33 Facts About Ray Quinn

Raymond Arthur Quinn was born on 25 August 1988 and is an English actor, singer, and dancer.

Ray Quinn is best known for his role as Anthony Murray in Brookside from 2000 to 2003.

Ray Quinn achieved more public recognition when he auditioned for the third series of The X Factor in 2006, finishing in second place behind Leona Lewis.

Raymond Arthur Quinn was born on 25 August 1988 in Childwall, Merseyside.

Ray Quinn cites his vocal coach, Suzanne Taylor, as a major influence in his career.

From 2000 to 2003, Quinn portrayed the victimised and tormented child Anthony Murray in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside.

Ray Quinn appeared in the episode "The Singing Cactus" for the BBC series, The Afternoon Play as John Reilly, who grieves after his mother's death and flees into his own world with his "singing cactus".

Ray Quinn received three yeses from the judges, and progressed through to bootcamp.

Ray Quinn later sang "Smile" for his judges' houses performance, and afterwards was granted a place as one of the four acts through to the live shows.

Ray Quinn managed to progress through the competition up to week 10, where he was the series runner-up, losing to eventual winner Leona Lewis.

In December 2006, two days after finishing on The X Factor, Ray Quinn signed a record deal with Cowell's label SYCO to release a debut swing album.

Ray Quinn made British music history as he was the youngest male solo artist and the first person ever, to have a number one album without releasing a single.

Ray Quinn embarked on his own solo tour from September to November 2007, where he performed within 30 cities across the UK.

Ray Quinn participated as a contestant on the fourth series of Dancing on Ice.

Ray Quinn starred alongside his future wife Emma Stephens, who played Sandy.

Ray Quinn previously played the role of Doody during the first production of the musical in 2008.

In December 2012, Ray Quinn was cast as the title character in the Aladdin musical, alongside comedian and presenter Don Maclean and actor Tim Flavin.

Ray Quinn played the role at the Poole Lighthouse Theatre until 6 January 2013.

Ray Quinn portrayed Peter Pan in Peter Pan at the Liverpool Empire from December 2013 to January 2014, which starred Stephens as Wendy Darling.

Ray Quinn later returned to participate on Dancing on Ice, for the final and All-Star series of the show.

Ray Quinn beat out Hayley Tamaddon and Beth Tweddle for the title.

Ray Quinn reprised his role as Aladdin again at the Liverpool Empire, from 13 December 2014 to 4 January 2015, alongside Claire Sweeney as the Genie and Pete Price as the Emperor.

Ray Quinn's mentor was actress and impressionist Debra Stephenson, whom he learned and mastered the craft of impressions from.

Ray Quinn was announced as the winner of the series, with James Bolam and Claire Richards in second and third place respectively.

In September 2014, Ray Quinn announced that he was planning to return to music, and had already started working on material for a second studio album.

Ray Quinn released his first single in eight years, "They Say Love" on 23 February 2015.

In May 2015, Ray Quinn was part of the cast of Judy: The Judy Garland Songbook, alongside Lorna Luft and Louise Dearman.

On 26 November 2018, Ray Quinn joined Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as character Jonny Baxter.

Ray Quinn's character is an employee at The Bean and part of a right wing extremist group.

Ray Quinn left the show in November 2019 when the story arc surrounding the far right came to an end.

Ray Quinn married actress Emma Stephens in Barbados on 31 March 2012.

In March 2021, Quinn spoke publicly about losing his father, called Ray, to cancer in November 2020.

Ray Quinn played the title role of 'Aladdin' at Albert Halls, Bolton for Polka Dot Pantomimes in 2019.