X Factor Finalists 2008
Formed2008-10-05
CountryUnited Kingdom
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Biography
Series 5 finalists of the X Factor recorded the single ‘Hero’ (originally by Mariah Carey). The single was released in November 2008 to raise money for Help For Heroes, a charity which helps provide support for wounded servicemen and women, and went straight to #1 and to date has sold over 770,000 copies and raised over £1 million pounds.
The contestants were as follows:
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Girls: Alexandra Burke, Diana Vickers & Laura White.
Boys: Eoghan Quigg, Austin Drage & Scott Bruton.
Groups: JLS, Girlband & Bad Lashes.
Over 25s: Ruth Lorenzo, Rachel Hylton & Daniel Evans.
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