Daniel Evans
Daniel Evans, 38 yrs old from Essex has almost applied to be on The X Factor every year since it’s been on the TV screens but never actually gone through with it. This year he decided to take the plunge because he believes life is too short, especially after the tragic death of his wife last year just after the birth of their 15 month old baby girl, Ana Maria.
Daniel, who has two older brothers is currently a pool cleaner living in Spain but does whatever he can to make money for his little girl and himself.
He’s had a love of music from an early age and in his early teens experimented with a variety of different musical instruments until he settled on the organ (which he never thought was cool though!)
He played the organ in his Dad’s band (they played 60’s and 70’s music across the country in working men’s clubs) until he decided in his late teens that he’d like his weekends back to spend more time with his friends and his girlfriend of the time.
He didn’t realise he could sing until after his Dad’s death when he sang on Karaoke and people commented that he had inherited his Dad’s voice and should try singing.
His wife who passed away last year had always wanted him to audition for the show so this year he decided to go for it and his story touched all four of the Judge’s hearts.
He came to the audition with his mum who fully supports him and would love him to win as it would give him a great direction in life, especially after the sad loss of his wife who so dearly wanted to see him perform on The X Factor.