Stacy Solomon

Stacey Solomon was one of the finalist on the show The X Factor. She studies Theatre Arts and is from Dagenham, east London. Solomon attended the Jewish faith school King Solomon High School in Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge. After the elimination of Lucie Jones in Week 5, Stacey became the only remaining female contestant. Stacey went on to reach the last three, appearing in the penultimate show on Saturday 12 December 2009. She sang What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong, Feeling Good in a duet with Michael Bublé and Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen (band) but when she received the fewest votes of the three remaining contestants, she was eliminated, thus coming third overall in the competition. The change in format and voting out of one contestant during the Saturday show was a surprise announcement made only in the final week of the competition. In earlier years the grand finale was completed on the Saturday night, thus allowing the final three to all remain until the very end, whereas the 2009 finale was spread over two nights.