Birth name Steven Andrew Ritchie Role Television Personality Name Stevi Ritchie | Years active 2014–present Occupation(s) Singer Children Summer Ritchie | |
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Born 17 September 1980 (age 43)
Colchester, Essex, England ( 1980-09-17 ) Similar People Natasha Hamilton, Lauren Platt, Jake Quickenden, Fleur East, Stereo Kicks Profiles | ||
Stevi ritchie sings olly murs dance with me tonight audition week 1 the x factor uk 2014
Steven Andrew "Stevi" Ritchie (born 17 September 1980) is an English singer and reality television star, known for his appearances on The X Factor and Celebrity Big Brother.
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- Stevi ritchie sings olly murs dance with me tonight audition week 1 the x factor uk 2014
- Stevi ritchie sings ricky martin s livin la vida loca live week 1 the x factor uk 2014
- 2014 The X Factor
- 2015 Celebrity Big Brother
- Other appearances
- Personal life
- References
Stevi ritchie sings ricky martin s livin la vida loca live week 1 the x factor uk 2014
2014: The X Factor
In 2014, Ritchie auditioned for eleventh series of The X Factor, singing "Dance with Me Tonight". Mentored by Simon Cowell, he was not initially selected for the live shows, but Cheryl Fernandez-Versini chose him to be the Over 25s wildcard. After the eliminations of Overload Generation in week 1 and Jack Walton and Lola Saunders in week 4, Ritchie was the last wildcard left in the competition. In week 6, Ritchie found himself in the bottom two with fellow Over 25s contestant Jay James. Louis Walsh and Cowell, voted to send Ritchie home, but Mel B and Fernandez-Versini, votes to send James home. This meant that the result went to deadlock and Ritchie was saved. The following week, he was in the bottom two again with Andrea Faustini and was eliminated by the judges with only Cowell voting to send Ritchie through to the quarter-final, and Mel B, Fernandez-Versini and Walsh voting to send Faustini through to the quarter-final, and he was eliminated, finishing in 6th place. However Ritchie had received more votes than Faustini meaning if Walsh sent the vote to deadlock, Ritchie would've been sent through to the quarter-final and Faustini would've been eliminated.
2015: Celebrity Big Brother
Ritchie participated in the sixteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother with fiance, Chloe Jasmine Whichello. On 24 September, they reached the final on Day 29 and placed 5th.
Other appearances
In August 2015, Ritchie and Whichello appeared in an episode of Keep It in the Family. He also appeared in a celebrity edition of Channel 4 game show Benchmark in October 2015. He has made appearances on Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women. He has also taken part in the CBBC game show Ultimate Brain. On 15 August 2016 Essex County Standard reported that Essex TV had commissioned a show hosted by Ritchie dubbed 'Stevi Ritchie Takes On Essex.'
Stevi often performs with Park Resorts Holiday Parks at their Cambersands Beach location.
Stevi recently made a guest appearance at the ChrichMelex 2016 Awards Ceremony, joined by other Xfactor Finalists from past seasons.
Personal life
Ritchie and fellow contestant Chloe Jasmine Whichello began dating during their participation on The X Factor, and announced their engagement on 12 July 2015. Ritchie has a daughter, Summer, from a previous relationship.