Ben came third in 2006's X Factor. He took the whole thing rather seriously - at one point reportedly threatening to quit because he thought the whole competition was fixed in Leona Lewis' favour.

Having been forced to postpone his planned UK tour due to "recording commitments", things didn't start off too well for Mills. Then the release of his single was pulled last minute to concentrate on album sales, although this never really materialised. He was recently seen switching on the Christmas lights in Kent with Sir Bob Geldof where he sang a rendition of Rod Stewart's 'Maggie May' to around 2,000 people.