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Who is The X Factor's Freddy Parker? Everything you need to know about Nicole Scherzinger's live act

Who is The X Factor's Freddy Parker? Everything you need to know about Nicole Scherzinger's live act

Meet the 18-year-old kennel worker now singing for Nicole Scherzinger's team in the live shows

Radio Times Staff

Published: Sunday, 6 November 2016 at 5:16 pm

The X Factor 2016 live acts: Freddy Parker

Age: 18

Day job: Kennel Worker

Hometown: Ashford, Kent

Mentor: Nicole Scherzinger (Boys)

Twitter: @FreddyParker98

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Freddy's first audition

You know you’re doing something right if you give Simon Cowell goosebumps. Freddy’s emotional cover of Amy Winehouse’s Love is a Losing Game did just that and was called “just perfect” by Sharon.

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X Factor journey

After his mind-blowing first audition, Freddy’s had a pretty straightforward route to the final – he sailed through boot camp with a cover of One Direction’s Little Things.

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However, it wasn’t without its hiccups. Freddy’s rendition of Calvin Harris’ How Deep Is Your Love didn’t click with the judges during the Six Chair Challenge. Fortunately for Freddy, he was given a second shot and won his place in the Judges’ Houses with his audition song, Love is a Losing Game.