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| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| partner = [[Ryan Lawrie]] (2015–present)
| education = [[Woodfarm High School]]
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| background = solo_singer
| instrument = Vocals
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'''Emily Lisa Middlemas''' (born 26 September 1998), also known as '''ili''', is a Scottish singer-songwriter. In 2016, she finished in fourth place in the [[The X Factor (UK series 13)|thirteenth series]] of ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/x-factor-2016-emily-middlemas-loses-place-in-final-as-judges-save-matt-terry-a3412076.html|title=Emily Middlemas loses place in X Factor final as Matt Terry is saved|work=Evening Standard|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en-GB}}</ref> She also competed in the [[The X Factor (UK series 11)|eleventh series]] of the show, and reached judges’ houses, but failed to reach the live shows.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-28/emily-middlemas-returns-to-x-factor-for-another-shot-at-live-shows/|title=Emily Middlemas returns to X Factor for another shot at live shows|work=Radio Times|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Middlemas was born on 26 September 1998, in [[Glasgow]], Scotland,<ref name="early life">{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13181089.scottish-schoolgirl-wows-on-x-factor/|title=Scottish schoolgirl wows on X Factor|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> and attended [[Woodfarm High School]].<ref name="early life" /> Middlemas auditioned for ''[[Britain’s Got Talent]]'' at a young age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-teenager-emily-middlemas-tipped-4173983|title=Scots teenager Emily Middlemas tipped for X Factor success by Simon Cowell|last=Fulton|first=Rick|accessdate=3 December 2018|date=6 August 2014}}</ref>

==Career==
===2007–2011: Career beginnings===
At the age of nine, Middlemas started her performing career in a band called Loud N Proud,<ref name="neuroblastoma">{{cite web|URL=https://www.neuroblastoma.org.uk/news/emily-layla|title=Emily Middlemas Layla Song To Be Released 16 March 2018|publisher=neuroblastoma.org|date=12 March 2018|accessdate=6 December 2018}}</ref> and at thirteen, she began writing her own songs.<ref name="neuroblastoma"/>

===2014–2016: ''The X Factor''===
In July 2014, Middlemas won TeenStar, an annual singing competition held in [[Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teenstarcompetition.co.uk/News/how-to-make-it-in-the-music-industry-teenstar-2014-champion-announced|title=How to 'Make It' in the Music Industry - TeenStar 2014 Champion Announced|website=TeenStar|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> Later that year, she auditioned for the [[The X Factor (British series 11)|eleventh series]] of ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]'', and reached judges' houses, but failed to proceed further.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-28/emily-middlemas-returns-to-x-factor-for-another-shot-at-live-shows/amp/|title=Emily Middlemas returns to X Factor for another shot at live shows|website=[[Radio Times]]|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-x-factor/281629-x-factors-emily-middlemas-says-cheryl-right-say-no-2014.html|title=X Factor's Emily Middlemas says Cheryl was right to say no in 2014|last=Darvill|first=Josh|date=6 October 2016|website=TellyMix|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref>

