Only the Young | |
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Origin | London, England, UK |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2012-2015 |
Labels | The Qworkz |
Website | www |
Past members | Parisa Tarjomani Charlie George Betsy-Blue English Mikey Bromley George Shelley |
Only the Young were an English pop group consisting of Mikey Bromley, Betsy-Blue English, Charlie George and Parisa Tarjomani. They were created and managed by Jo Perry. The group previously featured Union J's George Shelley, who was later replaced by Bromley. In 2014, Only the Young entered the eleventh series of The X Factor and made it to the live shows, where they finished in seventh place.
Only The Young then announced their split in November 2015.
Parisa Tarjomani and Charlie George had known each other since they were children, and Jo Perry formed Only the Young casting Betsy-Blue English to the band and George Shelley in October 2012. Before auditioning for The X Factor, Only the Young auditioned for Capital's Summertime Ball on 21 June 2014, and were chosen to perform at Wembley Stadium alongside Pharrell Williams, Miley Cyrus, David Guetta, Enrique Iglesias, Little Mix and many other artists.
While on the series, Only the Young released their version of Bobby "Boris" Pickett's "Monster Mash" in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. They were in the bottom two with Jake Quickenden in week three, but they were saved after receiving only Mel B's vote against them. They were automatically eliminated in week seven as the act with the fewest public votes on Saturday, coming in seventh place. Two weeks after being voted off the show, the group announced their first headlining show which would be held in London's Under the Bridge on 28 December 2014, thus becoming the first act of the series to be successful after leaving the show. However, the group had to pull out of the event following the death of Tarjomani's mother on 21 December.