, is an English singer, songwriter, bartender and actor. He successfully made it to the live shows and finished ninth in the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. After his elimination, Grimshaw was signed by RCA Records.
On 3 June 2012, he released his debut single "Is This Love", which debuted at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart. His debut album Misty Eye was released on 20 August 2012 and reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart.
Grimshaw was born in Blackpool in December 1991 and studied at the Michael Hall Theatre School in North Shore, Blackpool. He played Tom Holmes in an episode of CBBC show Half Moon Investigations. He has a half sister called Libby and a half brother called Leo.
He auditioned with "Gold Digger", prompting Cowell to say "Now that's what I call a pop star!". He then auditioned with "This Year's Love" during Bootcamp, and "Cannonball" at Judge's Houses.Dannii Minogue selected Grimshaw as one of her three contestants to continue in the competition for the live shows. For the first live show he sang "Mad World", which the judges praised. In the second live show he sang "Jealous Guy". In the third live show, his performance of "Diamonds Are Forever" was praised by the judges. In live show 4 he sang a slower rendition of Michael Jackson's "Thriller". Grimshaw sang "Nothing Compares 2 U" in week 5, and in week 6, Grimshaw sang "Rocket Man". Grimshaw landed in the final showdown that week, along with Katie Waissel. While he was saved by Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh in the judges vote, Cheryl Cole and Simon Cowell had voted for Waissel to stay, thus leaving the votes deadlocked. The public vote revealed that Grimshaw received the fewest votes and he was eliminated. His exit is considered one of the most shocking in the history of the show and weekly results show he had been far from the bottom two in all previous weeks, always in the top 6.
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