Middlemas then returned to audition for the [[The X Factor (UK series 13)|thirteenth series]] of ''The X Factor'' in 2016, singing a cover of [[Stevie Wonder]]'s "[[Master Blaster (Jammin')]]", which earned her four yeses from the judges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/1507299/x-factor-emily-middlemas-debut-single-uk-tour/|title=Emily Middlemas reveals debut single Lost and Found on first night of UK tour|last=Hale|first=Jennifer|date=2 August 2017|website=[[The Scottish Sun]]|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> Middlemas was placed in the "girls" category and reached the live shows, where she was mentored by [[Simon Cowell]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heatworld.com/entertainment/tv-movies/x-factor-emily-middlemas-simon-cowell/|title=Did The X Factor’s Emily Middlemas blame Simon Cowell for her getting the boot?|last=Aspinall|first=Georgia|date=5 December 2016|website=[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> Following the eliminations of [[Gifty Louise]] in week 4 and [[Sam Lavery]] in week 6, Middlemas became Cowell's last remaining act in the competition. She was in the bottom two in the semi-final, against [[Matt Terry]], and was eliminated in fourth place.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/2326181/emily-middlemas-eliminated-from-x-factor-after-tense-sing-off-with-matt-terry-to-get-to-final/|title=Emily Middlemas eliminated from X Factor after tense sing off with Matt Terry to get to final|date=4 December 2016|work=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]|access-date=18 November 2019|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/emily-middlemas-eliminated-from-x-factor-after-singoff-with-matt-terry-35268204.html|title=Emily Middlemas eliminated from X Factor after sing-off with Matt Terry|date=5 December 2016|work=[[Belfast Telegraph]]|access-date=18 November 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#BFBFBF;"| ''The X Factor'' performances and results
|-
! style="text-align:centre;"| Show
! style="text-align:centre;"| Song choice
! style="text-align:centre;"| Theme
! style="text-align:centre;"| Result
|-
! Auditions
| "[[Master Blaster (Jammin')]]" – [[Stevie Wonder]]
| rowspan="4" {{n/a}}
| Through to bootcamp
|-
! Bootcamp
| ''Unknown''
| Through to six-chair challenge
|-
! Six-chair challenge
| "[[Girls Just Want to Have Fun]]" – [[Cyndi Lauper]]
| Through to judges' houses
|-
! Judges' houses
| "[[Ex's and Oh's (Elle King song)|Ex's and Oh's]]" – [[Elle King]]
| Through to live shows
|-
! Live show 1
| "[[Closer (The Chainsmokers song)|Closer]]" – [[The Chainsmokers]] feat. [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]
| Express Yourself
| Safe (3rd)
|-
! Live show 2
| "[[Stop! In the Name of Love]]" – [[The Supremes]]
| Motown
| Safe (3rd)
|-
! Live show 3
| "[[How Will I Know]]" – [[Whitney Houston]]
| Divas & Legends
| Safe (3rd)
|-
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
! Live show 4
| "[[Creep (Radiohead song)|Creep]]" – [[Radiohead]]
| Fright Night
| Safe (1st)
|-
! Live show 5
| "[[What Makes You Beautiful]]" – [[One Direction]]
| Girlband vs Boyband
| Safe (3rd)
|-
! Live show 6
| "[[Wishing on a Star]]" – [[Rose Royce]]
| Disco
| Safe (4th)
|-
! Live show 7
| "[[It Must Have Been Love]]" – [[Roxette]]
| Movies
| Safe (4th)
|-
! rowspan="2" | Live show 8
| "[[Toxic (song)|Toxic]]" – [[Britney Spears]]
| Louis Loves
| rowspan="2" | Safe (2nd)
|-
| "[[Human (Rag'n'Bone Man song)|Human]]" – [[Rag'n'Bone Man]]
| Contestant's Choice
|- style="background:lightblue;"
! rowspan="3" | Semi-final
| "[[Happy Xmas (War Is Over)]]" – [[John Lennon]] & [[Yoko Ono]] & [[Plastic Ono Band]]
| Christmas
| rowspan="2" | Bottom two (4th)
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| "[[Mad World]]" – [[Michael Andrews (musician)|Michael Andrews]] featuring [[Gary Jules]]
| Contestant's Choice
|- style="background:pink;"
| "[[Wings (Birdy song)|Wings]]" – [[Birdy (singer)|Birdy]]
| Sing-off
| Eliminated (fourth place)
|}

