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| instrument = Vocals
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| label = Conehead Records (2011-Present)
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'''Stacey Solomon''' (born 4 October 1989<ref>[http://www.heatworld.com/Celeb-AZ/Stacey-Solomon/ Biography] at Heatworld.com</ref>) is an English singer, television presenter and reality TV star. She rose to fame during her time on the [[The X Factor (UK series 6)|sixth series]] of ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]'', coming third overall on the show. She gained a number one single on both the [[UK Singles Chart]] and the [[Irish Singles Chart]] when her [[List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 6)|fellow ''The X Factor'' finalists]] released a cover of "[[You Are Not Alone]]".

Solomon won the [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK series 10)|tenth series]] of reality television show ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK TV series)|I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]]''.<ref name=thetelly>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8181889/Stacey-Solomon-crowned-Queen-of-the-Jungle.html "Stacey Solomon crowned Queen of the Jungle"] 4 December 2010, The Telegraph</ref> and was named "Queen of the Jungle". Solomon's debut single, a cover of "[[Driving Home for Christmas#Stacey Solomon version|Driving Home for Christmas]]", was released on 19 December 2011.<ref name="digitalspy">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a353044/stacey-solomon-to-release-iceland-track-as-single.html "Stacey Solomon to release Iceland track as single"] November 26, 2011, Digital Spy</ref><ref name="thesun">[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/3961288/Stacey-Solomon-in-Xmas-No1-race.html "Stacey Solomon in Xmas No1 race"] 26 November 2011, The Sun</ref>

==Early and personal life==
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Solomon was born into a Jewish family to mother Fiona and father David. Solomon attended King Solomon High School. Solomon has a son named Zachary (Zac) who was born when Stacey was 18, with her boyfriend of the time (Dean Cox). Dean Cox was found to be having an affair with another man. The couple split before the birth of Zachary. On 28 October 2011, it was announced that Stacey was pregnant again with her second child with current boyfriend Aaron Barham. Solomon said the baby is due on 7 May 2012. She and long-term boyfriend Barham became engaged on 4 December 2011.

==Career==
===2009: ''The X Factor''===
Solomon auditioned for the sixth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2009, performing "[[What a Wonderful World]]". Solomon was among the top 12 contestants and advanced to the live shows and was mentored by [[Dannii Minogue]]. During the first week of the live shows she performed [[Coldplay]]'s "[[The Scientist song|The Scientist]]", which gained positive reviews from the judges. During week two, she performed "[[At Last]]", receiving the most public votes. She sang "[[When You Wish Upon a Star]]" during the third week. On the fourth week, all contestants had to sing rock songs; Minogue selected "[[Somewhere Only We Know]]", and Solomon's performance resulted in positive reviews. On the fifth week, she sang "[[Son of a Preacher Man]]". The sixth week into the competition, Solomon sang [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s "[[Who Wants to Live Forever]]" for which she received a standing ovation by the four judges.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} During the sixth week, she also released a cover of [[Michael Jackson]]'s "[[You Are Not Alone]]", which topped the charts on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and the [[Irish Singles Chart]]<ref name="chart"/> On the seventh week, she performed "[[I Can't Make You Love Me]]" and again received positive reviews from the judges and the audience. In the eighth week of the competition Solomon performed "[[Rule the World]]" by [[Take That]] and "[[Something About the Way You Look Tonight]]" by [[Elton John]]. In the semi-final she performed another Michael Jackson song, "[[The Way You Make Me Feel]]", and the song "[[Somewhere (song)|Somewhere]]" for which she received a standing ovation again by the judges.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} During the final week, Solomon performed a duet "[[Feeling Good]]" with [[Michael Bublé]]. She also performed "What a Wonderful World" and "Who Wants to Live Forever". Solomon was awarded third place in the competition, behind [[Joe McElderry]] and [[Olly Murs]].<ref name="JC 20091212">{{cite web|last=Elgot|first=Jessica|title=Stacey Solomon out of X Factor|url=http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/24863/stacey-solomon-out-x-factor|work=The Jewish Chronicle Online|accessdate=21 December 2011|date=12 December 2009}}</ref>

Solomon went on tour with the her fellow [[List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 6)|X Factor Finalists]]. She returned to the show in December 2010, where she presented the show from [[Essex]] for winner, [[Matt Cardle]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Sarah |last= Fitzmaurice |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1338197/X-Factor-2010--Stacey-Solomon-Coleen-Rooney-Michelle-Keegan-guest-interviews-leave-viewers-confused.html |title=X Factor 2010: Stacey Solomon, Coleen Rooney and Michelle Keegan guest interviews leave viewers confused | work=Daily Mail |date= 13 December 2010|accessdate=2011-01-22 |location=London}}</ref>

