Croydon-bred, van driver Ben wooed judges and the public alike in 2014, going on to win the "X-Factor". His "X-Factor" winner's single, a cover of One Republic's song "Something I Need", went straight to number one and was certified platinum. However, his first album was not a huge success and he left his record label SyCo. He has not given up on his music though and posts covers regularly on his YouTube channel. Ben also released his very own single "Alive" in July 2017.