Background
Ward took part in the show after his mother Julie signed him up for the show without telling him.
Ward took part in the show after his mother Julie signed him up for the show without telling him.
He auditioned with the song "Don"t Close Your Eyes" from Keith Whitley, with three of the four judges, Jessie J, Danny O"Donoghue and Sir Tom Jones turning their chairs. He opted to be in "Team Tom" and was his team"s finalist in the competition singing "Suspicious Minds" solo and "Green Green Grass of Home" with Tom Jones. As a result of the public vote, he and Leah McFall were runners up, with the title going to Andrea Begley.
Throughout the series, he was credited for trying to get country music get noticed in the United Kingdom.