===2010: ''I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!''===
Solomon took part in the tenth series of the celebrity reality show ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK series 10)|I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]]''<ref>{{cite news |title=Oh my god! Last year's X Factor favourite Stacey Solomon heading for this year's I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here |first=Jody|last=Thompson |work=[[Mail Online]]|publisher=([[Associated Newspapers{{!}}Associated Newspapers Ltd]]) |date=22 October 2010 |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1322923/ |accessdate=22 October 2010 |location=London}}</ref> She beat [[Shaun Ryder]] in the final and was crowned "Queen of the Jungle".<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11920657 4 December 2010, "I'm A Celebrity: Stacey Solomon crowned 'queen of jungle']</ref><ref>[http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/tv-news/509046/stacey-solomon-beats-sean-ryder-in-i-m-a-celeb-final/1/ "Stacey Solomon beats Shaun Ryder in I'm A Celeb final"] 4 December 2010, Now Magazine</ref> She gained 80.07% of the public votes.<ref>[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK series 10)|Solomon receives over 80% of the public votes on I'm a Celebrity]]</ref>

===2011: Conehead Records and debut album ===
Solomon performed a duet with Ryder at the 16th [[National Television Awards]] - "[[Feeling Good]]" and "[[Step On]]" by [[Happy Mondays]].<ref>[http://www.heatworld.com/Entertainment/TV/2011/01/In-case-you-missed-it-heres-Stacey-Solomon-and-Sean-Ryders-NTA-performance/ "In case you missed it, here’s Stacey Solomon and Sean Ryder’s NTA performance"], ''Heat World'', 27 January 2011.</ref> In October 2010, she won the [[Living TV]] show ''Party Wars''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livingtvgroup.co.uk/news.php?articleID=160 |title=LIVING commissions a war on parties.. |author= |date=18 August 2010 |publisher=Living TV}}</ref>

In April 2011, she presented ''[[Sing If You Can]]'' on ITV alongside [[Keith Lemon]] which raised money for the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]].{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} She performed the British national anthem at the [[2011 FA Cup Final]] between Manchester City and Stoke City at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref name="album"/> In 2011, she became the face of supermarket [[Iceland (supermarket)|Iceland]], taking over from [[Coleen Nolan]].<ref name="album">{{cite news|first=Neil|last=Wilkes|url=http://www.dudleynews.co.uk/news/9120011.Celebrity_mum_Stacey_stops_off_at_Merry_Hill/|title=Solomon wins in award|publisher=''[[Dudley News]]''|date=4 July 2011|accessdate=4 July 2011}}</ref>

In June 2011 Solomon was signed to Conehead Records, she then began recording her debut album, due to be released in early 2012. Her first single from the album was originally to be released in February, but was delayed. She will present Sky Living HD's dating show [[The Love Machine]] with [[Chris Moyles]] later in the spring.<ref name="pregnant">{{cite news|first=Sally|last=Brook|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3898868/Stacey-Solomon-Omigod-Im-pregnant.html|title=Solmon talks about debut album|work=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]|date=28 October 2011|accessdate=9 November 2011}}</ref>

On 5 November 2011, Solomon performed to thousands as the headline act at Paisley's Christmas Lights Switch On event.<ref>[http://www.metrolyrics.com/2011-stacey-solomon-to-switch-on-paisleys-festive-lights-news.html "Stacey Solomon to switch on Paisley's festive lights"] 13 October 2011, Metro Lyrics</ref>

Solomon released a cover of Chris Rea's [[Driving Home for Christmas]] as her Christmas single, which was released 18 December 2011. The single was used for the [[Iceland (supermarket)|Iceland]] Christmas commercial and reached number 27 in the UK Singles Chart.<ref name="digitalspy" />
In December 2011, Solomon appeared on an edition of the BBC quiz show [[Celebrity Mastermind]]. She achieved a score of 10 points - the lowest in the competition, with the other contestants scoring between 22 and 23 points. Solomon chose the TV series ''[[The Inbetweeners]]'' as her chosen specialist subject.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b018wzz8/Celebrity_Mastermind_2011_2012_Episode_2/?t=12m30s "Celebrity Mastermind - 2011/2012 - Episode 2"] Video at BBC web site</ref>

===2012-present: ''The Love Machine''===
On March 11, 2012, Sky Living HD's new dating show [[The Love Machine]] premiered, with presenters Stacey and fellow co-presenter [[Chris Moyles]]. Solomon's position on the show is to note down reasons why people ditch a date, and to accompany people from the Love Machine. Stacey also starred in an episode of [[Mad Mad World (TV Series) | Mad Mad World]] on [[ITV1]] in Spring 2012 alongside [[Eamonn Holmes]] and [[Stephen K Amos]].

