Evans has sung with bands since the age of 12 and, at the age of 16 was signed to Libido Records, an off-shoot of Pete Waterman’s PWL label. Of R Timez, a single released with Ball Parc Playerz, did not achieve chart success. Niki was selected for the live show as one of the three “25 and over” contestants mentored by 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 show brought a standing ovation from the audience and universal acclaim from the four judges. Sharon Osbourne told Niki that she was “in a class of her own”. Each week Niki 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. Since the X Factor television programme, and the subsequent X Factor arena tour, Niki Evans has sung with John Barrowman at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham and alongside Kim Wilde and Heather Small in Dubai She appeared as a special guest of Jasper Carrott on his Christmas Rock With Laughter show at the NEC Her appearances on TV include LK Today and ITV’s This Morning with Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton. Her solo single ‘Love Me No More’ was released by London-based Rollover Records on 15th September 2008, reaching 105 on the UK charts. |
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