A man who co-wrote "What A Feeling" with Mike Needle, Jamie Scott, Dan Bryer and Liam Payne became a member of One Direction after being eliminated from what British music competition series?
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Mike Needle Needle’s songwriting debut 'What A Feeling' from One Direction’s album 'Made in the A.M.' was co-written with Jamie Scott, Dan Bryer and 1D band members Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne. This track topped Rolling Stone's 'Readers' Poll' as the best track One Direction have ever released. He has recently worked with Niall Horan co-writing Horan’s debut solo single ‘This Town’.
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Louis Tomlinson Louis William Tomlinson (born Louis Troy Austin; 24 December 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. He is known as a member of the boy band One Direction. Tomlinson began his career as an actor, appearing in ITV drama film "If I Had You" and the BBC drama "Waterloo Road". In 2010, he became a member of One Direction after being eliminated as a solo artist on the British music competition series "The X Factor". Tomlinson is one of the main songwriters of One Direction's repertoire. Following the band's hiatus, Tomlinson released the singles "Just Hold On" and "Back to You". The latter will be included in his debut studio album, which will be released in 2017 by Epic Records.
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Reece Mastin discography The discography of British-Australian singer-songwriter Reece Mastin consists of three studio albums, one extended play, one DVD, nine singles and nine music videos. He won the third season of "The X Factor Australia" in 2011. Mastin's debut single "Good Night" debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified five times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting sales of 350,000 copies. It also peaked at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ), denoting sales of 15,000 copies. Mastin's self-titled debut album, which features "Good Night" and selected songs he performed on "The X Factor", was released on 9 December 2011. The album debuted at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified double platinum for shipments of 140,000 copies. It also debuted at number one in New Zealand and was certified gold for sales of 7,500 copies.
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Scott Cain Scott Cain (born 2 April 1981) is an Australian singer and TV presenter. In 2002 he won the third Australian "Popstars" TV talent competition. His debut solo album, "Controlled Folly" (October 2002), peaked in the ARIA Albums Chart top 50. Its lead single, "I'm Moving On" (May 2002), reached number one on the related ARIA Singles Chart. While competing on "Popstars", the Final 7 contestants released a compilation single with each providing a cover version of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition", which peaked at number seven. His domestic partner, Danielle Stearman, was a fellow contestant on "Popstars", the couple have two children together.
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Factor X (Spanish TV series) Factor X was the Spanish version of the British television music competition "The X Factor", created by Simon Cowell. The show, which aired on Cuatro, followed series 2-3 of the British format, with three categories, mentored by one judge each, whom choose the acts to represent the category in the live shows. The judges were singer and DJ Miqui Puig, headhunter Eva Perales and music radio producer Jorge Flo. Nuria Roca hosted the show. The first series was won by María Villalón. The second series was won by Vocal Tempo.
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Indonesian Idol Indonesian Idol is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by RCTI Production Team and FremantleMedia Asia, which began airing on RCTI on March 2004 and became one of the most popular shows in the history of Indonesian television. Part of the "Idol" franchise, it was as a spin-off from the UK show "Pop Idol".
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List of The X Factor (UK) finalists The X Factor is a British television music competition that first aired in 2004. As of December 2016, there have been thirteen completed series. The final round of the competition features a number of solo singers or vocal groups: nine in series 1, twelve in series 2-6 and 10, 16 in series 7, 8 and 11, and 13 in series 9, 12 and 13. A total of 168 acts have reached the finals of their series.
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Marvin Humes Marvin Richard James Humes (born 18 March 1985) is an English disc jockey and radio host who currently presents the late show across the UK's Capital FM Network, and the Vodafone Big Top 40 chart show across UK commercial radio stations on a Sunday afternoon. He is best known as a former member of the boyband JLS, the runner-up boyband to Alexandra Burke in the fifth series of "The X Factor". After a successful five years, JLS split in December 2013.
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When Christmas Comes Around "When Christmas Comes Around" is the debut single by English singer Matt Terry. The song was written by Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge and was released as the winner's single of thirteenth series of "The X Factor" on 11 December 2016. All the record company profits from Terry's single will be shared equally between two charities: Together for Short Lives and Shooting Star CHASE. It is the sixth year running that UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer has waived VAT on "The X Factor"'s winner's single.
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Nicki Chapman Nicki Chapman (born 14 January 1967, Herne Bay, Kent, England) is an English television presenter who also works in the British pop music industry. She was also a judge on the ITV reality shows "Popstars", with Nigel Lythgoe and Paul Adam, and "Pop Idol", along with Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman and Neil Fox. Nicki currently hosts "Wanted Down Under", "Escape to the Country" and its spin-off "I Escaped to the Country", and "The RHS Chelsea Flower Show". She also presents on BBC Radio 2 as a stand-in presenter.
