Former bin man Andy was the runner-up in the second series of The X Factor in 2005 to Shayne Ward (another let down although he is mysteriously missing from the list), and also represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

He released three albums which did fairly well in the charts, but decided to take a break.

In January 2010 Andy signed up with celebrity management agency Champions Plc who "are working on new material with Andy as well as a number of exciting projects", the result of which is yet to be seen.