Ryan Lawrie
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| Birth name | Ryan Lawrie |
| Born | 28 May 1996 Bellshill, Scotland |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Partner | Ellie Jade O'Brien [1] |
Ryan Lawrie (born 28 May 1996) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. He competed in the thirteenth series of the British version of The X Factor, coming sixth. He was mentored by Nicole Scherzinger.[2]
Biography
Born in Bellshill and raised in Coatbridge. Lawrie started his musical career posting covers on YouTube before being signed to Tutrax Records. Ryans first single "You're Free" was released in 2013, and rose into the UK iTunes charts at number 39. Lawrie later joined UK boyband Exposure, who completed two UK tours. Lawrie left Exposure to continue as a solo artist.
In 2016, Lawrie auditioned for The X Factor in front of judges Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh. He received three yeses and progressed to the boot camp stage of the competition. He was eliminated at boot camp, before returning as part of an unnamed boyband. After they did not make it through the six chair challenge,[3] Lawrie was reinstated as a wildcard[4] and won a place in the live shows as part of the final 12 contestants.[5]
Since March 2016, Lawrie is dating fellow finalist Emily Middlemas.[1]
Career
2013: "You're Free"
On 28 March 2013, Lawrie released his debut single titled "You're Free" which was devoted to a terminally ill fan who had asked him to write a song. Due to exams, he was unable to write and record the song until after the fan had died. The song was released in memory of the young fan with all proceedings being donated to Yorkhill Children's Hospital, and the song peaking at number 39 in the iTunes UK singles chart.[6][7][8][9]
2016– present: "If Only" and The X Factor
During 2016, Lawrie released his second single "If Only". Although it did not make an impact on the iTunes singles chart, it earned him recognition as a Vodafone "Future Breaker", winning a vote to perform at the Capital FM Summertime Ball, where he performed a cover of "Stitches" by Shawn Mendes.[10]
Lawrie auditioned for the thirteenth series of The X Factor in front of judges Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh (fourth judge Sharon Osbourne was absent). He performed "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" by The Vamps featuring Shawn Mendes,[11] and received three yeses to progress to the boot camp stage. The audition was aired on ITV on Saturday 27 August 2016, during episode 1. During boot camp, Lawrie was put into a group to sing "Little Things" alongside Melissa Pedro and Freddy Parker, and whilst they all progressed through the first stage,[12] Lawrie was sent home at the second stage.
Lawrie was later put together as part of a boyband alongside Ed Goacher, Jamie Miller, Josh Marshfield and Talis Eros,[13] and the unnamed boyband took part in the six chair challenge stage of The X Factor. They performed "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word", and did not progress, as Cowell felt he had made a mistake by not sending Lawrie through as a solo artist. He was announced on The Xtra Factor as the wildcard act for the boys category and would be progressing to judges' houses, to be mentored by Scherzinger. Lawrie performed "You Make My Dreams" in front of Scherzinger and guest judge Calvin Harris during judges' houses,[14] and made it to the final 3 boys, taking part in the live shows.[15] On 6 November 2016, Lawrie was confirmed to be taking part on The X Factor Live Tour 2017 alongside the rest of the final 8 in the contest, playing at venues around the UK in February and March 2017 including The O2 Arena.[16] Lawrie was eliminated on the seventh week of the live shows, finishing in sixth place.
| The X Factor performances and results | |||
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| Episode | Song | Theme | Result |
| Auditions | "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" - The Vamps | — | Through to bootcamp |
| Bootcamp | "Little Things" - One Direction (with Freddy Parker and Melissa Pedro) | Eliminated, put into boyband | |
| Six chair challenge | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" - Elton John (with New Boy Band) | Eliminated, re-instated as a solo wildcard | |
| Judges' houses | "You Make My Dreams" - Hall and Oates | Through to live shows | |
| Live show 1 | "Perfect" - One Direction | Express Yourself | Safe |
| Live show 2 | "Superstition" - Stevie Wonder | Motown | Bottom three; saved by lifeline vote |
| Live show 3 | "Rolling in the Deep" - Adele | Divas & Legends | Bottom three; saved by lifeline vote |
| Live show 4 | "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" - Backstreet Boys | Fright Night | Bottom three; saved by lifeline vote |
| Live show 5 | "Twist and Shout" - The Beatles | Girlband vs Boyband | Safe |
| Live show 6 | "Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry | Disco | Bottom two |
| "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - Oasis | Sing-Off | Safe (Deadlock) | |
| Live show 7 | "Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis Presley | Movies | Bottom two |
| "Lego House" - Ed Sheeran | Sing-Off | Eliminated (Sixth place) | |
References
- ^ a b Ryan Lawrie gushes about girlfriend Emily Middlemas | Daily Mail Online
- ^ http://www.reveal.co.uk/showbiz-celeb-gossip/news/a692719/x-factors-nicole-scherzinger-reacts-to-ryan-lawrie-being-in-the-bottom-three-again-disappointing.html
- ^ The X Factor official YouTube channel (25 September 2016). "Ryan Lawrie proves he's better off alone". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ The X Factor official website (25 September 2016). "Meet the Wild Cards heading to Judges Houses!". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ The X Factor official website (2 October 2016). "Meet the Final 12 Contestants!". Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Aimee Beveridge (26 March 2013). "Coatbridge's Ryan Lawrie offered recording contract with song You're Free". Scottish Television. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ Clyde1 (26 March 2013). "Coatbridge Teenager Singing For Yorkhill". Scottish Radio. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Herald Scotland (30 March 2013). "Schoolboy's gift in tune with Yorkhill". Scottish Newspaper. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ Matty Sutton (29 March 2013). "iTunes tribute to tragic tumour girl". Scottish Newspaper. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ Capital FM official website (11 June 2016). "Vodafone Future Breaker Ryan Lawrie hits the stage to sing for 80,000 fans at the #CapitalSTB!". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ The X Factor official YouTube channel (27 August 2016). "Ryan Lawrie takes on The Vamps' Oh Cecilia". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ The X Factor official YouTube channel (18 September 2016). "Freddy Parker, Ryan Lawrie and Melissa Pedro sing Little Things". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ Ryan Lawrie (25 September 2016). ""I want to say thank you to these boys @EdGoacher_FL @jamiemillmusic @JTMarshyy @taliseros cause without you, this wouldn't have happened"". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ The X Factor official YouTube channel (2 October 2016). "Can Ryan Lawrie make his dreams come true?". Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ The X Factor official website (2 October 2016). "Can Nicole's final reveal: Ryan Lawrie and Niall Sexton find out who gets the last place!". Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ The X Factor official website (6 November 2016). "The X Factor Live Tour 2017: Final acts confirmed!". Retrieved 7 November 2016.