===2017–2018: Music releases===
In 2017, Middlemas released her first single, "Lost and Found", after which she embarked on her debut headline tour across the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/review-emily-middlemas-memory-lane-tour-belfast/|title=Review: Emily Middlemas ‘Memory Lane Tour’ – Belfast|last=Dempster|first=Rachel|date=1 October 2019|website=CelebMix|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-x-factor/328552-x-factors-emily-middlemas-kicks-off-live-tour-debut-single.html|title=X Factor's Emily Middlemas kicks off live tour with her debut single|last=Darvill|first=Josh|date=1 September 2017|website=TellyMix|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> The Memory Lane Tour consisted of 11 dates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/emily-middlemas-debut-single-newcastle-13620183|title=X Factor's Emily ready to show the real her with surprising debut|last=Duke|first=Simon|date=15 September 2017|website=[[Chronicle Live]]|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/1563119/emily-middlemas-tour-x-factor/|title=Everything you need to know about Glasgow starlet Emily Middlemas|last=McCool|first=Mary|date=14 September 2019|website=[[The Scottish Sun]]|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> In March 2018, she released her second single, "Layla", a tribute to a young girl who died from [[neuroblastoma]] cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/emily-middlemas-announces-second-single-layla/|title=Emily Middlemas Announces Second Single ‘Layla’|last=Dempster|first=Rachel|date=10 March 2019|website=CelebMix|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/x-factor-singer-emily-middlemas-12209062|title=X Factor singer Emily Middlemas pens a song in memory of youngster Layla Greene|last=Speirs|first=Kathleen|date=18 March 2018|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/2350149/x-factor-emily-middlemas-layla-greene-glasgow-neuroblastoma/|title=Emily Middlemas pens song for tragic tot Layla Greene who died from neuroblastoma|last=Murray|first=Laura|date=12 March 2019|website=[[The Scottish Sun]]|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> Later that year, she released two further singles, titled "Habit" and "Broken Record".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://celebmix.com/emily-middlemas-releases-new-single-habit-with-producer-rob-late/|title=Emily Middlemas Releases New Single ‘Habit’ With Producer Rob Late|date=7 August 2018|work=CelebMix|access-date=30 November 2018|language=en}}</ref>

===2019: ''Changes''===
In August 2019, Middlemas announced that she would be using the [[stage name]] ili from then onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/4605142/emily-middlemas-x-factor-scottish-singer-this-is-ili/|title=Scots X Factor star Emily Middlemas is unrecognisable after raunchy makeover|last=Boylan|first=Conor|date=14 August 2019|website=[[The Scottish Sun]]|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/4670011/emily-middlemas-x-factor-rebrand/|title=Scots X Factor star Emily Middlemas ditches 'cutesie' look with sexy re-brand|last=Lamont|first=Colan|date=1 September 2019|website=[[The Scottish Sun]]|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> On 23 August 2019, she released "A Little Bit" as the first single under her new stage name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atwoodmagazine.com/ialb-ili-a-little-bit-song-premiere-emily-middlemas/|title=Premiere: Emily Middlemas Ascends as ili with Stunning Debut "A Little Bit"|date=22 August 2019|website=Atwood Magazine|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.withguitars.com/ili-emily-middlemas-debuts-haunting-alt-pop-gem-a-little-bit/|title=ili (Emily Middlemas) debuts haunting alt-pop gem ‘A Little Bit’|last=Peters|first=Jo|date=27 August 2019|website=WithGuitars|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> In September 2019, "Changes" was released as the title track from her debut [[Extended play|EP]], ''Changes''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arcstreet.com/2019/09/ili-emily-middlemas-shares-new-track-changes.html|title=ILI (EMILY MIDDLEMAS) SHARES NEW TRACK 'CHANGES'|website=Arc Street|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elicitmagazine.com/ili-changes/|title=ili (Emily Middlemas) shares new track "Changes"|date=24 September 2019|website=Elicit Magazine|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> On 1 November 2019, Middlemas released the five-track EP ''Changes''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elicitmagazine.com/ili-tom-cruise/|title=Ili Shares New Single "Tom Cruise" From Forthcoming EP|date=1 November 2019|website=Elicit Magazine|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Middlemas has been in a relationship with fellow ''The X Factor'' contestant [[Ryan Lawrie]] since 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a816107/x-factor-emily-middlemas-and-ryan-lawrie-marrying/|title=X Factor's Emily and Ryan are already talking marriage|last=Harp|first=Justin|date=6 December 2016|website=[[Digital Spy]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heatworld.com/celebrity/news/ryan-lawrie-emily-middlemas-engaged/|title=Are Ryan Lawrie and Emily Middlemas engaged or wot?|last=Foreman|first=Polly|date=21 December 2019|website=[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.look.co.uk/news/ryan-lawrie-emily-middlemas-engaged-569669/amp|title=Ryan Lawrie Denies That He And Emily Middlemas Are Engaged - Look Magazine|last=Duff|first=Anna|date=20 December 2019|website=[[Look (UK magazine)|Look]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Details
|-
! scope="row" | ''Changes''
|
* Released: 1 November 2019
* Label: Gray London
* Format: [[Music download|Digital download]]
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:6em;" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Album
|-
! scope="row" | "Lost and Found"
| 2017
| rowspan="4" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Layla"
| rowspan="3" | 2018
|-
! scope="row" | "Habit"
|-
! scope="row" | "Broken Record"
|-
! scope="row" | "A Little Bit"
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| rowspan="3" | ''Changes''
|-
! scope="row" | "Changes"
|-
! scope="row" | "Plastic Knife"
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|thisisili.com}}
* {{Twitter|id=thisisili|name=ili}}

