Stevi Ritchie

Stevi Ritchie
Ritchie with Emma Bunton in 2014
Background information
Birth name Steven Andrew Ritchie
Born (1980-09-17) 17 September 1980
Colchester, Essex, England
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2014–present

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.[1]

Career

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.[2] 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.[3]

Performances during the show

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.[4]

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.[5] On 15 August 2016 Essex County Standard reported that Essex TV had commissioned a show hosted by Ritchie dubbed 'Stevi Ritchie Takes On Essex.'[6]

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.

On Saturday 4 November 2017 Stevi will be performing alongside Britain’s Got Talent star Paul Manners at Bridgwater Carnival.[7][8][9]

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.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Baillie, Katie (2 September 2014). "X Factor 2014: Contestant Stevi Ritchie changes name to stop confusion with porn star". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Willis, Tanya (16 November 2014). "Jay James loses public vote to Stevi Ritchie after judges take it to Deadlock on The X Factor results show". Daily Mail. DMG Media. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Smith, Ryan (23 November 2014). "Stevi Ritchie bids X Factor audience an emotional farewell as judges vote him off the show". Daily Mail. DMG Media. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Agius, Nicola (24 September 2015). "James Hill wins Celebrity Big Brother 2015 beating Austin Armacost into second place as the header". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. ↑ http://subsaga.com/bbc/childrens/ultimate-brain/series-2/5-brain-factor.html
  6. ↑ Standard, Essex County (2016-08-15). Essex County Standard http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/14679817.He_s_back__X_Factor_star_Stevi_set_to_return_to_our_screens_in_new_show_about_Essex/. Retrieved 2016-08-18. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Taylor, Michael (2017-10-05). "Everything you need to know about this year's famous Guy Fawkes Carnival". somersetlive. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Michael (2017-10-11). "X Factor and Britain's Got Talent stars coming to Bridgwater". somersetlive. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  9. ↑ Taylor, Michael (2017-10-23). "X Factor and Britain's Got Talent stars to entertain at Bridgwater Carnival". somersetlive. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  10. ↑ Rajani, Deepika (12 July 2015). "X Factor couple Stevi Ritchie and Chloe Jasmine are engaged!". OK!. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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