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Emmanuel &quot;Manny&quot; Mijares Emmanuel "Manny" Mijares is a multi-platinum song writer and executive producer. He is best known as a co-writer on the hit single What A Feeling as performed by Kelly Rowland of the pop group Destiny's Child as well as the first US dance single by CNN Artist of the Year Ricky J. He is the founder of the independent record label "Upscale Records", a division of his production company "Upscale Recording & Productions". In 2008, Mijares established Big Talent Showcase, a company which helps new aspiring talents showcase their abilities to those in the entertainment industry.
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List of The X Factor (Australia) finalists "The X Factor" is an Australian television reality music competition that first aired in 2005. As of 2015, there have been seven seasons; one on Network Ten and six on the Seven Network. The final round of the competition features a number of solo singers and vocal groups: nine for season one, twelve for seasons two, three, four, five and seven, and thirteen for season six. A total of 83 acts have reached the finals of their seasons. Season three winner Reece Mastin is the most successful contestant from the show, having attained two top-five albums and three number-one singles, with nine platinum and three gold certifications.
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X Factor (Denmark season 4) X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. The Third season premiered on January 1, 2010 and ended on March 27 on DR1. Lise Rønne returned as host. Thomas Blachman returned for his third series as judge Pernille Rosendahl for her second series and Cutfather joined for the first time as judge.
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Bars and Melody Bars and Melody (B.A.M.) are a British singing/rapping duo consisting of rapper Leondre "Bars" Devries and singer Charlie "Melody" Lenehan. They took part in the eighth series of "Britain's Got Talent" in 2014. During their audition, they were automatically sent into the semifinals of the competition after the head judge, Simon Cowell, pressed the "golden buzzer." They ultimately finished in third place in the series.
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Niall Horan Niall James Horan (born 13 September 1993) is an Irish singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the boy band One Direction. In 2010, Horan auditioned as a solo artist for British televised singing competition "The X Factor". After being eliminated as a solo performer, Horan joined four other contestants to form One Direction. The band has released five commercially successful albums, performed on four worldwide tours, and won a number of awards.
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One Direction One Direction (commonly abbreviated as 1D) are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London, composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously, Zayn Malik until his departure from the band on 25 March 2015. The group signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after forming and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition "The X Factor" in 2010. Propelled to international success by social media, One Direction's five albums, "Up All Night" (2011), "Take Me Home" (2012), "Midnight Memories" (2013), "Four" (2014), and "Made in the A.M." (2015), topped charts in most major markets, and generated hit singles including "What Makes You Beautiful", "Live While We're Young", "Best Song Ever", "Story of My Life", and "Drag Me Down".
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Alex &amp; Sierra Alex & Sierra was an American duo consisting of Alex Kinsey (born September 8, 1991) and Sierra Deaton (born February 11, 1991), who won the third and final season of "The X Factor US". The duo were also dating. They were mentored by Simon Cowell and became the first and only group to win the American version of the show. Their debut album "It's About Us" was released on October 7, 2014, on Columbia Records. Their EP "As Seen on TV" was released on September 30, 2016.
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Best Song Ever "Best Song Ever" is a song recorded by English-Irish boy band One Direction. It was released on 22 July 2013 by Syco as the lead single from the group's third studio album, "Midnight Memories". The song was written and composed by Wayne Hector, Ed Drewett and Matt Rad, along with the band's regular collaborators Julian Bunetta and John Ryan.
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List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 8) The eighth UK series of "The X Factor" was broadcast on ITV from 20 August 2011, with the live shows starting on 8 October 2011. Girl group Little Mix were the winners, and the runner-up was Marcus Collins. After "The X Factor", several of the contestants went on to release singles, including Little Mix, Collins, Amelia Lily, Misha B, Frankie Cocozza, The Risk and 2 Shoes. On 25 July 2013, three contestants from series 8 - Little Mix, Amelia Lily and Misha B - were included in the (three-minute 41-second) X Factor Ultimate Mash-Up, a video trailer for series 10, a selection of 13 tracks and artists chosen to represent a decade of 'The X Factor' artists impact on the UK national chart.
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Jamie Pineda Jamie Irene Pineda (born September 27, 1988) is an American pop singer-songwriter and former model. In late 2007, Pineda signed on to be the front woman of the international pop music project Sweetbox staying with the group until 2012. In 2013, she took part in third season of the American music competition series "The X Factor".
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Ed Drewett Edward James "Ed" Drewett (born 1 April 1988) is a British singer-songwriter who is best known for his contributions and collaborations with acts such as The Wanted, Olly Murs and One Direction.
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Leona Lewis Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British singer, songwriter and animal welfare campaigner. She was born and raised in the London Borough of Islington, London, where she attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology. Lewis achieved national recognition when she won the third series of "The X Factor" in 2006, winning a £1 million recording contract with Simon Cowell's record label, Syco Music. Her winner's single, a cover of Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This", peaked at number one for four weeks on the UK Singles Chart and it broke a world record for having 50,000 digital downloads within 30 minutes. In February 2007, Lewis signed a five-album contract in the United States with Clive Davis's record label, J Records.