Rough Copy
| Rough Copy | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Croydon, London, England, UK |
| Genres | R&B, soul |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Epic (2014), EMC Records (2015–), DeeVu Records (2016) |
| Website | www |
| Members | Kazeem Ajobo Joey Thomas Sterling Ramsey |
Rough Copy are a British boy band from Croydon, London. The group consists of Kazeem "Bazza" Ajobo, Sterling Ramsey and Joseph "Wazza" James Thomas. They finished fourth on the tenth series of The X Factor in 2013. They originally auditioned for the ninth series in 2012 and got to the "judges' houses" stage, but were forced to back out as Nigerian-born Ajobe was unable to obtain a visa in time, which would have made it almost impossible for him to re-enter the UK.
In 2014, Rough Copy signed a record deal with Epic Records. They released their debut single "Street Love" on 29 June 2014, but were later dropped after the single failed to chart. The group later signed with EMC Records. Now signed to DeeVu Records the bands new single is due for release on the 5th October 2016. To date, the band have failed to have a single make the UK music charts.
Rough Copy were formed in 2008 and were originally called SOS (Sons of Soul), whose original members were Kazeem "Kaz" Ajobo, Joey Thomas, Rickstar Rickell Brown and Sterling Ramsey. After Brown left the group Ajobo, Thomas and Ramsey stayed together as a three-piece and renamed themselves to Rough Copy. Ajobe admitted that it was his Grandma who convinced him to put the band together. He told Heat Magazine, "We've been together for eight years and I really want to marry her, but I need the money first. I owe my life to my Grandma. She's the one that encouraged me to start the band – she suggested it." Rough Copy describle their style as "sweet like meat". In October 2012, they released a mixtape called Sweet like meat.
In 2012, Rough Copy auditioned for the ninth series of The X Factor. They sang "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon and a standing ovation from the audience and all four judges. After getting four "yeses", they progressed through to "bootcamp", where they were chosen for "judges' houses" with Louis Walsh as their mentor. However, before flying out to Las Vegas, Rough Copy were forced to leave the show as Ajobe, who was born in Nigeria, would have difficulty getting back into the UK. He had applied for a visa which would allow him to travel to Las Vegas and then return to the UK, but it wasn't processed in time. As a result, they were replaced at judges' houses by Triple J (renamed Union J) and Times Red.
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