Frankie Cocozza (born 17 January 1993) is a British singer from Brighton, England who was a former contestant on The X Factor. He is currently the lead singer of British pop-rock band the Telescreen.[1]
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Frankie Cocozza | |
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Born | (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 29) |
Origin | Brighton, England |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2011–2014 |
He appeared in The X Factor and was put through to the live shows by Gary Barlow in his Boys category (solo males aged 16-24). 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.[citation needed] He was replaced by Amelia Lily, who was eliminated in the first live show by her mentor Kelly Rowland. He has released 2 EPs, a sell-out tour, and is currently working on an album with his band, the Telescreen.[2]
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 album set to launch early 2014 if funding succeeded.[1] On 26 February 2014, Cocozza released his band's debut single 'Kids' online.[6]
Cocozza married Bianca Murphy in 2018.[7] The couple live in Sydney, Australia.[8] Their son was born in May 2019.[8]
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2012 | "She's Got a Motorcycle" | 89 | 17 | The Motorcycle |
2013 | "Catastrophic Casanova" | — | — | |
"Embrace" | — | — | Embrace |
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