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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

	\| label = Gotham, Rollover, ]
	\| associated_acts = ], ]
	\| 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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	\| Week 1
	\| "]"
	\|Number One Hits
	\|Safe
	\|-
	\| Week 2
	\|"]"
	\|Songs from the movies
	\|Safe
	\|-
	\| Week 3
	\| "]"
	\|]
	\|Safe
	\|-
	\| Week 4
	\| "]"
	\|21st century hits
	\|Safe
	\|-
	\| Week 5
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	\|]
	\|Safe
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	\| Week 6
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	\| rowspan="2"\|Semi-Final
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	\|rowspan="2"\| Eliminated
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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===
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	\| 2009
	\| align=left\| ''''']'''''<small>
	*Released: 14 December 2009
	*Label: ]
	*Format: CD, ]</small>
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	\| –
	\| align=left\| <small>
	\|}

	===Singles===
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	!rowspan="2"\| Song
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	!rowspan="2"\| Album
	\|-
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	! ]
	\|-
	\| 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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