Luke Friend
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Luke Friend in 2013
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| Background information | |
| Born | 30 April 1996 |
| Origin | Leeds, England, United Kingdom |
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| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels |
RCA (2014–2015) BMG Germany(2016-) |
| Website | www |
RCA (2014–2015)
Luke Friend (born 30 April 1996) is an English singer and former student from Teignmouth in Devon. He started his career in 2013 after winning TeenStar and appearing as a contestant and later a finalist on tenth series of The X Factor and later placed third on the show. After his career appearing on The X Factor, he signed with RCA Records in October 2014 and released his debut single "Hole In My Heart" in March 2015. On 8 April 2016 he signed to BMG.
He was born in Leeds and grew up in the Chapel Allerton area of the city. He is the son of gym owner, Steve Friend. He also used to live in Shipley, Bradford, where he attended Shipley CofE Primary and Beckfoot School, before moving to Devon when he was 13. He then attended Coombeshead Academy.
In July 2013, Friend won TeenStar 2013. Luke took part in the tenth series of The X Factor. Friend's room audition, in which he sang "Stand by Me", was the first audition of the series to be broadcast. Walsh commented "You have your own style, your own finish, love your voice. You're different." Friend's arena audition saw him sing "Too Much Love Will Kill You". He performed "Alone" at bootcamp, and then "Cannonball" and "Somewhere Only We Know" at judges' houses. In week 6, Friend was in the bottom two with Sam Callahan, but was saved after Walsh refused to vote and then Scherzinger, Barlow and voted to send Callahan home leaving Osbourne's vote unnecessary but stated that she would've saved friend. In the quarter-final, he was in the bottom two with Tamera Foster. Walsh and Osbourne voted to send Friend through to the semi-final, and Scherzinger and Barlow voted to send Foster through to the semi-final and he result went to deadlock. Friend was saved by the public vote and progressed through to the semi-final. Friend was sent through to the semi-final. In the semi-final he was in the bottom two again, this time with Rough Copy. Walsh send Friend through to the final as his own act, while Barlow did the same with Rough Copy. Scherzinger chose to send Rough Copy into to the final, but Osbourne, who had the casting vote, voted to send Friend through to the final. The result went to deadlock and Friend received more votes and was sent through to the final. In the final on 14 December, Friend performed a duet with Ellie Goulding and later finished in third place.
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