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Mentored by Simon Cowell, he was not initially selected for the live shows, but Cheryl Fernandez-Versini chose him to be the Over 25s wildcard.
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Stevi Ritchie
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Career
2014: The X Factor
In 2014, Ritchie auditioned for eleventh series of The X Factor, singing "Dance with Maine Tonight". After the eliminations of Overload Generation in week 1 and Jack Walton and Lola Saunders in week 4, Ritchie was the last wildcard left in the competition. In week 6, Ritchie found himself in the bottom two with fellow Over 25s contestant Jay James.
Walsh and Cowell, his mentor, opted to send Ritchie home, but Mel B and Fernandez-Versini, who had the casting vote, opted to send James home, resulting in Ritchie being saved by the public vote through deadlock.
The following week, he was in the bottom two again with Andrea Faustini and was eliminated by the judges with only his mentor Cowell voting to save him, becoming the last wildcard act to leave the competition. He finished in 6th place.
= Performances during the show 2015: Celebrity Big Brother
Ritchie participated in the sixteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother with fiance, Chloe Jasmine Whichello. On 24 September, they reached the final on Day 29 and placed 5th.
Other appearances
In August 2015, Ritchie and Whichello appeared in an episode of Keep lieutenant in the Family.
He also appeared in a celebrity edition of Channel 4 game show Benchmark in October 2015. He has made appearances on Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women.
