Frankie Cocozza (born 17 January 1993) is a British singer from Brighton who was a former contestant on The X Factor (UK). He is currently the lead vocalist of the pop rock band The Telescreen.[1]
Frankie Cocozza | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 January 1993 |
| Origin | Brighton, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2011–2014 |
| Spouse |
Bianca Murphy (m. 2018) |
Life and career
editCocozza auditioned for and appeared on the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011. He was put through to the live shows by Gary Barlow in his Boys category (solo males aged 16–24) alongside Marcus Collins, Craig Colton and James Michael. However, on 8 November 2011, Cocozza left the show after breaking competition rules, admitting his life had "gone out of control" while taking part in the show.[2] He was replaced by Amelia Lily, who was eliminated in the first live show by her mentor Kelly Rowland.
In January 2012, months after leaving The X Factor, Cocozza became a housemate on the ninth series of Celebrity Big Brother. He finished in second place losing out to actress and television presenter Denise Welch.
On 5 November 2012, Cocozza released his debut EP online, which reached No. 19 on iTunes.[3] "She's Got a Motorcycle" was released as a single, with an accompanying video posted to YouTube. The music video shows Cocozza riding a motorcycle towards a wall of fire. The single reached number 89 in the UK chart.[4]
On 21 April 2013, Cocozza released his second EP to iTunes, titled Embrace which failed to chart[5] Five months later, on 13 September 2013, Cocozza and his band The Telescreen announced through their official PledgeMusic site that they were planning to release a debut studio album set to launch early 2014 if funding succeeded.[1] On 26 February 2014, Cocozza released his band's debut single "Kids" online.[6]
Personal life
editCocozza married Bianca Murphy in 2018.[7] The couple live in Sydney, Australia.[8] Their son was born in May 2019.[8]
Discography
editExtended plays/EPs
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Motorcycle |
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| Embrace |
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK Indie Breakers | |||
| 2012 | "She's Got a Motorcycle" | 89 | 17 | The Motorcycle |
| 2013 | "Catastrophic Casanova" | — | — | |
| "Embrace" | — | — | Embrace | |
References
edit- ^ a b Profile, pledgeMusic.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Frankie Cocozza axed from X Factor over unacceptable behaviour – Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ Kitchener, Shaun (5 November 2012). "Look Out JLS! Frankie Cocozza EP Soars Up iTunes Charts". Entertainmentwise.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "FRANKIE COCOZZA". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ a b iTunes – Music – Embrace – EP by Frankie Cocozza, iTunes Store. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Official Bandcamp site
- ^ "Frankie Cocozza wife: Who is Bianca Murphy? Everything you need to know about Celebs Go Dating star's wife as they announce pregnancy". OK!. 2018.
- ^ a b "Frankie Cocozza reveals he's a dad and shares first adorable picture of son". Daily Mirror. 2019.
