Eoghan Quigg

Name	Eoghan Quigg
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Eoghan Karl Christopher Quigg
Born	July 12, 1992Dungiven, Northern Ireland
Genre	Pop, Disco
Occupation	Singer, Actor
Years active	2008–2009
Instrument	Vocal
Voice type	Baritone
Label	RCA (2008-2009)
Associated acts	The X Factor Finalists 2008

Eoghan Quigg (born 12 July 1992) is an Irish pop singer and occasional actor from Dungiven in Northern Ireland, who finished third in the fifth series of the British television music talent contest The X Factor in 2008. As a result of his X Factor success, Quigg was due to be signed by Simon Cowell, X Factor creator/producer and owner and CEO of Syco Records, but was instead signed to RCA after Cowell pulled out.

Early life

Eoghan Quigg grew up in Dungiven, Northern Ireland. Singing along to Disney cartoons since the age of two, Quigg found his voice when he was in class and told to stand up and sing as a punishment. To the teacher's surprise he was good and she said to stay behind and go to the school choir, and from then on he sang lead roles in school musicals, such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. After Alexandra Burke won the X Factor, Simon Cowell's Syco Music announced that it intended to sign Quigg, along with Burke, second place JLS, and fourth place Diana Vickers. On 15 January 2009 it was announced that Quigg had landed a record deal with Syco's parent company Sony BMG. The Sun later reported that Cowell had revoked his offer to Quigg and that he has been signed to RCA Records. "28,000 Friends" was recorded as a promo song and a music video was shot, however it was never released as a single. The album charted poorly in the UK, only making number 14 and spending only 3 weeks in the top 100. After some initial success on the Irish Albums Chart - where it debuted at Number 1 - the album soon began free-falling and the album spent just a total of 8 weeks on the chart. The album was mainly criticised for its complete lack of any original material, poor production and poor singing performance from Quigg. Following disappointing album sales, Quigg was dropped by RCA Records in July 2009 and currently remains unsigned.

Acting career / Television

Quigg got a minor role in the BBC sitcom Dani's House, playing himself.

He has also expressed an interest in landing a role in the E4 television series Skins. He also appeared as a guest on the 22 December 2009 edition of and featured as a guest on Harry Hill's TV Burp on 19 February 2011.

Discography

Albums

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First studio album

Released: 6 April 2009

Label: RCA, Sony BMG

Formats: CD, Digital Download

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UK: TBA

Ireland: TBA

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UK: 25,000+

Ireland: 7,000+

World: 30,000+

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Singles

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References

Category:1992 births Category:2000s singers Category:2010s singers Category:Living people Category:Male singers from Northern Ireland Category:The X Factor (UK) contestants Category:People from Dungiven