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[[Category:21st-century Scottish singers]]
[[Category:21st-century women singers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Musicians from Glasgow]]
[[Category:Scottish female singers]]
[[Category:Scottish singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:The X Factor (TV series) contestants]]

Revision as of 19:21, 18 November 2019

Emily Middlemas
Born
Emily Lisa Middlemas

(1998-09-26) 26 September 1998 (age 25)
Glasgow, Scotland
EducationWoodfarm High School
OccupationSinger-songwriter
PartnerRyan Lawrie (2015–present)
Musical career
Also known asili
GenresPop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2007–present
LabelsGray London
Websitethisisili.com

Emily Lisa Middlemas (born 26 September 1998), also known as ili, is a Scottish singer-songwriter. In 2016, she finished in fourth place in the thirteenth series of The X Factor.[1] She also competed in the eleventh series of the show, and reached judges’ houses, but failed to reach the live shows.[2]

Early life

Middlemas was born on 26 September 1998, in Glasgow, Scotland,[3] and attended Woodfarm High School.[3] Middlemas auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent at a young age.[4]

Career

2007–2011: Career beginnings

At the age of nine, Middlemas started her performing career in a band called Loud N Proud,[5] and at thirteen, she began writing her own songs.[5]

2014–2016: The X Factor

In July 2014, Middlemas won TeenStar, an annual singing competition held in Birmingham.[6] Later that year, she auditioned for the eleventh series of The X Factor, and reached judges' houses, but failed to proceed further.[7][8]

Middlemas then returned to audition for the thirteenth series of The X Factor in 2016, singing a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Master Blaster (Jammin')", which earned her four yeses from the judges.[9] Middlemas was placed in the "girls" category and reached the live shows, where she was mentored by Simon Cowell.[10] Following the eliminations of Gifty Louise in week 4 and Sam Lavery in week 6, Middlemas became Cowell's last remaining act in the competition. She was in the bottom two in the semi-final, against Matt Terry, and was eliminated in fourth place.[11][12]

2017–2018: Music releases

In 2017, Middlemas released her first single, "Lost and Found", after which she embarked on her debut headline tour across the United Kingdom.[13][14] The Memory Lane Tour consisted of 11 dates.[15][16] In March 2018, she released her second single, "Layla", a tribute to a young girl who died from neuroblastoma cancer.[17][18][19] Later that year, she released two further singles, titled "Habit" and "Broken Record".[20]

2019: Changes

In August 2019, Middlemas announced that she would be using the stage name ili from then onwards.[21][22] On 23 August 2019, she released "A Little Bit" as the first single under her new stage name.[23][24] In September 2019, "Changes" was released as the title track from her debut EP, Changes.[25][26] On 1 November 2019, Middlemas released the five-track EP Changes.[27]

