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Revision as of 14:31, 20 August 2013
Frankie Cocozza | |
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| Birth name | Frankie Cocozza |
| Born | 17 January 1993 |
| Origin | Brighton, England |
| Genres | Pop Music, Rock |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | None |
Frankie Cocozza (born 17 January 1993) is a singer of British and Italian descent, from Brighton, England.
Life and career
2011: The X Factor
He auditioned for The X Factor singing "Valerie" and got a yes from each of the four judges and was put through to bootcamp. He then sang Breakeven whilst in a group and "Iris" as a solo at bootcamp and was put through to the judges' houses with Gary Barlow as his mentor. At judges' houses he sang "What's My Name?" and was put through to live shows. For the first live show, he sang "The A Team" and was safe. In week two he sang "The Scientist" but was in the bottom two with Nu Vibe and had to sing again for survival. For his survival song, Cocozza sang "Red" and was saved by Rowland, Walsh and his mentor, Barlow; Who the following week admitted that he should have been sent home. In week three, Cocozza sang "Get Your Rocks Off", and was saved. It was later confirmed that Cocozza had sworn on live TV. In Halloween week, he sang "Should I Stay or Should I Go" and was safe. In week five, Cocozza sang "I Gotta Feeling" and was safe. On 8 November 2011, Cocozza was axed from the show, for breaking the TV show's rules by his drug use.[1]
2011–12: Post X Factor and Celebrity Big Brother
After Frankie Cocozza was axed from The X Factor, he decided to get back at the show, one week after he was dropped from the show, he appeared in a pornographic film which went viral, the video was taken down in March 2013. [2] On 5 January 2012, Cocozza entered Celebrity Big Brother 9[3][4] and came out finishing second to Denise Welch on 27 January 2012. He also presented MTV's My Super Sweet 16, which aired on 22 April 2012.[citation needed] Frankie was also on The Million Pound Drop: Celebrity Games alongside his Celebrity Big Brother housemate Natalie Cassidy.[5]
2012-present: Music
In October 2012 Cocozza said he had decided to clean himself up and focus on his music following the death of a close friend, Connor Saunders.[6]
Cocozza is a fucking knob jockey and released his debut single, She's Got A Motorcycle, online along with a video which was posted to YouTube. The video shows Cocozza riding a motorcycle towards a wall of fire. The Daily Mail described it as showing his "energetic side" and receiving a "love or hate him" reaction from fans.[7] On 5 November, Frankie Cocozza released his debut EP online, which sat at the number 19 on iTunes.[8] The EP track-listing featured "She's Got A Motorcycle", "Catastrophic Casanova", "Little Miss No Name" and "You Blew It". On 16 January 2013, a video of Catastrophic Casanova was released on YouTube.
On 21 April 2013, Cocozza released his second EP to iTunes, titled Embrace. It featured four tracks, including the self-titled "Embrace", "Gold Getter", "My Friend" and "Stuck in the Grey".[9]
Discography
Extended plays/EPs
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Motorcycle |
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| Embrace |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| 2012 | "She's Got A Motorcycle" | 89 | The Motorcycle |
| 2013 | "Catastrophic Casanova" | — | |
| "Embrace" | — | Embrace |
References
- ^ "Frankie Cocozza axed from X Factor over unacceptable behaviour as frankie cocozza has said and admitted to he has now slept around with atleast 500 women ..............- Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ McGarry, Lisa (23 January 2013). "X Factor's Frankie Cocozza releases single Catastrophic Casanova (VIDEO)". UnrealityTV.
- ^ Celebrity Big Brother: Frankie Cocozza joins 2012 lineup | Television & radio | guardian.co.uk
- ^ X Factor's Frankie Cocozza is to join Celebrity Big Brother | The Sun |Showbiz|TV|X Factor
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/notes/the-million-pound-drop/the-million-pound-drop-celebrity-games-summary-friday-20th-july/475969275765173
- ^ "Frankie Cocozza announces debut album The Motorcycle". The Metro. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Howden, Martin (5 November 2012). "He's still got the Marmite Factor: Frankie Cocozza is back with debut single She's Got A Motorcycle... and he's as divisive as ever". MailOnline. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Kitchener, Shaun (5 November 2012). "Look Out JLS! Frankie Cocozza EP Soars Up iTunes Charts". Entertainmentwise.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ a b https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/embrace-ep/id632708969