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'''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></ref> |
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'''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> |
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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}}</ref> |
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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}}</ref> |
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* 1990 – Toured as a solo singer with pop stars ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2007/11/10/x-factor-nikki-exclusive-115875-20089596/|title=Mirror interview|work=]|publisher=]}}</ref> |
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* 1990 – Toured as a solo singer with pop stars ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2007/11/10/x-factor-nikki-exclusive-115875-20089596/|title=Mirror interview|work=]}}</ref> |
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* 1992 – Married and settled down in ], Staffordshire with husband Darren. They have two sons. |
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* 1992 – Married and settled down in ], Staffordshire with husband Darren. They have two sons. |
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* 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. |
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* 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. |
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* October 2008 – Debut solo single "Love Me No More" scheduled for release by London-based Rollover Records on 27 October (download only). |
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* October 2008 – Debut solo single "Love Me No More" scheduled for release by London-based Rollover Records on 27 October (download only). |
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* October 2008 – Evans joined the ''Blood Brothers'' touring company to play Mrs Johnstone at the ]. |
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* October 2008 – Evans joined the ''Blood Brothers'' touring company to play Mrs Johnstone at the ]. |
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* 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}}{{dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref> |
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* 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}}{{dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref> |
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* 27 April 2009 – Evans rejoins the West End cast of Blood Brothers until the end of September. |
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* 27 April 2009 – Evans rejoins the West End cast of Blood Brothers until the end of September. |
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* 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 ]. |
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* 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 ]. |
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* 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. |
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* 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. |
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* April 2010 – Evans rejoins the West End cast of ''Blood Brothers''. |
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* April 2010 – Evans rejoins the West End cast of ''Blood Brothers''. |
Evans was selected for the final phase of the competition as one of three contestants in the Over 25s category mentored by competition judge Louis Walsh. The others in this category were Beverley Trotman and Daniel de Bourg. Her performance of "Nothing Compares 2 U" in the first week of the live shows brought a standing ovation from the audience and acclaim from the four judges. Judge Sharon Osbourne 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.