Ryan Lawrie
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Lawrie in 2014
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| Birth name | Ryan Lawrie |
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28 May 1996 Bellshill, Scotland |
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| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Ryan Lawrie (born 28 May 1996) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. He competed in the thirteenth series of the British version of The X Factor, coming sixth. He was mentored by Nicole Scherzinger.
Born in Bellshill and raised in Coatbridge. Lawrie started his musical career posting covers on YouTube before being signed to Tutrax Records. Ryans first single "You're Free" was released in 2013, and rose into the UK iTunes charts at number 39. Lawrie later joined UK boyband Exposure, who completed two UK tours. Lawrie left Exposure to continue as a solo artist.
In 2016, Lawrie auditioned for The X Factor in front of judges Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh. He received three yes votes and progressed to the boot camp stage of the competition. He was eliminated at boot camp, before returning as part of an unnamed boyband. After they did not make it through the six chair challenge, Lawrie was reinstated as a wildcard and won a place in the live shows as part of the final 12 contestants.
Since March 2016, Lawrie is dating fellow finalist Emily Middlemas.
On 28 March 2013, Lawrie released his debut single titled "You're Free" which was devoted to a terminally ill fan who had asked him to write a song. Due to exams, he was unable to write and record the song until after the fan had died. The song was released in memory of the young fan with all proceedings being donated to Yorkhill Children's Hospital, and the song peaking at number 39 in the iTunes UK singles chart.
During 2016, Lawrie released his second single "If Only". Although it did not make an impact on the iTunes singles chart, it earned him recognition as a Vodafone "Future Breaker", winning a vote to perform at the Capital FM Summertime Ball, where he performed a cover of "Stitches" by Shawn Mendes.
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