Personal life

Middlemas has been in a relationship with fellow The X Factor contestant Ryan Lawrie since 2015.[28][29][30]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
Changes

Singles

Title Year Album
"Lost and Found" 2017 Non-album singles
"Layla" 2018
"Habit"
"Broken Record"
"A Little Bit" 2019 Changes
"Changes"
"Plastic Knife"

References

  1. ^ "Emily Middlemas loses place in X Factor final as Matt Terry is saved". Evening Standard. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Emily Middlemas returns to X Factor for another shot at live shows". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Scottish schoolgirl wows on X Factor". The Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. ^ Fulton, Rick (6 August 2014). "Scots teenager Emily Middlemas tipped for X Factor success by Simon Cowell". Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Emily Middlemas Layla Song To Be Released 16 March 2018". neuroblastoma.org. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  6. ^ "How to 'Make It' in the Music Industry - TeenStar 2014 Champion Announced". TeenStar. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Emily Middlemas returns to X Factor for another shot at live shows". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. ^ Darvill, Josh (6 October 2016). "X Factor's Emily Middlemas says Cheryl was right to say no in 2014". TellyMix. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Hale, Jennifer (2 August 2017). "Emily Middlemas reveals debut single Lost and Found on first night of UK tour". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Aspinall, Georgia (5 December 2016). "Did The X Factor's Emily Middlemas blame Simon Cowell for her getting the boot?". Heat. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Emily Middlemas eliminated from X Factor after tense sing off with Matt Terry to get to final". The Sun. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Emily Middlemas eliminated from X Factor after sing-off with Matt Terry". Belfast Telegraph. 5 December 2016. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  13. ^ Dempster, Rachel (1 October 2019). "Review: Emily Middlemas 'Memory Lane Tour' – Belfast". CelebMix. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Darvill, Josh (1 September 2017). "X Factor's Emily Middlemas kicks off live tour with her debut single". TellyMix. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Duke, Simon (15 September 2017). "X Factor's Emily ready to show the real her with surprising debut". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ McCool, Mary (14 September 2019). "Everything you need to know about Glasgow starlet Emily Middlemas". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ Dempster, Rachel (10 March 2019). "Emily Middlemas Announces Second Single 'Layla'". CelebMix. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Speirs, Kathleen (18 March 2018). "X Factor singer Emily Middlemas pens a song in memory of youngster Layla Greene". Daily Record. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  19. ^ Murray, Laura (12 March 2019). "Emily Middlemas pens song for tragic tot Layla Greene who died from neuroblastoma". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Emily Middlemas Releases New Single 'Habit' With Producer Rob Late". CelebMix. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  21. ^ Boylan, Conor (14 August 2019). "Scots X Factor star Emily Middlemas is unrecognisable after raunchy makeover". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ Lamont, Colan (1 September 2019). "Scots X Factor star Emily Middlemas ditches 'cutesie' look with sexy re-brand". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "Premiere: Emily Middlemas Ascends as ili with Stunning Debut "A Little Bit"". Atwood Magazine. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ Peters, Jo (27 August 2019). "ili (Emily Middlemas) debuts haunting alt-pop gem 'A Little Bit'". WithGuitars. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ "ILI (EMILY MIDDLEMAS) SHARES NEW TRACK 'CHANGES'". Arc Street. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. ^ "ili (Emily Middlemas) shares new track "Changes"". Elicit Magazine. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. ^ "Ili Shares New Single "Tom Cruise" From Forthcoming EP". Elicit Magazine. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ Harp, Justin (6 December 2016). "X Factor's Emily and Ryan are already talking marriage". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  29. ^ Foreman, Polly (21 December 2019). "Are Ryan Lawrie and Emily Middlemas engaged or wot?". Heat. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  30. ^ Duff, Anna (20 December 2019). "Ryan Lawrie Denies That He And Emily Middlemas Are Engaged - Look Magazine". Look. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)