14 Facts About Ben Haenow

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Benjamin Bernard Haenow was born on 6 January 1985 and is a British former singer-songwriter.

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Ben Haenow was born on 6 January 1985 in Croydon, England, to parents Mick and Rosanna Haenow.

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When he was 14 years old, Ben Haenow suffered depression and drank a bottle of vodka a day until he was "sick and paralytic".

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Ben Haenow has sung in bands since he was 15 and formed the rock and roll band the Lost Audio with Alex in 2006.

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On 26 June 2014, Ben Haenow auditioned in Newcastle for the eleventh series of The X Factor.

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Ben Haenow sang The Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses" at the arena and progressed to "bootcamp".

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Ben Haenow was placed in the "Over 26s" category at "bootcamp" and was mentored by Simon Cowell.

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Ben Haenow successfully made it through to "judges' houses" and was later chosen by Cowell for the live shows, along with Jay James and eventual runner-up Fleur East.

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Ben Haenow was announced as the winner on 14 December 2014.

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On 15 December 2014, the day after he won the show, Ben Haenow released his winner's single, a cover of OneRepublic's "Something I Need", via digital download.

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Ben Haenow then spent several months of the year in Los Angeles recording his self-titled debut album, Ben Haenow, which was released on 13 November 2015.

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On 28 January 2016, Ben Haenow confirmed that he and Syco had parted ways by way of mutual agreement.

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Ben Haenow released a new single "Alive" and on 7 July 2017.

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Ben Haenow revealed on his Facebook page that new single "Falling Down" would be released on 6 April 2018; he later announced on 3 May 2018 that his sophomore album, titled Alive, would be released on 25 May 2018.