Stacey Chanelle Claire Solomon (born 4 October 1989) is an English singer and media personality. In 2009, she finished in third place on the sixth series of The X Factor, and gained a number one single on the UK Singles Chart when her fellow The X Factor finalists released a cover of "You Are Not Alone". Solomon won the tenth series of I'm a Celebrity...
Get Me Out of Here!. Her debut single, a cover of "Driving Home for Christmas", was released on 19 December 2011. Solomon then released her debut album Shy on 18 April 2015. In September 2016, she began appearing as a panellist on Loose Women and in November of the same year she presented the I'm a Celebrity spin-off series I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp.
Back in the glory days, The X Factor plucked members of the public from obscurity and turned them into household names. Simon Cowell's singing contest has propelled many aspiring singers into stardom, including Little Mix, Olly Murs, One Direction and Stacey Solomon.
However, for every success story there are tonnes who don't reach the glamorous heights, and others who plummet back down to reality.
They were once watched by millions, but now these former X Factor singers have drastically changed careers after falling on hard times or desiring to abandon the showbiz world The past year has been especially tough for the entertainment industry amid the coronavirus pandemic, forcing many stars to return to seek work elsewhere.
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