X Factor in 2006.He finished in second place (behind Leona Lewis) but went on to release his own album, Doing It My Way, the following year.
It topped the album chart and went platinum. His UK tour sold out. And Ray was still only 19.While you do hear of young stars being overwhelmed by fame – singer Cher Lloyd, for example, has spoken openly about how The X Factor took its toll on her at 16 – the Brookside star says his experience was the polar opposite.‘I just got on with it, I was loving me life!’ he told Metro.co.uk.‘I enjoyed the experience of it all.
I was very lucky.‘I do look back and think, “Wow, what was I doing?” I just took it in my stride. I was living in the moment as you do at that age.
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