Marcus Collins was born on 15 May 1988 and is an English singer who was a finalist on the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011.
11 Facts About Marcus Collins
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Marcus Collins was mentored by Take That frontman Gary Barlow, who continued to work with him on his debut album.
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Marcus Collins did not appear on The X Factor that year, but joined the band after original member Anthony Hannah left the band due to exhaustion.
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In 2011, Marcus Collins chose to audition as a solo artist for the eighth series of The X Factor in front of judges Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa.
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Marcus Collins's audition was successful as all four judges put him through to bootcamp.
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Marcus Collins then progressed through to judges' houses where he was put through to the live shows by Barlow in his Boys category alongside Craig Colton, Frankie Cocozza and James Michael.
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Marcus Collins beat over 200,000 other contestants to earn his place in the grand final at Wembley Arena where he finished as the runner-up.
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In January 2012, Marcus Collins signed a record deal with RCA Records and announced that was set to release his debut studio album in March.
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Marcus Collins then released his self-titled debut album on 12 March 2012 and debuted and peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart.
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Marcus Collins has appeared in Kinky Boots the musical at The Adelphi Theatre in London's West End which stars Matt Henry and Killian Donnelly.
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Marcus Collins latterly was on tour playing Hud in the stage show Hair.