Amelia Lily
| Amelia Lily | |
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Lily performing in 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Amelia Lily Oliver |
| Born |
16 October 1994 Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop, dance, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, recording artist |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Xenomania, Sony, Warner |
| Associated acts | Kelly Rowland |
| Website | www |
Amelia Lily (born Amelia Lily Oliver; 16 October 1994) is an English actress and pop singer who finished third on the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011, mentored by Kelly Rowland. She competed in the show and progressed to the Live Show stage however she was at first unsuccessful. However, when Frankie Cocozza was ejected from the show following many broken rules Lily was reinstated as his replacement earning critical acclaim, during her performance back on the show in Live Show 6 Lily gained 23.7% of the public vote and had the most votes. Lily progressed onto the next live show. Lily made it to the final even after a bottom two scare. In The Final Lily performed with her mentor Kelly Rowland.
Following the show Lily was signed with Sony with a £500,000 record deal, Lily then released a single called You Bring Me Joy; the single charted across the United Kingdom. The single peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number twenty one in the Republic of Ireland. Lily's follow up single during 2013 called Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got) charted within the UK Singles Chart with a Top 15 result of Number eleven. Lily's second single in 2013 "Party Over" peaked within the top forty of the UK Singles Chart.
During 2015 Lily joined the cast of American Idiot the musical as a lead role of "Whatshername", in the show Lily performs the songs "She's A Rebel", "Last Night on Earth", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "21 Guns". Lily also performs a solo song during the show called "Letterbomb". Previously Lily had musical production experience having already performed as part of the cast of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as the narrator claiming a lead role.
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