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Niki Evans (born 13 December 1972) is an English singer. She finished fourth on the fourth series of The X Factor in 2007. In 2009, she released her debut album By Request. Evans appeared as Mrs Johnstone in the UK national tour of Blood Brothers.
Biography
Pre X Factor
Born in the Staffordshire town of Tamworth, 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 Pete Waterman's PWL label. "Of R Timez", a single released with Ball Parc Playerz, did not achieve chart success.
1992 – Married and settled down in Tamworth, Staffordshire with husband Darren. They had two sons.
1999 – Made her first TV appearance on the BBC's Star for a Night, hosted by Jane McDonald. 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 Polesworth International Language College 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.
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 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.
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 Blood Brothers.
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 Birmingham Hippodrome.
November 2008 – Blood BrothersWest End début at the Phoenix Theatre on 3 November. Evans will be with the show until 28 March 2009.
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 Donna Summer'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 The Bentall Centre in Kingston-upon-Thames.