Aston Merrygold
| Aston Merrygold | |
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4th Dimensions tour in 2012 at O2 arena
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| Born |
Aston Iain Merrygold 13 February 1988 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Residence | Peterborough, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Agent | Logan Media Entertainment |
| Television |
The X Factor UK Got to Dance |
| Website | AstonMerrygold |
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| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
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| Associated acts | JLS |
Aston Iain Merrygold (born 13 February 1988) is a British singer, songwriter, dancer and television personality. He is best known for being a member of the British boy band JLS who were the runners-up to Alexandra Burke in the fifth series of The X Factor. After a successful 5 years, JLS split on 22 December 2013. In 2013, Merrygold became a judge on the British dance talent show Got to Dance.
Aston worked on his debut solo album Showstopper for a mid-2016 release, but it has yet to be released. The lead single of the album, "Get Stupid" was released on 24 July 2015.
Merrygold was born on 13 February 1988 to a Jamaican father and an Anglo-Irish mother, who split up when Merrygold was very young. He is one of seven children: he has five brothers and one sister between his biological and step parents. He was born and raised in Peterborough by his mother Siobhan and step dad Orjan, where he attended Jack Hunt School. Merrygold was racially bullied at school. Merrygold stated that he loved to dance and perform and certain TV appearances got him into singing. Through auditions he met future band member Marvin Humes and they stayed in contact. Whilst still attending secondary school, he played football on behalf of England in the European Youth Games. His initial aspiration was to play football professionally, however, after developing a nerve problem in his left foot, he tried singing and acting instead.
In 2002, he entered Stars in Their Eyes where he appeared as Michael Jackson, singing "Rockin' Robin". He came in second. Shortly after Merrygold took on a job as entertainer at Pop Star Studios in Fletton Peterborough, eventually leaving to follow his musical career. Merrygold performed in school productions and, after leaving school in 2004, was cast in a new ITV programme, Fun Song Factory longside Children's TV presenter Laura Hamilton.
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