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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Niki Evans
| image =
| background = solo_singer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|12|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = ], ], England, United Kingdom
| genre = ], ], ], ]
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 1984–present
| Influences = ], ], ], ]
| label = Gotham, Rollover, ]
| associated_acts = ], ]
| website =
}}


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'''Niki Evans''' (born 13 December 1972) is a British singer. She is best known for her appearance in the ] of '']'' in 2007. She is currently appearing as Mrs Johnstone in the current UK national tour of '']''.
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==Biography==

===Pre ''X Factor''===

Niki Evans has sung with bands since the age of 12. At the age of 16 she was signed to Libido Records, an offshoot of ]'s ] label. "Of R Timez", a single released with Ball Parc Playerz, did not achieve chart success.<ref>{{cite news|title=Niki Evans Official Website mini biography |url=http://www.niki-evans.com/html/niki-evans-info.html}}</ref>

* 1990 – Toured as a solo singer with pop stars ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mirror interview|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2007/11/10/x-factor-nikki-exclusive-115875-20089596/}}</ref>
* 1992 – Married and settled down in ], Staffordshire with husband Darren. They had two sons.
* 1999 – Made her first TV appearance on the BBC’s ''Star for a Night'', hosted by ]. Following this she was approached by songwriters Stunt Masters to record a song to front a Mars chocolate TV advertising campaign.
* 2007 – Working as a catering manager at ] in Tamworth. After her father's death she used an ''X Factor'' application form found in his personal files – and passed the audition to win a place in the live finals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yahoo TV |url=http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor/2007/finalists/niki-evans.html}}</ref>

===''The X Factor''===

Evans was selected for the final phase of the competition as one of three contestants in the Over 25s category mentored by competition judge ]. The others in this category were ] and ]. Her performance of "]" in the first week of the live shows brought a standing ovation from the audience and acclaim from the four judges. Judge ] 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ukdynasty.co.uk/forum/archive/index.php/t-67102.html|title=ukdynasty interview}}</ref>

====''X Factor'' performances====

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! style="text-align:left"|Round
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! style="text-align:left"|Theme (if any)
! style="text-align:left"|Result
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| Week 1
| "]"
|Number One Hits
|Safe
|-
| Week 2
|"]"
|Songs from the movies
|Safe
|-
| Week 3
| "]"
|]
|Safe
|-
| Week 4
| "]"
|21st century hits
|Safe
|-
| Week 5
| "]"
|]
|Safe
|-
| Week 6
| "]"
|Love songs
|Safe
|-
| rowspan="2"|Week 7
| "]"
|rowspan="2"| Best of British
|rowspan="2"| Safe
|-
|"]"
|-
| rowspan="2"|Week 8
| "]"
| Contestant's choice
|rowspan="2"| Eliminated
|-
|"]"
| Mentor's choice
|}

===Post ''X Factor''===
Since appearing on ''The X Factor'' and the subsequent ''X Factor'' arena tour, Niki Evans has sung with ]<ref>{{cite news|title=John Barrowman tour |url=http://johnbarrowman.com/concerts/anothersidetour.html}}</ref> at the ] and alongside ] and ] in ]. She appeared as a special guest of ]<ref>{{cite news|title=Rock With Laughter |url=http://www.jaspercarrott.com/newsshow.asp?SiteID=JAS&CatType=Page&M=2&PageID=19&NewsID=53}}</ref> on his ''Christmas Rock With Laughter'' show at the ]. Other appearances on TV include spots on ''LK Today'' with ] and ITV’s ''This Morning'' with ] and ].

* August 2008 – Signed to artist management specialists, Liz Hobbs Group.
* September 2008 – Successful audition for the lead part of Mrs Johnstone in the West End musical '']''.
* October 2008 – Debut solo single "Love Me No More" scheduled for release by London-based Rollover Records on 27 October (download only).
* October 2008 – Evans joined the ''Blood Brothers'' touring company to play Mrs Johnstone for two weeks at the ].
* November 2008 – ''Blood Brothers'' ] début at the ] on 3 November. Evans will be with the show until 28 March 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yahoo News |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/playbill/20080929/en_playbill/121823}}</ref>
* April 27, 2009 - Evans rejoins the West End cast of Blood Brothers until the end of September.
* 2009-2010 - A new single 'I Feel Love', a cover of ]'s 1977 hit is due for release 21 September 2009 and an album to follow in the autumn and Niki will touring early 2010. She promoted her new single with a live appearance in ] in ].
* December 2009 - January 2010 - Appearing in pantomime as The Fairy Godmother in '']'' at The ], ]. She released her debut album ''By Request'' on ] in December 2009.
* April 2010 - Evans rejoins the West End cast of ''Blood Brothers''.

In 2012, Evans joined the UK tour of Legally Blonde the Musical in the role of Paulette.

== Discography==

===Albums===
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|-
! rowspan=2| Year
! rowspan=2| Album details
! colspan=2| Chart peak positions
! rowspan=2| Certifications
|- style=font-size:smaller;
! width=30|]
! width=30|]
|-
| 2009
| align=left| ''''']'''''<small>
*Released: December 14, 2009
*Label: ]
*Format: ], ]</small>
| -
| -
| align=left| <small>
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Song
!colspan="2"| Chart positions
!rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! ]
! ]
|-
|align="center" rowspan=1|2008
|"Love Me No More"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|rowspan="1"|''Non-album single''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=1|2009
|"I Feel Love"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|rowspan="1"|''By Request''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=2|2010
|"Championees"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|rowspan="1"|''Non-album single''
|-
|"Walk In The Silence"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|rowspan="1"|''TBA''
|}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* - todoMUSICALES.com
* {{IMDb name|id=2796235|name=Niki Evans}}

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