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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Niki Evans
| background = solo_singer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|12|13}}
| birth_place = ], England, United Kingdom
| genre = ], ], ]
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 1985–present


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| website = {{URL|http://www.niki-evans.com}}
}}

'''Niki Evans''' (born 13 December 1972) is an English singer. She finished fourth on the ] of '']'' in 2007. In 2009, she released her debut album ''By Request''. Evans appeared as Mrs Johnstone in the UK national tour of '']''.<ref> ''Birmingham Mail''</ref>

==Biography==

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

Born in the ] town of ], 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 |access-date=26 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915223635/http://www.niki-evans.com/html/niki-evans-info.html |archive-date=15 September 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

* 1990 – Toured as a solo singer with pop stars ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2007/11/10/x-factor-nikki-exclusive-115875-20089596/|title=Mirror interview|work=]}}</ref>
* 1992 – Married and settled down in ], Staffordshire with husband Darren. They have two sons.
* 1999 – Made her first TV appearance, on the ]'s '']'', 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|url=http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor/2007/finalists/niki-evans.html |title=Yahoo TV – X Factor: 2007 finalists |publisher=] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716161947/http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor/2007/finalists/niki-evans.html |archivedate=16 July 2011 }}</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 ].<ref></ref> 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|access-date=26 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106150016/http://www.ukdynasty.co.uk/forum/archive/index.php/t-67102.html|archive-date=6 November 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

====''X Factor'' performances====
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! style="text-align:left"|Theme (if any)
! style="text-align:left"|Result
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|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"|Quarter-Final
| "]"
|rowspan="2"| Best of British
|rowspan="2"| Safe
|-
|"]"
|-
| rowspan="2"|Semi-Final
| "]"
| Contestant's choice
|rowspan="2"| Eliminated
|-
|"]"
| Mentor's choice
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===Post ''X Factor''===
Since appearing on ''The X Factor'' and the subsequent ''X Factor'' arena tour, Evans has sung with ]<ref>{{cite news|title=John Barrowman tour |url=http://johnbarrowman.com/concerts/anothersidetour.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922083438/http://www.johnbarrowman.com/concerts/anothersidetour.html |archivedate=22 September 2008 }}</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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713091133/http://www.jaspercarrott.com/newsshow.asp?SiteID=JAS&CatType=Page&M=2&PageID=19&NewsID=53|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-07-13}}</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 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=https://news.yahoo.com/s/playbill/20080929/en_playbill/121823}}{{dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref>
* 27 April 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 released on 21 September 2009. An album followed in the autumn and Evans toured in 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''.
* December 2015 – January 2016 – Appearing in pantomime as The Fairy Godmother in '']'' at The ], ].
In 2012, Evans joined the UK tour of '']'' in the role of Paulette.

In 2018, Evans joined the UK tour of '']'' in the ensemble role of Trish.

== Discography ==

===Albums===
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center;
|-
! 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: 14 December 2009
*Label: ]
*Format: CD, ]</small>
| –
| –
| align=left| <small>
|}

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

== References ==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=2796235|name=Niki Evans}}

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