Boys List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 10)

1 boys

1.1 sam callahan
1.2 luke friend
1.3 nicholas mcdonald

boys

the boys category mentored louis walsh. contestants in category male soloists aged between 16-24. 6 candidates @ judges houses were: paul akister, sam callahan, luke friend, ryan mathie, nicholas mcdonald, , giles potter. walsh chose:

sam callahan

sam callahan (born 10 may 1994) former barman essex. attended sylvia young theatre school wanted s nathan sykes. before auditioned x factor, callahan part of mixed-gender group managed geri halliwell, before leaving in june 2011 go solo. released debut single runaway train in december 2012. callahan supported x factor bands district3 , union j @ gigs in scotland. fan of celtic f.c., having lived in glasgow work scottish music producer john mclaughlin (911, westlife, busted), produced runaway train . callahan has worked model.

callahan sang re beautiful in room audition , need me, don t need @ arena audition. performed iris @ bootcamp , young , teenage dream @ judges houses.

during live shows, callahan angered x factor bosses selling own merchandise, against rules of show. eliminated in week 6, after scherzinger, barlow , osbourne voted him off on luke friend, walsh refusing send home either of acts.

after show formed rockband named callahan. later left band because wasn t music wanted record. sam released 3 eps: bigger things , runaway train , love when .

luke friend

luke friend (born 30 april 1996, aged 20) student teignmouth in devon born in leeds , grew in chapel allerton area of city. used live in shipley, bradford, attended beckfoot school, before moving devon when 13. attended coombeshead academy. in july 2013, friend won teenstar 2013.

friend s room audition, in sang stand me , first audition of series broadcast. walsh commented have own style, own finish, love voice. re different. friend s arena audition saw him sing love kill . performed alone @ bootcamp, , cannonball , somewhere know @ judges houses.

in week 6, friend in bottom 2 sam callahan, saved after walsh refused vote , scherzinger , barlow both voted send callahan home leaving osbourne s unnecessary stated ve saved friend. in quarter-final, again in bottom 2 tamera foster. walsh , osbourne saved him, , scherzinger , barlow chose send him home, , result went deadlock. friend saved , progressed through semi-final. in semi-final in bottom 2 again, time rough copy. walsh sent friend final own act, while barlow did same rough copy. scherzinger chose send rough copy final, osbourne, had casting vote, voted send friend through final. result went deadlock , friend received more votes , sent through final. in final on 14 december, friend performed duet ellie goulding , later finished in third place.

on 19 january 2014, friend won rising star of 2014 in best of 2013 awards. signed deal rca records , on october 15, 2014, lyric video new song take on world posted on official youtube page. debut single hole in heart , video appeared on official youtube page on february 8, 2015. officially released on march 29. of february 18, 2015, album 90% complete.

nicholas mcdonald

nicholas mcdonald (born 23 november 1996, aged 20) student wishaw in north lanarkshire. lives parents eileen , derrick, , older brother, younger brother , younger sister. attended st aidan s high school in wishaw, missed sixth year due x factor.

in room audition, mcdonald sang raise me . barlow said think in year s time, finalist, reason m going no. other 3 judges, however, said yes , mcdonald went through arena, sang thousand years . @ bootcamp, final contestant in boys category perform. after singing won t give , walsh said, favourite audition of entire night. , , mcdonald took seat of alejandro fernandez-holt. @ judges houses sang if re not 1 , .

on 8 december, along sam bailey , luke friend, made final, becoming scottish contestant achieve feat since leon jackson in 2007. on 14 december, duetted former westlife singer shane filan , later announced 1 of final two, advancing along bailey. sam callahan having been eliminated in week 6, friend s elimination in first half of final meant mcdonald became last boy left in competition. after singing superman (it s not easy) 5 fighting winner s song, finished runner-up bailey. when weekly voting statistics revealed after final, showed mcdonald , bailey had been 2 popular contestants every week; mcdonald won 3 weeks , bailey won other seven.

after show, mcdonald returned school goodbye decided concentrate on singing career. signed record deal rca records , released debut album in arms of angel on 30 march 2014.