==Discography==
===Studio Albums===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
|-
! style="width:6em;"|<small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]
! style="width:6em;"|<small>[[Irish Albums Chart|IRE]]
! style="width:6em;"|<small>[[European Top 100 Albums|EU]]
|-
| 2012
| '''''TBA''''' <small>
* Debut studio album
* Released:TBA
* Label: Conehead Records
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
|colspan="14" align="center" style="font-size:90%;"|"—" denotes item has not yet been released in that country.
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Single
!colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
!rowspan="2"| Album
|- style=font-size:smaller
!width=35| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
!width=35| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]
|-
| 2011
|align="left"|"[[Driving Home for Christmas#Stacey Solomon version|Driving Home for Christmas]]"<ref name="digitalspy" /><ref name="thesun" />
| style="text-align:center;"| 27
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| —
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|-
|align="left"|"[[Fairytale of New York]]" <small>(with [[Shaun Ryder]])</small>
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
| non-album single
(remove this line if record is released) -->
|-
| colspan="14" style="text-align:center; background:#f2f2f2;"| <small>'''As featured artist'''</small>
|-
|| 2009
|align="left"|"[[You Are Not Alone]]" <small>(as part of [[List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 6)|''The X Factor'' finalists]])</small><ref name="chart">{{cite web|title=X-Factor Finalists 2009 - You Are Not Alone|url=http://acharts.us/song/51970|work=Acharts.us|accessdate=2010-11-23<!--|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5uSULVl2D|archivedate=23 November 2010-->}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| Charity single
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|3632183}}
* [http://www.staceysolomon.com Official Website]
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Stacey Solomon
Background information
Birth nameStacey Solomon
Born (1989-10-04) 4 October 1989 (age 34)
OriginDagenham, Essex, England
Occupation(s)Singer, presenter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2009—present
LabelsConehead Records (2011-Present)
Websitestaceysolomon.com

Stacey Solomon (born 4 October 1989[1]) is an English singer, television presenter and reality TV star. She rose to fame during her time on the sixth series of The X Factor, coming third overall on the show. She gained a number one single on both the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart when her fellow The X Factor finalists released a cover of "You Are Not Alone".

Solomon won the tenth series of reality television show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.[2] and was named "Queen of the Jungle". Solomon's debut single, a cover of "Driving Home for Christmas", was released on 19 December 2011.[3][4]

Early and personal life

Solomon was born into a Jewish family to mother Fiona and father David. Solomon attended King Solomon High School. Solomon has a son named Zachary (Zac) who was born when Stacey was 18, with her boyfriend of the time (Dean Cox). Dean Cox was found to be having an affair with another man. The couple split before the birth of Zachary. On 28 October 2011, it was announced that Stacey was pregnant again with her second child with current boyfriend Aaron Barham. Solomon said the baby is due on 7 May 2012. She and long-term boyfriend Barham became engaged on 4 December 2011.

Career

2009: The X Factor

Solomon auditioned for the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009, performing "What a Wonderful World". Solomon was among the top 12 contestants and advanced to the live shows and was mentored by Dannii Minogue. During the first week of the live shows she performed Coldplay's "The Scientist", which gained positive reviews from the judges. During week two, she performed "At Last", receiving the most public votes. She sang "When You Wish Upon a Star" during the third week. On the fourth week, all contestants had to sing rock songs; Minogue selected "Somewhere Only We Know", and Solomon's performance resulted in positive reviews. On the fifth week, she sang "Son of a Preacher Man". The sixth week into the competition, Solomon sang Queen's "Who Wants to Live Forever" for which she received a standing ovation by the four judges.[citation needed] During the sixth week, she also released a cover of Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone", which topped the charts on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart[5] On the seventh week, she performed "I Can't Make You Love Me" and again received positive reviews from the judges and the audience. In the eighth week of the competition Solomon performed "Rule the World" by Take That and "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John. In the semi-final she performed another Michael Jackson song, "The Way You Make Me Feel", and the song "Somewhere" for which she received a standing ovation again by the judges.[citation needed] During the final week, Solomon performed a duet "Feeling Good" with Michael Bublé. She also performed "What a Wonderful World" and "Who Wants to Live Forever". Solomon was awarded third place in the competition, behind Joe McElderry and Olly Murs.[6]

