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I have a fan who suffered with leukemia, and apparently, the only thing that helped him through that was my music, so of course that's the ultimate sense of achievement. It's an incredible feeling.
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It's always amazing when a fan will say you've helped them through some kind of adversity.
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I just think you have got to bring out good music.
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'The X Factor' saved me.
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The thing is, I knew from the very first audition that I did not fit the classic 'X Factor' criteria.
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I often think about starting a band again, doing my solo stuff and a band. I grew up in bands.
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What's fulfilling is being happy and being able to help other people. The simple things.
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I had a style before I was signed, but now I'm developing my commercial sound as well as trying to strike a balance between authentic music and music that the masses will love.
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'X Factor' was the best experience of my life to be part of a show watched by so many people.
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I've made mistakes, and I'm very aware of them, and I've tried to better myself from those mistakes.
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I've found a way to live in the here and now.
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I grew up in a house full of women - I have four sisters. I'm more feminine than some gay men.
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My approach is to be open and honest.
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I've always looked over my shoulder, especially in my hometown.
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There's no doubt in my mind or anyone else's mind that people like Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, and Sam Smith are where they are because they're supremely talented people, and I have a lot of respect for them.
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I have the words 'love' and 'life' on my knuckles, and I would half like those removed.
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If you haven't got help, all you can do is make good music.
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I'm always going to have to manage my mental health issues.
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I want to help people to get to know my story and really tell them in detail what I've been through.
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I am a massive film geek, and I love movies.
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I had nothing and lived in the most insignificant place.
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I'm just achieving goals left, right and centre, and I just feel incredibly lucky because I never thought it would happen.
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I went from absolutely nothing to a lot of people judging me overnight, and it was really tough for me.
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I wasn't a happy kid. I felt like my mum ruined our chance of a better life, because when she remarried, we went to live in Bahrain, on a compound with a swimming pool, and she ruined it all.