Niki Evans
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| Birth Name | Niki Evans |
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| Date of Birth | December 13, 1972 |
| Place of Birth | Tamworth, U.K. |
| Official Site | Niki Evans |
Niki Evans (born 13 December 1972) is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her appearance in the fourth UK series of the popular television talent show The X Factor in 2007.
Niki’s exciting career in the music industry has spanned more than 20 years and she is currently delighted to be making her musical theatre debut as leading lady Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers.
Niki started singing at the age of twelve and first signed to management which included members of Black Sabbath and the band Jigsaw.
Within three years, she was signed to Libedo Records; an offshoot of Record Label PWL.
In 1990 Niki toured as solo singer with pop stars, Sonia, Lonnie Gordon, Big Fun and Yell.
In 1992 Niki married and had two children and in 1999 Niki made her first TV appearance on BBC’s “Star for a Night”, hosted by Jayne McDonald, where she made the finals. Following this Niki was approached by many songwriters and recorded songs for TV advertising campaigns.
The X Factor 2007
Evans was selected for the final phase of the competition as one of three contestants in the Over 25s category mentored by competition judge Louis Walsh. The others in this category were Beverly Trotman and Daniel BeBourg. Her performance of “Nothing Compares to You” in the first week of the live shows brought a standing ovation from the audience and acclaim from the four judges. Judge Sharon Osbourne told Evans that she was “in a class of her own”. Each week Evans took on new challenges, both singing and performing, and was never placed in the bottom two, until she was eliminated at the semi-final stage.
Following a break from the industry, she auditioned for XFactor in 2007 and made it to the shows’ semi-final capturing the hearts of the nation and a legion of fans along the way. It was quoted by Simon Cowell that Niki’s version of the winners song was “by far the best”.
As one of the most successful artists to emerge from XFactor, Niki has since performed with John Barrowman at the Symphony Hall, has sang alongside Kim Wylde and Heather Small at a concert in Dubai, and appeared as a special request of Jasper Carrott on his Christmas Rock With Laughter show at the NEC and has made countless appearances on TV, including LK Today and ITV’s This Morning with Phillip Schofield and Fearne Briton, as well as numerous interviews on radio and in press.
A brand new single is due for release summer 2009 and an album to follow in the autumn and Niki will touring early 2010.
For more details about Niki visit her web site at www.niki-evans.com.
Niki Evans Quotes & Facts:
“I loved Sharon. She was such a laugh behind the scenes – she’s a very grounded, family-orientated lady. She was really sweet to my kids, you know.”
“My album will be my x factor experience and what happened after so there will be BLOOD BROTHERS songs on it also.”
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