Solomon went on tour with the her fellow X Factor Finalists. She returned to the show in December 2010, where she presented the show from Essex for winner, Matt Cardle.[7]

2010: I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Solomon took part in the tenth series of the celebrity reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here![8] She beat Shaun Ryder in the final and was crowned "Queen of the Jungle".[9][10] She gained 80.07% of the public votes.[11]

2011: Conehead Records and debut album

Solomon performed a duet with Ryder at the 16th National Television Awards - "Feeling Good" and "Step On" by Happy Mondays.[12] In October 2010, she won the Living TV show Party Wars.[13]

In April 2011, she presented Sing If You Can on ITV alongside Keith Lemon which raised money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.[citation needed] She performed the British national anthem at the 2011 FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Stoke City at Wembley Stadium.[14] In 2011, she became the face of supermarket Iceland, taking over from Coleen Nolan.[14]

In June 2011 Solomon was signed to Conehead Records, she then began recording her debut album, due to be released in early 2012. Her first single from the album was originally to be released in February, but was delayed. She will present Sky Living HD's dating show The Love Machine with Chris Moyles later in the spring.[15]

On 5 November 2011, Solomon performed to thousands as the headline act at Paisley's Christmas Lights Switch On event.[16]

Solomon released a cover of Chris Rea's Driving Home for Christmas as her Christmas single, which was released 18 December 2011. The single was used for the Iceland Christmas commercial and reached number 27 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] In December 2011, Solomon appeared on an edition of the BBC quiz show Celebrity Mastermind. She achieved a score of 10 points - the lowest in the competition, with the other contestants scoring between 22 and 23 points. Solomon chose the TV series The Inbetweeners as her chosen specialist subject.[17]

2012-present: The Love Machine

On March 11, 2012, Sky Living HD's new dating show The Love Machine premiered, with presenters Stacey and fellow co-presenter Chris Moyles. Solomon's position on the show is to note down reasons why people ditch a date, and to accompany people from the Love Machine. Stacey also starred in an episode of Mad Mad World on ITV1 in Spring 2012 alongside Eamonn Holmes and Stephen K Amos.

Discography

Studio Albums

Year Title Peak chart positions
UK IRE EU
2012 TBA
  • Debut studio album
  • Released:TBA
  • Label: Conehead Records
 — — —
"—" denotes item has not yet been released in that country.

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK IRE
2011 "Driving Home for Christmas"[3][4] 27 — —
As featured artist
2009 "You Are Not Alone" (as part of The X Factor finalists)[5] 1 1 Charity single

References

  1. ^ Biography at Heatworld.com
  2. ^ "Stacey Solomon crowned Queen of the Jungle" 4 December 2010, The Telegraph
  3. ^ a b c "Stacey Solomon to release Iceland track as single" November 26, 2011, Digital Spy
  4. ^ a b "Stacey Solomon in Xmas No1 race" 26 November 2011, The Sun
  5. ^ a b "X-Factor Finalists 2009 - You Are Not Alone". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  6. ^ Elgot, Jessica (12 December 2009). "Stacey Solomon out of X Factor". The Jewish Chronicle Online. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  7. ^ Fitzmaurice, Sarah (13 December 2010). "X Factor 2010: Stacey Solomon, Coleen Rooney and Michelle Keegan guest interviews leave viewers confused". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  8. ^ Thompson, Jody (22 October 2010). "Oh my god! Last year's X Factor favourite Stacey Solomon heading for this year's I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here". Mail Online. London: (Associated Newspapers Ltd). Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  9. ^ 4 December 2010, "I'm A Celebrity: Stacey Solomon crowned 'queen of jungle'
  10. ^ "Stacey Solomon beats Shaun Ryder in I'm A Celeb final" 4 December 2010, Now Magazine
  11. ^ Solomon receives over 80% of the public votes on I'm a Celebrity
  12. ^ "In case you missed it, here’s Stacey Solomon and Sean Ryder’s NTA performance", Heat World, 27 January 2011.
  13. ^ "LIVING commissions a war on parties." Living TV. 18 August 2010.
  14. ^ a b Wilkes, Neil (4 July 2011). "Solomon wins in award". Dudley News. Retrieved 4 July 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ Brook, Sally (28 October 2011). "Solmon talks about debut album". The Sun. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  16. ^ "Stacey Solomon to switch on Paisley's festive lights" 13 October 2011, Metro Lyrics
  17. ^ "Celebrity Mastermind - 2011/2012 - Episode 2" Video at BBC web site
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