12 Facts About Jake Quickenden

Jacob "Jake" Quickenden was born on 3 September 1988 and is an English singer, ex-footballer and reality television personality.

Jake Quickenden was a contestant on the ninth and eleventh series of The X Factor in 2012 and 2014, before being runner-up in series 14 of I'm a Celebrity.

Jake Quickenden began his football career as a youth player for Scunthorpe United but suffered a broken leg, ending his chances with his hometown club.

Jake Quickenden then returned to England and went on to play for Frickley Athletic in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League, Premier Division.

Between May and July 2022 the Advertising Standards Agency reprimanded Jake Quickenden for failing to disclose commercial relationships with advertisers on his channels, including his Instagram account.

In 2012, Jake Quickenden auditioned for the ninth series of The X Factor, where he sang "Use Somebody" and received four yesses from the judges.

Jake Quickenden sang "Back for Good" in front of Scherzinger and her guest, Ne-Yo.

In 2014, Jake Quickenden auditioned for the eleventh series of The X Factor, where he sang "All of Me", but was stopped and asked to perform his second song, "Say Something".

Jake Quickenden received positive comments from the judges for his second song and gave him four yeses to proceed to the next round.

Jake Quickenden was again in the "Boys" category with Mel B as his mentor.

Jake Quickenden finished the show as runner-up to World Superbike racer Carl 'Foggy' Fogarty.

Jake Quickenden was a contestant in the 10th series of Dancing on Ice, where he was partnered with professional German figure skater Vanessa Bauer.